Inside Steve Wright's bitter exit from the BBC: How broadcasting legend left Radio 2 after feeling 'unwanted' as heartbreaking video resurfaces following his death - while corporation faces fierce bac
BBC Radio 2 DJ Steve Wright had left his afternoon slot at the station while feeling 'unwanted' - as a heartbreaking video resurfaces following his death. Steve Wright's death sparked an outpouring of grief after it was announced on Tuesday Radio 2 boss Helen Thomas made the comments during an online meeting with BBC staff who produce news programmes for the station A string of older presenters have left or been sidelined at the station in recent years, with younger hosts being drafted in to replace them. Pictured: Ken Bruce, 72, quit the station last year to join Greatest Hits Radio, replaced by Vernon Kay, 49 Critics have accused station chiefs of chasing younger listeners and alienating swathes of its loyal audience. Pictured: Steve Wright, 69, had his afternoon show axed in 2022, taken over by former Radio 1 presenter Scott Mills, 50 Ms Thomas, who was announced as head of the station in 2020, said it could be 'challenging' for presenters to see social media posts which suggested Radio 2 was 'much better in the old days' had been 'liked'.
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