Eddie Mair leaving PM programme (and BBC)

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44672218

Irreplaceable.

Really sad to read this. He's irreplaceable

DEVASTATED absolutely DEVASTATED!!!!

Jane Garvey and James O'Brien

Both equally dreadful, egomaniacs who can't stop shoving their opinions in people's faces long enough to listen - the complete opposite of Eddie Mair

Won't be James O'Brien. He's already stated he won't do Newsnight any more (so presumably all BBC stuff) because he wants to be free to state his opinions.

Sorry about the Richard Madely suggestion. Think I was dehydrated.

I'd love to see the back of Humphries and Robinson.

“Both equally dreadful, egomaniacs who can't stop shoving their opinions in people's faces long enough to listen - the complete opposite of Eddie Mair”

Because we never have any idea what Eddie Mair thinks about anything, do we?

That’s a shame.

Anyone know where he’s going?

I love Eddie Mair.

I can't listen to, or watch, John Humphries.

Shame. Oh well never mind well soon find him somewhere else. Jane Garvey pah. O' Brien not at this stage of his career. Dont know. Lots of possibles - how about Danny Dyer? Understand hes taking an interest in politics

Ouch that really hurts. I love listening to Eddie on PM. Please not Jane Garvey

Well that's spoilt my whole day.

I love it when Jane Garvey interviews someone who comes out with eload of mealy-mouthed rubbish which doesn't answer the question. She doesn't let them get away with it. If more interviewers were like that (and, it pains me to say so, Richard Madeley) then politicians wouldn't be allowed to get away with so much nonsense.

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So he refused to take a pay cut to be on a par with female presenters and so has decided to leave - is that right?

Surely the female presenters should get a pay raise. Why should the solution be a pay cut?

Does anyone remember Feb 29th 2012 when Eddie asked listeners to do something different and special that day and one man planned to get a bus to Swansea - he hadn't left his house for years and it was a massive deal and it felt like all of Radio 4 were willing him on. I started a thread about it at the time - it was fantastic listening and Eddie was just so kind.

O yes lbc please may that be true. But dont get rid of Nick Abbott.

Why should he take a pay cut?

Social justice, Bertrand? Presumably the budget is fixed so to pay female staff and male staff fairly, men will need to take a pay cut.

Because we never have any idea what Eddie Mair thinks about anything, do we?

It's not about having an opinion it's how you express yourself, allow others to express themselves, it's a certain type of personality and empathy Mair has. O'Brien in particular is driven by a narcissistic craving for attention, I can't stand 5 minutes of him.

Not suprised if Mair is going to LBC, it seems much freer and more diverse there.

Eddie for Question Time? Dimbleby's going. I think he'd be rather good.

DH is almost dancing a jig. He loathes EM.

Totally and utterly gutted. . He and only he made me happy to pay the license fee, that Steve Hewlett series was simply extraordinary, amazingly talented journo and beeb at its best. Agree he should have done Today and dropped the increasingly irrelevant JH. So long as doesn't do Skirmish again I will follow him to whatever is next.

If only John Humphreys would go...

Very sad news. I’m sure there’s a story behind it. Maybe passed over for Question Time?