BBC Radio Berkshire breakfast presenter Andrew Peach is set to leave the station.
After a job advertisement appeared for a breakfast presenter and producer for the station, a spokesperson for the BBC told Reading Today: “Andrew is leaving BBC Radio Berkshire to focus on new opportunities.
“He’s been at the heart of the radio station for 30 years, and we want to thank him for everything he’s achieved during that period.
“We’ll be sharing our new plans for Radio Berkshire’s breakfast programme in the coming weeks. a
“Kirsten O’Brien will be presenting the show through most of December and into January.”
Andrew said: “It has been the privilege of my life to serve the people of my adopted home area for three decades.
“A daily radio show is above all else a relationship with listeners: every morning. We’ve chosen each other’s company, sharing the ups and down of our lives and I know I’ll miss that desperately.
“I am hugely grateful to everyone who has tuned in and to the talented producers whose work has made a difference to our area in so many ways.
“This is a dream job, and I very much hope to return to Radio Berkshire one day.
“For now, I’m excited about what the next chapter has in store. Let’s just hope it doesn’t involve any 4am alarms.”
His show won ‘Best Local Radio Show in the UK’ at the 2021 Radio Academy ARIA awards.
He also regularly appears on BBC national radio networks, including BBC Radio 2. BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service.
