Eddie Mair, 56, has formally announced his intention to retire from LBC later this year. Mischievous reporters have suggested that's because he's had an hour lopped off his drivetime show, to accommodate Andrew Marr's (62) bi-media extravaganza
In a hardball commercial radio, that might suggest a salary reduction - something it was claimed that Eddie was at least reluctant to contemplate at the BBC, where he was on £300k +. But in fact, Eddie says his decision was taken before Marr hove into his view and airtime.
He joined LBC in September 2018 to host his own afternoon show, shoving Ian Dale to 7pm. In that time, he has increased his weekly audience by 53%, to 1.1 million listeners. By my calcs, he added 381,000 weekly listeners...
Record listening figures for @BBCPM. 4.2 million people can't be wrong. And if they are...who cares? 2nd biggest news show on @BBCRadio4
— Eddie Mair (@eddiemair) February 9, 2017
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