The BBC Radio Solent DJ suspended for calling breastfeeding "unnatural" will return to work this week.
Alex Dyke was yanked from the air by the BBC after making an on-air apology for a controversial call-in show in which he sounded off on public breastfeeding.
The BBC is now saying that Dyke will return to work on Thursday (August 20) following "serious consideration" from his superiors.
"Alex has been told in no uncertain terms that his comments were unacceptable, and he has apologised for any offence caused on and off air," a BBC spokesperson has said.
The offending comments were made during a call-in episode based around taboo topics, with the DJ telling listeners: "Breastfeeding is unnatural. It's the kind of thing that should be done in a quiet, private nursery.
"It was okay in the Stone Age when we knew no better, when people didn't have their own teeth... but now I just think a public area is not the place for it and fellas don't like it."
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Dyke was subject to two separate petitions in the wake of his controversial diatribe, one from listeners calling for his permanent axe and another demanding his suspension be lifted.
The DJ has worked for major stations including Radio Luxembourg, Radio Victory and Northsound Radio, aside from his time with the BBC over the last 30 years.
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