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Steve Allen has left LBC

(105 Posts)
welbeck Sat 25-Feb-23 03:11:46

i've been listening to LBC on and off since it started in 1970s, inc SA.
i was fascinated by the concept of ordinary people ringing in, which was unheard of, pun intended, at the time !
i feel a bit sorry for him, after so long, it seems rather ignominious departure.
not sure what to make of him as a person.
certainly eccentric. wonder if he is quite sensitive underneath that brash, ? defensive exterior.
i know some people say he is not nice at all.
guess i'd like to imagine most people are nice.

FannyCornforth Sat 25-Feb-23 01:48:52

He has left ‘following discussions’.
Sacked all in name I imagine.
I must admit that I have complained myself to Ofcom about him.
About a year ago he called a group of immigrants ‘rapists’.
It looks like Ian Payne has got his slot.
I love Ian.
www.itv.com/news/2023-02-24/lbc-presenter-steve-allen-to-leave-station-after-more-than-four-decades

FannyCornforth Sat 25-Feb-23 01:44:35

I see that he isn’t listed as a presenter on the LBC website- so you are right! Blimey!
I’ve been listening to him for well over a decade.
He will be devastated. It was his life

FannyCornforth Sat 25-Feb-23 01:41:34

Are you sure?
Where did you hear this?
I know that Darren Adam has left (or is suspended while things are looked into).

welbeck Sat 25-Feb-23 01:38:03

suddenly. no real reason given.
anyone live in twickenham or work in greggs there with an ear on the ground as to why ?