BBC Veteran Host Andrew Marr Quits After 21 Years: ‘I’m Keen to Get My Own Voice Back’

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One of the BBC’s veteran presenters, Andrew Marr, is leaving the corporation after more than 20 years. The host of the “Andrew Marr Show” on BBC One, a mainstay political program …

The host of the “Andrew Marr Show” on BBC One, a mainstay political program on Sunday mornings, revealed on Friday that he is joining media org Global, where he will continue to present and write for various programs as well as newspapers.

“I think British politics and public life are going to go through an even more turbulent decade, and as I’ve said, I am keen to get my own voice back. I have been doing the Andrew Marr show every Sunday morning for 16 years now and that is probably more than enough time for anybody!” The BBC put out a statement in short order following Marr’s tweets, with director general Tim Davie hailing the outgoing presenter as “a brilliant journalist and presenter during his time at the BBC.”

 

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