Andrew McLaren has resigned from Magic 1278 breakfast. The veteran announcer decided to finish up on Monday June 30. Co-host Ann Gilding will continue and will be joined on air in the short term by Kevin John.

The rumour mill had gone into overdrive today with suggestions that McLaren would replace John Burgess at 3MP, pure speculation - but as one longtime radio man put it 'Why would anybody jump from the pot to the frying pan!'