A BBC Newcastle and BBC Tees star has made an emotional farewell as his popular 80s and 90s show ended at the weekend.
Simon Logan gave an emotional message on Sunday afternoon as their show came to an end.
Simon Logan formerly presented BBC Radio Newcastle’s popular 80s and 90s show, which also airs on BBC Radio Tees, playing big hits and forgotten gems from the two iconic decades.
The Sony Award winning broadcaster, who also presents a weekend Retro Chart Show for Pride Radio, told fans: “What is it they always say, all great things must come to an end. Whether you’ve ever got in touch with the show or whether you have just listened to our show, thanks to everybody on our Facebook group, thanks to Nathan for ‘putting it on the list’, I couldn’t have done it without you mate.
The time has come to say farewell, seriously, thanks for being there. We’ve had a blast, haven’t we? Hope to catch you really soon. And whatever you’re doing tonight, always stay forever young. Ta-Ra”.
The show was finished by playing Alphaville’s hit, Forever Young.
A petition was previously set up after listeners of ‘Simon Logan’s 80s/90s Listener Group’ on Facebook shared their anger at their favourite show ending, prompting hundreds of signatures.
The show will be replaced by an ‘All England’ national show on Sundays at 2pm across the BBC’s 39 local radio stations, as part of the broadcaster’s wide-reaching restructuring of local radio services, in which the BBC has cut much of its local output over the past few years.
Fans can enjoy the final 80s vs 90s show on BBC Sounds here.
Throughout his career, Logan has presented for stations including Radio Aire, Hallam FM, Dune FM and the BBC in the North East for over 16 years. His album of phone pranks from his breakfast show, Greatest Wind Ups, made the UK’s Official Charts back in 1998, peaking at number 18 in November and staying on the chart for seven weeks.
Image: Simon Logan/Facebook
