Overview
- Peter Urban announced live on air that Wednesday, Oct. 7, was his final show on NDR 2 after 52 years and five months and told listeners that he is in good health.
- The broadcaster confirmed the departure was Urban’s decision and publicly thanked him while neither side offered a specific reason for his exit.
- NDR plans to run 'Soundcheck Neue Musik' in Urban’s former evening slot starting Oct. 14 as an interim solution.
- Urban joined NDR 2 in May 1974, led 'Soundcheck Neue Musik' from 2003 and saw the program renamed the 'Peter Urban Show' in 2016; he was also Germany’s Eurovision commentator from 1997 to 2023.
- Urban thanked many colleagues on air and left future projects unspecified, a departure that removes a long-standing mentor and raises questions about the station’s long-term music programming and who will replace him.