To lose Richard Bacon as a presenter once is unfortunate, to lose him twice is, erm, I don't know. Anyway, Richard Bacon is leaving Xfm again to take up a new job at BBC Radio Five Live. He, of course, previously left both Xfm and Five Live to take up drive time at Capital Radio, before switching back to drive time at Capital's sister station Xfm in a presenter swap that saw Lucio go to GCap's flagship station. This time he is leaving Xfm to go and present a current affairs thing for the BBC station.
Here's what he has to say for himself: "I want to do different types of presenting and take on different jobs. It was a difficult decision to leave Xfm because I love working there, it is the best job I have ever had. They have always given me the freedom to muck around and indulge my sense of humour. I very much like the idea of speech radio. I have done it before and it does appeal to me". Referring back to his stint at Capital, and his subsequent move back to Xfm, he added: "Capital wasn't quite right for me and I wasn't quite right for it. I managed to persuade Xfm to let me do drivetime there. They have been great at accommodating me".
Confirming Bacon's latest departure, Xfm Programme Director Adam Uytman said this: "Richard has decided to pursue other projects. We're sad to see him go but in the four years that he's been here, he's made some great radio and we wish him all the luck in the future".