Legendary BBC presenter to quit iconic show after 11 years

A LEGENDARY BBC presenter has reportedly discontinue their iconic amusement aft 11 years.

Journalist Mishal Husain, 51, has hosted Radio 4's Today show, which is connected aerial Monday to Saturday betwixt 6am to 9am, since 2013.

But according to The Times, Mishal stepped down from her relation yesterday (Friday 22nd November).

Despite that, she volition beryllium connected aerial until the commencement of 2025.

There was reportedly 18 months of treatment earlier the determination was made.

An insider told the publication: "After 11 years Mishal has reached the constituent wherever the 3.30am alarm telephone is nary longer a invited noise."

"She is precise highly thought of and determination volition beryllium an highly large effort to marque definite she’s accommodated good elsewhere," they added.

The Sun contacted Mishal's rep and the BBC for comment.

The Today Programme has been connected aerial since 1957.

It joined Radio 4 10 years aboriginal aft being portion of BBC Home Service.

Mishal presents the amusement alongside Emma Barnett, Justin Webb, Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson.

It discusses quality and existent affairs.

It comes aft Mishal implied that she had thought astir leaving.

She told The Sunday Times earlier this year: "I’m wondering what the adjacent enactment of my vocation mightiness look like."

It's not the lone docket shake-up that the BBC person announced recently.

Earlier this week Zoe Ball stepped down from the BBC Radio 2 meal amusement aft six years.

She revealed that Scott Mills volition beryllium her replacement.

But Zoe said she volition stay connected BBC Radio 2 - teasing an announcement successful the caller year.

She said: “After six unthinkable years connected the Radio 2 Breakfast Show, it’s clip for maine to measurement distant from the precise aboriginal mornings and absorption connected family."

Telling her listeners astir her decision, she said: "I've decided it's clip to measurement distant from the aboriginal alarm telephone and commencement a caller chapter.

"We’ve shared a hellhole of a lot, the bully times, the pugnacious times, there’s been a batch of laughter. And I americium going to miss you cats."

She added she would besides miss her colleagues, saying they were "like household to me".

The aboriginal greeting presenter added: "But I won’t miss the 4am alarm call, if I'm wholly honest.

"You cognize I emotion you each to bits."