John Robbie's life after 702: not sitting by the sea with pipe and slippers
After 15 years, talk show host says it is time for new adventures
Talk show legend, Radio 702’s John Robbie, who has hosted the station’s breakfast show for 15 years, says he is "both excited and scared" about leaving the airwaves he has dominated for so long. He has made the news and broken news ranging from politics to sport and elicited comment — often in robust exchanges — on his show. His imminent departure has dismayed thousands of Gautengers who have been John Robbie-d awake and arrive at work fully appraised of local and international news. "But I’m not retiring!" he exclaims as he shows me his modest desk in the corner of the huge 702 open-plan office. It’s groaning with pictures of his wife Jennie, adult children and two grandsons. "I have to leave as I’ve run out of space for my family here." Many an anguished caller to Robbie’s show couldn’t believe he was retiring in the week he turned 61. "Retire" was the word used by 702 in its press statement announcing his departure. "People thought I was going to sit by the sea with my pipe and s...
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