Bob Harris is stepping down from his two BBC Radio 2 programmes because of ill health.
He will no longer host The Radio 2 Country Show on Thursdays from 9pm to 10pm, or Sounds of the 70s on Sundays from 3pm to 5pm.
Bob has presented The Radio 2 Country Show since 1999 and joined Radio 2 in 1996, with most of his almost 56 year broadcasting career spent at the station.
He said: “I am so sorry that my health issues are forcing me to step down, but I realise that I must concentrate on getting myself well again.”
His final Sounds of the 70s went out on Sunday 8 March, followed by his last Radio 2 Country Show on Thursday 2 April.
Shaun Keaveny will officially take over Sounds of the 70s each Sunday, alongside his existing role hosting the Radio 2 Rock Show on Fridays from 11pm to midnight.
Shaun said it was “an honour but a mission” to continue Bob’s work, adding: “You’ll always be our Rock n Roll Doctor.”
Darius Rucker will continue to host The Radio 2 Country Show on an interim basis.
Helen Thomas, Head of Radio 2, said: “Bob is adored by the Radio 2 family and his listeners, and we are all going to miss him and his weekly shows very much.”
There are also changes to Saturday nights on Radio 2. Sounds of the 80s with Gary Davies moves to 6pm, Sounds of the 90s with Fearne Cotton moves to 8pm, Vernon Kay will host Dance Sounds of the 90s at 10pm, and Dermot O’Leary will present Alternative Sounds of the 90s from 11pm.
