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| Radio 4's PM presenter Eddie Mair to leave BBC | Radio 4's PM presenter Eddie Mair to leave BBC |
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| Presenter Eddie Mair is to leave the BBC after more than 30 years, the corporation has said. | Presenter Eddie Mair is to leave the BBC after more than 30 years, the corporation has said. |
| The 52-year-old, who has been a presenter on Radio 4's PM programme since 1998, will host his last show on 17 August. | The 52-year-old, who has been a presenter on Radio 4's PM programme since 1998, will host his last show on 17 August. |
| He joked: "I thought this was the appropriate moment to step out and give someone else a chance, before I'm so old my sentences make no lasagne." | He joked: "I thought this was the appropriate moment to step out and give someone else a chance, before I'm so old my sentences make no lasagne." |
| His successor will be announced in "due course", a BBC statement said. | His successor will be announced in "due course", a BBC statement said. |
| Mair tweeted his thanks for "all the kind words" from fans, and hinted he would appear elsewhere as he was "changing jobs". | Mair tweeted his thanks for "all the kind words" from fans, and hinted he would appear elsewhere as he was "changing jobs". |
| According to the BBC's media editor Amol Rajan, Mair is set to join talk radio station LBC. | |
| Fran Unsworth, director of BBC News, said: "Eddie has delivered outstanding journalism and created a real bond with the audience through his mixture of warmth, incisive questioning and knowing when to listen in order to get the very best out of his guests. | Fran Unsworth, director of BBC News, said: "Eddie has delivered outstanding journalism and created a real bond with the audience through his mixture of warmth, incisive questioning and knowing when to listen in order to get the very best out of his guests. |
| "He is one of the outstanding broadcasters of his generation and his new employer is very lucky to have him." | "He is one of the outstanding broadcasters of his generation and his new employer is very lucky to have him." |
| Mair joined PM as a regular co-presenter in 1998 before becoming the sole host in 2003. | Mair joined PM as a regular co-presenter in 1998 before becoming the sole host in 2003. |
| He has also presented Newsnight on BBC Two and helped to launch Radio 5 live. | He has also presented Newsnight on BBC Two and helped to launch Radio 5 live. |
| 'Best job in BBC' | 'Best job in BBC' |
| He said: "I'm truly grateful to the BBC for being given more opportunities over the years than I deserved. | He said: "I'm truly grateful to the BBC for being given more opportunities over the years than I deserved. |
| "My apologies to PM listeners for all the things I've said that I shouldn't have, and all the things I should have said that I didn't. | "My apologies to PM listeners for all the things I've said that I shouldn't have, and all the things I should have said that I didn't. |
| "Whoever comes next will be getting the best job in the BBC and I honestly wish them the very best." | "Whoever comes next will be getting the best job in the BBC and I honestly wish them the very best." |
| Gwyneth Williams, controller of Radio 4, said he was "a consummate broadcaster". | Gwyneth Williams, controller of Radio 4, said he was "a consummate broadcaster". |
| She said: "You want to be in his hands when news breaks and I remember too, with respect, but also personal sadness, his conversations with Steve Hewlett during Steve's illness." | She said: "You want to be in his hands when news breaks and I remember too, with respect, but also personal sadness, his conversations with Steve Hewlett during Steve's illness." |
| Hewlett, presenter of the Media Show, shared his experience of coping with cancer in a series of interviews with Mair, who announced his Radio 4's colleague's death on his show last year. | Hewlett, presenter of the Media Show, shared his experience of coping with cancer in a series of interviews with Mair, who announced his Radio 4's colleague's death on his show last year. |
| Vine exit | Vine exit |
| The BBC has also confirmed that Jeremy Vine will leave Points of View after presenting the programme for 10 years. | The BBC has also confirmed that Jeremy Vine will leave Points of View after presenting the programme for 10 years. |
| It comes after he was announced as the successor to Matthew Wright to front "The Wright Stuff" on Channel 5, which will be rebranded. | It comes after he was announced as the successor to Matthew Wright to front "The Wright Stuff" on Channel 5, which will be rebranded. |
| Vine will continue his weekday BBC Radio 2 show. | Vine will continue his weekday BBC Radio 2 show. |
| The presenter thanked viewers for their comments, "good and bad". | The presenter thanked viewers for their comments, "good and bad". |
| Vine added: "It's given me such a privileged position to look at everything the BBC does on TV - watching it all from your point of view." | Vine added: "It's given me such a privileged position to look at everything the BBC does on TV - watching it all from your point of view." |