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\u201cYou silver-tongued Lothario\u201d said Moira Stuart at the end of a bulletin as she bantered with\xa0 the man she\u2019d last worked with 35 years prior.
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\n28th October 2019 saw John Humphrys make his debut on Classic FM, filling in for a week on the \u2018More Music Breakfast', normally hosted by Tim Lihoreau.
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\nJohn observed he was the \u2018new kid on the block\u2019 \u2013 \u2018new to presenting a programme like this on a station like this\u2019. \u2018Beethoven and Brahms instead of Brexit\u2019. Maybe the most similar environment was his delightful interview on Essential Classics on Radio 3.
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\nTo say he is a pro would be an understatement.\xa0 John was born to do radio like this, just as he was destined for his news work. He fitted the gig like a hand into a glove, and it was truly inspired casting by Global.
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\nJohn slipped naturally into the typical presenter gig of announcing music and chatting about nothing in particular \u2013 but every presenter knows, actually, how difficult that effortless chat to no-one really is. Anecdotes flowed naturally, from a TV columnist\u2019s view of the Attenborough programme to gifted story-telling of how he felt when sitting watching his son play his first solo performance as cellist.
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\nHow oddly amusing to hear him talk around ad breaks - and read out text numbers and messages.
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\nJohn has a voice to die for, and his fruity tones shake the loudspeakers in a way not witnessed since Wogan - caressing every syllable of every word. Here was a presenter of Ray Moore calibre and a sort of radio which has a real place in the UK market.
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\n\u201cIt\u2019s been a pleasure\u201d, he said with true feeling as the programme closed. It was the same to listen to. This is what I always imagined him doing, and I\u2019m so glad he has.\xa0 Well done, John - and well done, Global for another class move.\xa0
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