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Naomi Clarke

DJ Johnnie Walker says it will be ‘sad to say goodbye’ ahead of last show

BBC Radio 2 veteran DJ Johnnie Walker is to present his final Sounds of the Seventies show on Sunday (Fiona Hanson/PA) - (PA Archive)

Radio 2 DJ Johnnie Walker has said it will be “sad to say goodbye” after going through a lot over the years with his listeners ahead of hosting his final show.

The veteran presenter, 79, announced earlier in the month that he was retiring from radio after 58 years due to ill health, having been previously diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

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