Exclusive: The RTÉ Radio 1 presenter had been mulling over his decision to retire early, at age 63, for a while. His final day on the airwaves will be early next month
After 37 years with RTÉ, Bryan Dobson is set to hang up his microphone and leave broadcasting at the beginning of May.
In his statement back in January, he said: “After 37 fantastic years with RTÉ the time has come to move on. I will miss working with some wonderfully talented and hard-working colleagues. “RTÉ journalism depends on teamwork and I have worked with some of the very best. I am grateful too to the listeners and viewers who have given me their time and attention over the years. I hope to have repaid that trust with reporting that was relevant, fair and accurate.”
Was there any major catalyst that brought his retirement forward? “Age,” says Bryan. “I am afraid to say – age, the clock, the calendar.”
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