It was either 'stop or drop': Alan Jones outlines his decision to retire from radio

Broadcaster Alan Jones says he was warned by doctors to either "stop or drop," with the radio legend telling Sky News it was time to slow down after three decades of hard graft on the radio.

Mr Jones announced on Tuesday he will be retiring from radio on May 29 after 35 years in the industry citing medical advice as his reason, revealing experts cautioned him about the excessive workload in juggling radio, TV and print media.

Mr Jones told Sky News colleague Peta Credlin of the extraordinary work that goes into producing three-and-a-half hours of radio everyday, alongside his famous in depth correspondence with politicians and his listeners.

"The body of work, the radio work, is extraordinary".

He said the strain of having to wake up at 2:30 in the morning for 35 years prompted him to agree with his doctors that "something's got to go, and the biggest component was the radio".

Although still on the airwaves with Sky News, Mr Jones will be leaving his most successful medium after three decades and said Australia's biggest policy challenges are water, immigration, and education.

"We've got an education system now which lacks content and discipline".

Mr Jones said if as a country "we could water the area west of the great dividing range", we'd be able to "feed Asia".

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