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Steve Kitchen is presenting his final afternoon show on BBC Radio Gloucestershire.
The show is set to be replaced with a regional based programme broadcast for Gloucestershire and Wiltshire from next month.
Steve learnt his radio, journalistic and media skills at GLOSCAT and the University of the West Of England.
During that time he juggled bed pans and a microphone on Cotswold Hospital Radio, before joining BBC Radio Gloucestershire and Bristol as a Sports reporter and Gloucestershire Cricket Correspondent.
Steve who is Gloucestershire born and bred has presented in a number of slots across the years including breakfast, drivetime, Saturday Matchday and weekend breakfast. Steve will remain at BBC Gloucestershire working with the sport team.
BBC Local Radio stations including Gloucestershire will see a large number of local programmes axed and replaced with regional and national programmes made outside of the county from October.
BBC Radio Gloucestershire will only have local programmes during the week between 6am and 2pm and a small number of hours at the weekend.
A number of prominent local presenters including Mark Cummings, Anna King, Faye Hatcher and Kate Clark have left the radio station ahead of the changes.
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