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Episode: Final Billy Butler programme on BBC Radio Merseyside - 2018
Description: Billy Butler served Merseyside for 47 years on Radio City, its AM offshoots and then back to BBC Radio Merseyside. At the age of 76, the BBC chose not to renew his contract. Having hosted Thursdays and Fridays, his final programme was broadcast on 28th December 2018.Â
As is to be expected, in the case of a man who’s served such a characterful city for so many decades, played at the Cavern and rubbed shoulders with the Beatles, his regular listeners were not best pleased, as reflected on social media and on local press. His ‘Hold your Plums’ has a place...