There is an air of resignation in Simon Mayo’s distinctive voice as he discusses the recent departures of fellow disc jockey favourites from BBC Radio 2.
Paul O’Grady and Steve Wright left the station this summer, and Simon, 64, the DJ whose smooth vowels have been ever-present for four decades, says there may be more exits to come.
We are four years on from his own sharp departure from Radio 2’s Drivetime show after a stint of 17 years, and 36 in total at the BBC. And while distanced enough now to refer to that period dismissively as “chaos”, he freely admits his upset at the time.
