Essendon champion Tim Watson to quit radio job Essendon champion Tim Watson to quit hosting morning program on SEN. Picture: Getty Source: News Limited FORMER Essendon captain Tim Watson is quitting as co- host of radio station SEN 1116's breakfast program, Morning Glory. He joined other former footballers Garry Lyon and Bill Brownless as original members of the program when SEN was launched on January 19, 2004, as Melbourne's first 24-hour sports radio station. Watson, who also works for Channel 7, was the last of the program's three original hosts. Current co-host Andy Maher who will continue on the show. A replacement for Watson, who will sign off with SEN on Friday, November 29, has not been announced but former champion Australian basketball Andrew Gaze, who has been a regular on the show, could be in the running. Watson said yesterday that combined with the early morning starts, he decided it was time to move on and he would spend more time with the Seven network. "It's a great job but I thought I was probably holding Andy back and it's time he took on Ross (Stevenson) and John (Burns on 3AW),'" Watson quipped. Breakfast radio just wears you down at after a while and it's just that I'm at the point where I'm ready to move on. I'll just stay with Channel 7 and there are no big plans outside of that. It gives me more time to spend with Seven. While Watson said Gaze had good chemistry with Maher, he didn't know he would replace him. SEN general manager Barrie Quick said Watson had been with the station since day one. "Ten years is a long time, especially for a breakfast host," Quick said. And in that time he has of course just made a wonderful contribution to SEN and the growth of SEN over the time and after 10 years you do get to the stage where it's probably time to take a rest. There was speculation in 2010 that Watson was on the verge of quitting but he returned and signed a new two year contract after taking an extended break. Quick said Watson had since signed a new contract. "But there was some flexibility in that contract but we fully under Tim's position and situation and we are mindful and respectful of the great job he has done here," he said. Quick said that combined with his television work, this year had been "pretty heavy" for Watson because of the Essendon supplements saga.