{"id":46559,"date":"2024-02-25T13:57:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T12:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1998009"},"modified":"2024-02-25T14:52:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T13:52:41","slug":"graham-norton-says-hosting-virgin-radio-show-has-been-a-privilege","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/graham-norton-says-hosting-virgin-radio-show-has-been-a-privilege\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham Norton says hosting Virgin Radio show has been \u201ca privilege\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Norton has now presented his final weekend show on Virgin Radio. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Morgan Cormack\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Sunday, 25 February 2024 at 12:57 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>After the surprise announcement that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/radio\/graham-norton-leaving-virgin-radio-show-newsupdate\/\">Graham Norton was to leave his weekend show<\/a> slot on Virgin Radio, the Irish star has now presented his final show.<\/p>\n<p>Having hosted The Graham Norton Radio Show since 2021, Norton made the live announcement yesterday (Saturday 24th February) that he would be stepping down from his role on the weekend airwaves.<\/p>\n<p>In his final show today (Sunday 25th February), Norton bid farewell and said: \u201cJust in case I don\u2019t get the chance, I just wanted to do some personal thank yous. I guess I have to thank Chris Evans first of all for creating this opportunity. I came in here about three and a half years ago, Chris was all gung ho that I come here and look, it happened!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He thanked all the colleagues who he\u2019d worked with on Virgin Radio over the years, including producers and regulars, adding:\u00a0\u201cThanks to all the guests who have sat here and chatted to me, and entertained you over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;It&#8217;s been such a privilege to sit here and share these weekends with you&#8221; \ud83d\udc4f<br\/><br\/>Graham Norton signs off from his weekend show for one last time before <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/angelascanlon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AngelaScanlon<\/a> sits in for the next few weeks &#8211; and make sure you listen and follow our socials for an exciting announcement \ud83d\udce3\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1KrOYwjcgW\">pic.twitter.com\/1KrOYwjcgW<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Virgin Radio UK (@VirginRadioUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VirginRadioUK\/status\/1761733046045216893?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Norton continued: \u201cIt is a really lovely place to work here at the top of the tower. They\u2019ve created such a kind of nice atmosphere and I\u2019ve only had good times here for the last bit over three years \u2013 three years, two months is what I\u2019ve done here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy final thank you has to be to you for listening and sharing your lives with us, we\u2019ve loved hearing your messages, finding out what you\u2019ve been up to, what you\u2019ve liked, what you haven\u2019t liked, what\u2019s made you happy, what\u2019s made you sad over those years. It has been such a privilege to sit here and share your weekends with you for the last three years and two months.\u201d<\/p> <p>While Norton is saying goodbye to his weekend slot of Saturdays and Sundays from \u00a09:30am to 12:30pm, it seems as though this won\u2019t be the last we hear of him on Virgin Radio.<\/p>\n<p>In his announcement on air yesterday, the presenter said: \u201cI\u2019ll still be popping up on the station from time to time but my regular Saturday and Sundays, I\u2019m stepping away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/radio\/jordan-north-capital-breakfast-roman-kemp-newsupdate\/\">Jordan North to replace Roman Kemp as Capital breakfast show host<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/radio\/greg-james-bbc-radio-1-sex-prank-newsupdate\/\">Greg James pranked live on BBC Radio 1 with sex noises on call<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It hasn\u2019t yet been confirmed in what capacity Norton may remain on the radio show or who will be replacing his slot but we do know Angela Scanlon will be stepping in for the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, while Norton achieved great success with his Virgin Radio show, he is also best known for presenting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/graham-norton-show-guests\/\">The Graham Norton Show<\/a> and interviewing different star-studded line-ups each week. 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