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Zielinski likes Kennedy very much, but admits that for some years now she has looked very tired - although he's adamant she does not have a drink problem: 'She is an absolutely lovely lady and a real larger-than life character. Kennedy's broadcasting style was highly personal, often shambolic, and would dart down unexpected avenues to occasionally jawdropping effect, but was never less than warm and companionable.

Sainsbury's was 'Sainsbugs', the Kinks were 'The Kinkingtons'. She giggled a lot about 'busticles and chesticles' and would talk at more length than some listeners found comfortable about her five cats. Her much younger boyfriend, Adrian McGlynn, who works for the racing administrator Weatherbys, was referred to on air as 'The Jockey' and 'the Much Beloved' and she once regaled listeners with the mangled state of his Y-fronts.

She was twice rebuked for racist comments: once, she said black people could run fast because their ancestors were chased by lions. More recently, she said she nearly ran over a black pedestrian because he was invisible in black clothing, until he opened his mouth. Kennedy says it is 'rubbish' to suggest that she was a racist, and that the latter discussion was just a conversation about road safety.

But she's sailed into trouble so often that it is hard to avoid the conclusion that in her own, gentle way she seems to enjoy being the centre of controversy.

Four years ago she gave a bizarre on-air performance during which she slurred her words, stumbled over her cues, and at one point suggested that listeners should send their 'panties' to cheer up soldiers serving in Iraq. One old friend of Sarah's said: 'I think that people do not give her credit for her subversiveness.

She is absolutely and quite seriously against killjoys and political correctness, and is quite brave about going her own way. Perhaps so - but anything less BBC it is hard to imagine. In a world of dropped aitches, she was an anomaly - she glories in her posh upbringing and plummy eccentricity. Raised in West Sussex, her father was a stockbroker and her mother a nurse.

She has worked in her time as a matron at Copthorne Prep School, and as a drama teacher. Her radio career began with the British Forces Broadcasting Services in Singapore in the early s, before joining Radio 2 in to present Family Favourites.

The Radio 2 early morning slot came her way in and although she loved the rapport with the listeners, she has been complaining for years about the effect on her life. In the week, she often goes to bed at 8pm to be fresh in the morning. Small wonder, then, that the first thing on her agenda now is a long rest.

Then, she says, she is looking forward to 'new opportunities hopefully inside and outside broadcasting'. There is talk about a slot on Classic FM. Her many fans - who have been paying tribute on the BBC's message boards - all hope very much that once she has recharged her batteries, Bunty Bagshawe will rise again.

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If you don't follow the rules , your comment may be deleted. User Legend: Moderator Trusted User. Ryan Graff. Support Local Journalism Donate. She has also stumbled over her words and slurred her way through several shows in the past, prompting concerns about her health.

Her Radio 2 show is know as the "Dawn Patrol" and audiences peaked at 4. It reverted to a 5am start in January this year. To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email editor mediatheguardian. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on This article is more than 11 years old. Kennedy, who has been at the station for 17 years, is leaving, BBC spokeswoman confirms.

But you can't just ring the BBC and say I can't come in. I have a lazy tongue, if I'm not giving it my all. Kennedy said her producer, Mark Hagen, had not indicated there was a problem with the show.

Kennedy's tenure at the station will be remembered for a string of on-air gaffes, including her suggestion in that black people made good athletes because they were used to running away from lions.

In , she caused complaints when she described a clergyman as an "old prune" to his face and called her fellow DJ Ken Bruce an "old fool". She also accused a newsreader of soiling her underwear.