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He is stepping away from BBC Radio 2 as his health worsens.
Johnnie Walker has signed off his final ... The veteran presenter announced his plans to retire from radio after 58 years due to ... He departed after the station closed for BBC Radio 1 in 1969 ...
After playing Johnny Nash’s I Can See Clearly Now, he closed the show by saying: “Here we are at the end of a 15-year run on Sunday afternoon’s Sounds Of The 70s and 58 years on British radio.
Walker joined BBC Radio 1 in April 1969 and presented a two-hour Saturday show from 2 to 4 pm. A year later, in 1970, he presented a one-hour weekday morning slot from 9 to 10 am. He moved to the 1 pm – 3 pm weekday early afternoon show in 1971, which went out from noon to 2 pm in 1973. The show featured the music quiz "Pop the Question" and ...
In 1969, a year after Radio Caroline closed, Walker joined BBC Radio 1, and he remained there until 1976, when he was involved in a dispute with BBC management over the music he played.
6 October – Johnnie Walker announces that due to ill health, he is to leave the station after 26 years at the end of the month, bringing his broadcasting career to a close after 58 years. [155] 25 and 27 October – Johnnie Walker presents his final editions of The Rock Show and Sounds of the 70s.
Radio presenter Johnnie Walker has been described as a "broadcasting legend" following his death aged 79. The DJ died on Tuesday, two months after calling time on his 58-year radio career because ...
28 February – Radio 2 Drivetime presenter Johnnie Walker announces he will leave the show after seven years. He will present his last show on 31 March. He will present his last show on 31 March. [ 3 ]