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Johnnie Walker: Radio 2 Sounds of the 70s and Rock Show presenter retires from BBC

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Johnnie Walker will step down from presenting Sounds of the 70s and The Rock Show .

The 79-year-old will be replaced by Bob Harris and Shaun Keaveny .

Walker has pulmonary fibrosis, which is scarring of the lungs and makes breathing difficult.

Head of Radio 2 Helen Thomas calls him a "broadcasting legend".

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informal

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English

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