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"They couldn’t give me any reason other than they just wanted a change."
A schedule shake-up meant he shared his regular slot with comic Rob Beckett.
"I’m going to miss my listeners... but I feel that now is the right time to go."
The presenter had an emotional moment as she revealed she was stepping down from BBC radio after almost 20 years.
The DJ and his co-host Chris Stark will host their last show in August, before Scott begins his new Radio 2 slot in the autumn.
The presenter is standing in for Ken Bruce on his weekday morning show.
Travel reporter Richie Anderson stepped in for the presenter.
"I’m never going to live that one down, am I?"
The popular presenter will be back on his Radio 2 show on Saturday after months away from the airwaves.
The presenter is taking a more hands-on approach to his role as a DJ when he moves to Virgin Radio, though.