John Humphrys plans to quit the Today programme this year after 32 years fronting the early-morning broadcast. John Humphrys plans to quit the Today programme this year after 32 years fronting the early-morning broadcast. The veteran broadcaster, 75, told the Daily Mail he had not yet handed in his notice but planned to do so. John Humphrys at work on BBC Radio 4 Today (Jeff Overs/BBC/PA)Asked by the newspaper whether he knew when he would retire from the BBC Radio 4 flagship programme, he replied: “I’m assuming it’ll be this year. “It’s not like I’m an ambitious youngster with many, many more challenges ahead of me or something like that.

Source: Irish Independent February 05, 2019 23:15 UTC