Five months after announcing he was to leave, Christian O'Connell left Absolute Radio on May 18th 2018.



He had hosted the breakfast show for 12 years, firstly on Virgin Radio then Absolute Radio as it re-branded.



Christian moved to a new life in Australia - and a new career on-air at on Gold FM in Melbourne.






1682: Christian O'Connell, final link on Absolute Radio - 2018

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A BBC Radio Scotland educational broadcast for primary school children - on producing the Radio 1 breakfast show in the days of Simon Mayo. 

1717: Producing a Radio 1 breakfast show - BBC Radio Scotland

1716: Ken's last appearance on Radio 2 - 2023

1715: 1215 Closedown

1714: Michael Aspel and Graham Dene on Aspel's 48th birthday

The announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II on a selection of national UK radio stations.  With Twitter beating them all in timeliness, by its very nature, it shows, nevertheless, the role for radio in today's media world. A human voice leading listeners through challenging times.






1713: The announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II on UK radio

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1682: Christian O'Connell, final link on Absolute Radio - 2018

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