Justin Leigh on why he had to leave the BBC and doesn t watch Spotlight anymore
The legendary TV presenter says he could have fought to stay, but the time was right to go
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If you see much-loved former BBC Spotlight presenter Justin Leigh on your travels, whatever you do don’t ask him if he’s enjoying retirement.
The TV legend took voluntary redundancy as part of a huge package of cuts by the BBC which has seen hundreds of jobs going across regional TV news and current affairs, local radio and online news.