Nine years later, in August 2008, Dunne left Today FM to join Newstalk with "Pet Sounds" also ceasing to air as well as a result of Dunne's departure. Dunne's former slot on Today FM was taken over albeit temporarily by various guest presenters and later by Paul McLoone who had previously worked as a producer on "Pet Sounds" with McLoone subsequently becoming an official radio presenter and making his own official on-air debut during September 2008, a month after Dunne's departure from Today FM which also saw McLoone taking over Dunne's former Today FM slot on a permanent basis with McLoone's show, "The Paul McLoone Show" also replacing "Pet Sounds".