Legendary BBC presenter quits radio show after more than 50 years at corporation leaving listeners stunned --[Reported by Umva mag]

ANOTHER legendary BBC presenter has decided to step away from the corporation after 50 years on the airwaves. The broadcaster left his listeners completely stunned when he made a moving announcement mid-show. Johnnie Walker announced that he is stepping down from his two shows on BBC Radio 2Rex BBCHe first joined the corporation in 1969[/caption] Johnnie Walker, 79, often took to BBC Radio 2 to present the Sounds of the 70s show and he also fronted The Rock Show. But he just announced that he would step down from both of his two programmes on the network in a moving message to his listeners. He initially read out a letter that was sent in by one of the fans, whose father loved the show but died in 2022. This was due to him having pulmonary fibrosis, the same condition Johnnie has. The legendary DJ then told his listeners: “Now, that leads me to be making a very sad announcement. “The struggles I’ve had with doing the show and trying to sort of keep up a professional standard suitable for Radio 2 has been getting more and more difficult, hence my little jokes about Puffing Billy. “So I’ve had to make the decision that I need to bring my career to an end after 58 years.” Johnnie then told the audience precisely when his last show on the airwaves would be. “I’ll be doing my last Sounds of the 70s on the 27th of October, so I’ll make the last three shows as good as I possibly can,” he admitted. “Now this week in 1978, The Rolling Stones were special guests on America’s Saturday Night Live TV show and they appeared in a couple of sketches and performed three tracks from their latest album, Some Girls. He added: “One of the tracks on the album seems quite suitable at the moment,” before going onto play The Rolling Stones’ hit, Miss You. Johnnie then continued: “And by the way, I can also reveal not only my last Sounds of the 70s, but the person taking over the show will be the one and only Bob Harris. “Bob Harris will be in charge of Sounds of the 70s from the 3rd of November.” BBC departures and returns LEAVING/LEFT Newsnight’s Mark Urban after 35 years on air Claudia Winkleman quitting BBC Radio 2 after 15 years Correspondent Robin Brant after two decades Sports presenter Garry Richardson after 50 years BBC Radio star Jason Rosam after 16 years on air Jordan North quitting Radio 1 and moving to Capital RETURNING/RETURNED Martine Croxall after launching legal action against the Beeb Karin Giannone after a horror injury and year off air Annita McVeigh after losing out on a chief presenter job last year Geeta Guru-Murthy after also being off air for more than a year

ANOTHER legendary BBC presenter has decided to step away from the corporation after 50 years on the airwaves.

The broadcaster left his listeners completely stunned when he made a moving announcement mid-show.

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He first joined the corporation in 1969[/caption]

Johnnie Walker, 79, often took to BBC Radio 2 to present the Sounds of the 70s show and he also fronted The Rock Show.

But he just announced that he would step down from both of his two programmes on the network in a moving message to his listeners.

He initially read out a letter that was sent in by one of the fans, whose father loved the show but died in 2022.

This was due to him having pulmonary fibrosis, the same condition Johnnie has.

The legendary DJ then told his listeners: “Now, that leads me to be making a very sad announcement.

“The struggles I’ve had with doing the show and trying to sort of keep up a professional standard suitable for Radio 2 has been getting more and more difficult, hence my little jokes about Puffing Billy.

“So I’ve had to make the decision that I need to bring my career to an end after 58 years.”

Johnnie then told the audience precisely when his last show on the airwaves would be.

“I’ll be doing my last Sounds of the 70s on the 27th of October, so I’ll make the last three shows as good as I possibly can,” he admitted.

“Now this week in 1978, The Rolling Stones were special guests on America’s Saturday Night Live TV show and they appeared in a couple of sketches and performed three tracks from their latest album, Some Girls.

He added: “One of the tracks on the album seems quite suitable at the moment,” before going onto play The Rolling Stones’ hit, Miss You.

Johnnie then continued: “And by the way, I can also reveal not only my last Sounds of the 70s, but the person taking over the show will be the one and only Bob Harris.

“Bob Harris will be in charge of Sounds of the 70s from the 3rd of November.”

BBC departures and returns

LEAVING/LEFT

Newsnight’s Mark Urban after 35 years on air

Claudia Winkleman quitting BBC Radio 2 after 15 years

Correspondent Robin Brant after two decades

Sports presenter Garry Richardson after 50 years

BBC Radio star Jason Rosam after 16 years on air

Jordan North quitting Radio 1 and moving to Capital

RETURNING/RETURNED

Martine Croxall after launching legal action against the Beeb

Karin Giannone after a horror injury and year off air

Annita McVeigh after losing out on a chief presenter job last year

Geeta Guru-Murthy after also being off air for more than a year

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