A popular radio presenter has signed off from his BBC Hereford & Worcester show for the last time.

Malcolm Boyden presented his last mid-morning programme on the radio station today (Friday, October 6).

At the end of his show, Boyden joked that he was holding a lock-in and would carry on until Sunday.

In an emotional ending, fellow presenter Tammy Gooding said: “I think I speak for everyone when I say ‘we love you Malcolm, and we’re going to miss you’.”

Earlier in the morning, he had asked for “no fireworks” during his last show.

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Boyden told listeners on September 27 that he would be leaving the radio station.

Making the announcement live on air, he said: "I am really sorry to have to tell you this. It has been decided that I will no longer be the presenter of your mid-morning show.

"I have said many hellos and many goodbyes, but I think this has to be the hardest one

"Of course, you have heard about the changes to BBC local radio, and because of those changes, it has been decided that I will no longer be presenting this show.

"How do I feel? awful. It has been my pride and joy. However, it has been a real pleasure and a real joy.”

Another popular presenter, Andrew Easton, broadcast his final show for BBC Hereford & Worcester last Saturday (September 30).

Boyden began his career in print journalism, first art the Redditch Indicator, where he won the Heart of England Sports Journalist Award in 1985.

He also worked for the Daily Star and the Birmingham Daily News as a sports editor, and for The Times and the Birmingham Mail as a columnist.

Boyden’s radio career included stints at BBC WM as well as BBC Hereford & Worcester.

He was named UK Radio Personality of the Year in 1997 and a bronze Broadcaster of the Year award in 2001.

He has also appeared in pantomimes in Birmingham, Coventry and Lichfield over the years, and even performed with the Birmingham Royal Ballet in David Bintley’s The Cracked Nut.