BBC Radio 2's Johnnie Walker calls quits on 58 year career in 'sad announcement'

Broadcasting legend Johnnie Walker has revealed he is calling it quits on his 58 year career, as he gets set to step down from his BBC Radio 2 shows later this month. Walker's radio career dates back to 1966 where he started on Swinging Radio England, an offshore pirate station, before moving to the legendary Radio Caroline, becoming a household name by hosting the hugely popular night-time show. He moved to BBC Radio 1 in 1969 where he remained until 1976 when he moved to San Francisco where he recorded a weekly show which was broadcast on Radio Luxembourg.

Walker returned to the UK in the early 80s, and following stints with ILR Radio West and Wiltshire Radio in the West Country, he returned to Radio 1 to present The Stereo Sequence in 1987. In the following years, he also presented shows on the new local station BBC GLR and BBC Radio 5 Live. BBC's highest paid stars 2023/24 Finally in 1997 he made the move to BBC Radio 2, where he has remained until now, only having one break from the station between 2003 and 2004 due to a battle with cancer.

In 2006 Walker was awarded an MBE in The Queen’s New Year’s Honours List for services to broadcasting, collecting his award from the then HRH Prince Charles. The Radio 2 DJ currently hosts two shows: Sounds of the 70s on Sundays The Rock Show on Fridays Johnnie Walker calls time on 58 year career revealing final shows on BBC Radio 2 But after a radio career spanning 58 years, Walker has revealed his is calling it quits due to heal.