Kirsty Young board' stickers among her pet hates. In June 2006, Young was announced as the new presenter of the long-running BBC Radio 4 programme "Desert Island Discs", replacing Sue Lawley; she began on 1 October 2006. According to the odds given by bookmaker William Hill she was an outsider for the job at 20/1. She returned to Five News on 28 September 2006, but in 2007, Young announced that she would be leaving Five News in the autumn, following ten years as its head anchor. On 29 August 2007, she presented her last show for Five News. On 29 September 2007,
Roger Kirk (presenter) applying as a presenter) and stayed there until 1975 where he landed a presenting job at Pennine Radio. He has since presented for Classic Gold , Hallam FM , Viking FM and 97.2 Stray FM. He was also the first presenter on Magic 828 and presented the breakfast show from its launch in 1990. He left and returned a few years later to present the late show. Roger Kirk's radio voice was warm and laid back in style, hence him often being on air at night. Sadly, Roger died in 2001. Roger Kirk (presenter) Roger Kirk was born in East