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
Jason Johnson (radio presenter) Gay. Prior to joining Kiss 92FM, Johnson used to appear weekly on the radio station Hot FM 91.3's evening drive-time show, 'The Backseat', on Thursdays talking about movies. He was also a movie and music columnist for "The New Paper" for several years. Johnson is married to a Singaporean and has two sons. Jason Johnson (radio presenter) Jason Francis Johnson (born 8 December 1967) is a radio presenter from Canada who currently co-presents the breakfast show on Kiss 92FM in Singapore together with Maddy Barber and Arnold Gay. He was previously a movie and music reviewer for the Singapore newspaper