He brought a businesslike geniality to chairing A Question of Sport (1979-97); the programme's only other two presenters have been David Vine from its start in 1970, and Sue Barker till the present.
The two presenters were reprimanded and suspended.
This was the first of two presenters invited that day to pitch investments to the group.
BBC World News will also lose two presenters and one business presenter.
So why not just re-edit what they have got and let the other two presenters continue?
News of her death led to a huge backlash against the two presenters, Greig and Christian, who broadcast the prank on their Hot30 Countdown show on 2day FM.
The future of the show's other two presenters - Hammond and May - is unclear, with both men's Top Gear contracts having run out.
The two presenters are said to have turned down filming more episodes of Top Gear featuring mainly recorded segments with some of Hammond and May in the studio.
At one point the Queen approached the enclosed studio where broadcasters deliver the news but the two presenters inside did not realise she had reached their floor.
It has yet to be confirmed which two presenters will be joining Evans in the driving seat when Top Gear returns to BBC2 later in the year.
The future of the show's other two presenters, Hammond and May, is also in doubt, with both men's Top Gear contracts having run out.
