BBC Radio 2
Don returned to the BBC in 1974, joining the Light Programme's successor Radio 2 as a continuity announcer and newsreader, his first BBC staff job. He soon became a regular cover presenter, hosting such iconic shows as Two-Way Family Favourites, Friday Night is Music Night, Saturday Night with the BBC Radio Orchestra, Night Ride, Band Parade, Music Through Midnight and Sport on 2, and was also a regular cover presenter, stepping into the shoes of Terry Wogan, Jimmy Young, Ed Stewart, David Hamilton, Charlie Chester and late John Dunn.
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