Ed Doolan

Ed Doolan

Edwin Myer Doolan (born 20 July 1941 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian born naturalised British radio presenter who is a veteran of the BBC since 1982 and was awarded the MBE in 1998. He currently presents a weekday talks show from noon until 2 pm on BBC WM and "The Other Side Of", aired on Sunday lunchtime at 1pm.He has been honoured by the British Radio Academy, earning a place in the Radio Hall of Fame. He has been presented with Honorary Doctorates from Birmingham's three universities and was the first person to have ever achieved that honour.

On Doolan's lunchtime show of 22 February 2011, he announced he was cutting down on amount of shows he would be presenting, stating he could no longer "continue the current work schedule"; his lunchtime show will be on a Friday only from 9 September 2011, and he will present a new 9 am – 12 noon Sunday show from 11 September 2011.