The 67-year-old first started on the station in 2008 and has hosted the Sunday 5-7pm slot since 2009.
But yesterday he said he was leaving – six months after a shake-up left him alternating with comic Rob Beckett for 13-week stretches.
The star will host his final programme this Sunday.
Twitter users accused the BBC of ageism, with O’Grady’s exit coming soon after Steve Wright, 67, Tony Blackburn, 79, and Craig Charles, 58, all lost their slots.
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