The presenter hosted his last Sunday evening 5-7pm slot yesterday after a shake-up saw him swapping with comedian Rob Beckett, each for 13 weeks at a time
PR experts have suggested the reshuffle is all part of an attempt by bosses to rebrand the BBC by replacing the old guard such as Steve Wright with younger talent like ex-R1 DJ Scott Mills.
Tom Swarbrick will be the new host of LBC's Drivetime programme, starting in September.He'll take over the show from Eddie Mair, who announced earlier this year that he would be retiring in the summer, after 40 years in broadcasting, including the pa