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.
Clive Myrie, Nick Robinson, Huw Edwards and Katya Adler were paid undisclosed sums of more than £10,000 the three months, according to the BBC s external events register.