Kevin Bartlett walks away from SEN radio
AFL legend Kevin Bartlett has resigned from SEN Radio after 15 years with the station, The Age has confirmed.
It's understood Bartlett, 72, quit last Monday and will see out his one month's notice on his afternoon drive show KB and the Doc with racing analyst John Rothfield, known as 'Dr Turf'.
Bartlett's relationship with management is believed to have taken a slide when Crocmedia's Craig Hutchison took over, shuffling Bartlett from mornings to the afternoon slot.
Complicating the situation is that his co-host Rothfield's family is a major shareholder of SEN with a 13.3 per cent stake, The Age reported last year.
When his move to the 3pm to 6pm slot was announced in December 2017, station general manager Cathy Thomas said Bartlett was "surprised to have been offered the role but embraced the challenge".
"Kevin is the heartbeat of our station, a football and industry icon, and has been front and centre of our growth for over a decade," Ms Thomas said at the time.
Carlton AFLW coach Daniel Harford, who worked with Bartlett on SEN, said on Monday that the former Richmond great was without a doubt "the greatest entertainer on radio".
"Comedic timing and sporting cache like no other. He 'gets it'. He is also the most generous on air partner any presenter could wish for. He wants YOU to be the star. I am forever indebted to him," Harford wrote on Twitter.
Bartlett played at Richmond between 1965 and 1983, winning five premierships and the club's best and fairest five times.
He was appointed Richmond coach in 1987 but was sacked after four seasons and he did not return to the club for the next 16 years.