Roman Kemp has announced he is stepping down from his role at Capital FM.
He is known for presenting the radio station’s Capital Breakfast show and the news comes 10 years after he presented his first programme for Capital.
His final show will be Thursday, March 28 and he said “It’s not a decision that has come overnight either”.
Roman shares his big announcement on Capital Breakfast 💛 pic.twitter.com/SzEm1kxz0e
— Capital (@CapitalOfficial) February 19, 2024
Roman Kemp announces he’s leaving Capital FM
Global said that during his show, Roman told listeners about his departure, saying: “What I can tell you is I’m not saying goodbye right now, I’m not leaving the show today and that’s it, but it’s not far away.
“It will come and that goodbye will come in five to six weeks. It’s not a decision that has come overnight either, it’s massive, and I’ve not found it easy at all.
“Capital is my family, you as the wonderful listeners that you’ve been, you’ve been with me at my best times and my absolute lowest … Capital and Global have helped change me.
“I was 22 years old when I first joined Capital and it’s built me into the man that I am today, it is all that I know. But I know that now is the right time to leave and now is the right time to move on.
Some news from Roman Kemp 💙
— Capital (@CapitalOfficial) February 19, 2024
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“You listening, and the people in this room, every single person in this room, my producing team, Sian and Chris, Sonny who has done it in the past and Vick Hope who had done it in the past. It’s everyone.
“The next couple of weeks as I kind of approach the end of my time here on Capital, it’s going to be so tough. I love this place so much, I love it. I love the station, I love everything about it, Capital is my family.
“And I also love the connection that you and I, the listeners, have built together. It’s changed. I know that it started out as me being just Martin Kemp’s son, I hope that you can call me your friend.”
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