UK Top Radio Presenter Announces Live On Air He’s Quitting The Slot
deadline.comMore musical chairs in the UK’s national radio ecosystem after popular presenter Graham Norton announced live on air that this will be his last weekend presenting his popular Saturday and Sunday shows on Virgin Radio.
Norton – who is also the longtime host of a BBC primetime TV chat show named after him, attracting A-list stars to his sofa – made the announcement during his very first link on Saturday morning, saying only: “It is my final weekend of shows here at Virgin Radio.” The presenter has been with the station since 2021, when he followed fellow radio presenter Chris Evans out of the doors of the BBC and into the commercial station.
Norton added on air that he won’t be leaving Virgin completely. No word on who will be replacing him in the weekend slot, nor what he will do next – if anything.
As well as his TV show, Norton has in recent years become a bestselling author and recently married. He also spends a lot of time in his native Ireland, where he owns a home.
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