Veteran BBC Radio DJ Tony Blackburn leaves local radio show after 43 years

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Veteran radio DJ Tony Blackburn has presented his final BBC local radio show after 43 years. I look forward to being with you at other places – let’s put it that way.” “From me, Tony Blackburn, to BBC local radio – Bye-bye,” he said, playing Lou Rawls’s 1976 disco song “You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine” for his final track. The DJ’s departure from BBC Local Radio comes weeks after he revealed he had also quit his Soul on Sunday programme, which he presented on BBC Radio London for 40 years. The veteran DJ said: “Hi everyone, just thought I’d let you know that after many happy years on @BBCRadioLondon I have decided to leave the station and this Sunday will be my last Soul on Sunday.” open image in gallery Tony Blackburn signing off from BBC local radio for the last time He assured listeners that the move was “totally my decision” and he had not been asked to step back.