Roy Plomley by the guest's choice of music. His contract was renewed for a further 15 shows. In the end he presented 1,791 editions of the programme stretching over 43 years. Its success was attributed to his skill as an interviewer and to his meticulous research. Plomley was succeeded as presenter by Michael Parkinson (1985–1988), then by Sue Lawley (1988–2006), and most recently by Kirsty Young. "Desert Island Discs" is the second longest-running radio programme in the world (after the Grand Ole Opry), and it is still running. Until late September 2009, unlike many other BBC radio programmes, "Desert Island Discs" was
Smooth Radio presenter history Radio's Movie Songs and Smooth Soul Sunday, Gary King for a Sunday lunchtime show and David Andrews with a Soul and Motown show on Sunday evenings. The changes also saw the departure of many well-known names, such as Andy Peebles and Andi Peters. In December 2013, it was announced that former LBC 97.3 presenter Anthony Davis would join the station as its Drivetime presenter from January 2014. Eamonn Kellyformer breakfast presenter on Nottingham's 106.6 Smooth Radiotook over Sunday breakfast from January 2014 following Daryl Denham's departure. Global Radio announced a relaunch of the Smooth Brand in February 2014, taking effect