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,
Dennis McCarthy (radio presenter) traffic in the city centre stopped with crowds six deep in places. Nottingham Express Transit AT6/5 tram 214 carries the name "Dennis McCarthy MBE". Dennis McCarthy (radio presenter) Dennis McCarthy MBE (7 May 1933 – 10 January 1996) was a British radio presenter and an employee of BBC Radio Nottingham. Among the people he interviewed were Prime Ministers. Dennis McCarthy was a decorator, washing-machine salesman and dog-breeder before joining BBC Radio Nottingham shortly after it opened in 1968, following an interview about taking part in the Crufts dog show that caught the attention of station bosses. He broadcast five days