BBC legend Mishal Husain resigns after 26 years in emotional statement

dailyrecord.co.uk:

BBC legend Mishal Husain has quit the corporation after 26 years, dropping the bombshell in an emotional statement. The 51-year-old has presented the Radio 4 Today programme for the past 11 years and also hosts The Today Debate, as well as chairing the recent BBC UK general election debates.

She was previously a leading face on BBC World News, having first joined the BBC in 1998. Mishal, who earned up to £345,000 last year, will remain on air into the new year, the Mirror reports.

After that the journalist will move to rival media company Bloomberg, where she will front a new interview series as the editor-at-large of Bloomberg Weekend Edition.

After the news broke, the BBC star reflected: "My time at the BBC has involved many memorable moments, going to places I would never otherwise have seen, witnessing history and being part of live, national conversation on Radio 4."She continued: "I will always be grateful for the opportunities the BBC gave me, and wish the organisation and everyone who is part of it the very best."The announcement has sent shockwaves through the BBC, provoking tributes from many other leading figures at the corporation.