In August of this year, host Eddie Mair, who joined LBC in 2018, would leave his presenting position.
Eddie was up in Dundee and started his journalism career there at Radio Tay, where he hosted the morning show, regular phone-ins, and newscasts. He oversaw Radio 4’s PM for twenty years and regularly hosted other news programs, including Newsnight on BBC Two.
When Andrew Marr suffered a stroke, Mair stepped in to present Newsnight, The One Show, and most memorably, The Andrew Marr Show.
Eddie Mair Is Leaving LBC After Retirement Announcement
Eddie Mair, one of Britain’s most renowned radio hosts, claimed that Covid caused him to “rethink” his approach to life. The desire of Mair to spend more time with his family has also been acknowledged in his retirement.
As a sub-editor for Radio Scotland, Mair began working for the BBC in 1987. He then hosted Good Morning Scotland, Reporting Scotland, and Eddie Mair Live in Radio Scotland’s mid-morning slot.
He hosted BBC Radio 4’s weekly “travel and leisure” program Breakaway in 1993. He later joined Radio Five Live to anchor the Midday with Mair news program when it launched in 1994. After working for the BBC for more than 30 years, Mair left in 2018, shocking the media.
He served as the host of the BBC/PRI show The World from 1996 until 2000. In 2018, Mair replaced Iain Dale as the drivetime host at the BBC and moved to LBC.
Mair was also the original host of the BBC podcast on the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, serving in that capacity through part 48 of the podcast, which, as of May 2021, was still covering the investigation into the fire that destroyed the London landmark Grenfell Tower.
Mair stopped hosting this podcast, starting with episode 49.
Eddie Mair Net Worth & Earnings- How Rich Is He?
Eddie Mair makes between $350,000 and $400,000 per year, according to sources. In 2022, his net worth is estimated to be around $3 million.
For the 2016–17 fiscal year, Mair earned between £300,000 and £350,000 from the BBC. He reportedly refused to accept a pay reduction as part of the BBC’s gender equality adjustments made in 2017 and 2018, according to The Guardian.
Time Commanders, a BBC Two series that debuted in 2003, was initially hosted by Mair. He spoke on four episodes of The One Show with Alex Jones on BBC One from October 27 to October 30, 2014.
Mair stated on July 1 that he would leave the BBC, hosting his final PM show on August 17 of that year. It was revealed the next day that Mair would join LBC; his first program for the network will air in September 2018.
On August 8, 2018, Mair did host his final PM show, albeit he didn’t mention it during the broadcast.
What Might Eddie Mair Do Next?
Eddie Mair has not disclosed anything about his future plans. However, he hinted that he wants to spend more time with his family now.
Mair received the News Journalist honor at the Sony Radio Academy Awards in 2005. Additionally, he was nominated for two Sony Awards for his work on Midday with Mair on 5 Live and won a Sony Award for Speech Broadcaster of the Year and Best Breakfast Show.
For his conversation with Julie Nicholson, who lost her daughter Jenny in the London bombings of July 7, 2005, Eddie received a Gold award from the Sony Radio Academy Awards in 2012. The same year, the PM program received a Gold award for its coverage of Hosni Mubarak’s resignation as Egypt’s president.
In a Radio Times poll conducted in 2005, Mair was ranked as the fifth most influential person in British radio, and in The Independent on Sunday’s 2013 Pink List, he was ranked as the 28th most prominent LGBT person.