Steve Wright tribute: DJ was a friend you only had to switch on your radio to summon
10 months, 1 week ago

Steve Wright tribute: DJ was a friend you only had to switch on your radio to summon

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tony Blackburn pays tribute to Steve Wright after presenter's death aged 69 At the time, there was a rumbling ageism controversy around Wright’s departure from the station and Radio 2 boss Helen Thomas’s decision to replace him so that they could “do something different in the afternoons”. “He is obsessed by the medium, which is why he’s stayed at the top for so long.” open image in gallery BBC radio DJs Simon Bates, Gary Davies and Steve Wright That dedication and single-mindedness helped Wright win a stack of awards throughout the Nineties, including Best DJ of the Year and TRIC Personality of the Year. In April 1996, he moved to Radio 2 to present two shows for the network: Steve Wright’s Saturday Show in the morning and Steve Wright’s Sunday Love Songs. Back in 2022, at the end of his final Steve Wright in the Afternoon, the DJ signed off by playing Queen’s “Radio Gaga” – fun, slightly anarchic and openly and repeatedly proclaiming its love for radio, it was a perfect choice for Wright’s final song.

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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
10 months, 1 week ago

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

Daily Mail  

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 …

Steve Wright was found dead at his £2million home on Monday morning after paramedics were called to 'an incident' - as police say 'unexpected' death is not being treated as suspicious
10 months, 1 week ago

Steve Wright was found dead at his £2million home on Monday morning after paramedics were called to 'an incident' - as police say 'unexpected' death is not being treated as suspicious

Daily Mail  

Want to share your tribute to Steve? Email [email protected] Radio personality Steve Wright presented programmes for BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 for more than four decades before his death aged 69. This is one of the last pictures of Steve Wright before his 'very sudden' death as he takes an 'ironic selfie' with a friend in New York Steve …

Steve Wright was set for Radio 2 comeback as part of new BBC 'pop nostalgia' spin-off station - but star who was 'struggling with his health' passed away before it could air
10 months, 1 week ago

Steve Wright was set for Radio 2 comeback as part of new BBC 'pop nostalgia' spin-off station - but star who was 'struggling with his health' passed away before it could air

Daily Mail  

Steve Wright was due to make a comeback to BBC Radio 2 as part of a line-up for a 'pop nostalgia' spin-off station before his death. They are pictured on their wedding day Steve joined BBC Radio 1 in 1980 to host a Saturday evening show before moving on to host Steve Wright In The Afternoon a year later until …

'Steve was the soundtrack of my life': BBC Radio 2 is 'inundated' with messages paying tribute to legendary DJ Steve Wright after his death aged 69 - as devastated listeners say: 'He was our Sunday mo
10 months, 1 week ago

'Steve was the soundtrack of my life': BBC Radio 2 is 'inundated' with messages paying tribute to legendary DJ Steve Wright after his death aged 69 - as devastated listeners say: 'He was our Sunday mo

Daily Mail  

BBC Radio 2 has been 'inundated' with messages paying tribute to legendary DJ Steve Wright in the first morning show since his death aged 69. He is pictured in 1980 Steve Wright, who has died at the age of 69, pictured in his recording studio in 1994 Wright was yesterday hailed by former colleagues and interviewees Nicki Chapman is sitting …

Steve Wright, zany BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 DJ who won huge audiences with his ‘zoo’ format – obituary
10 months, 1 week ago

Steve Wright, zany BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 DJ who won huge audiences with his ‘zoo’ format – obituary

The Telegraph  

In 1999 he took over from Ed “Stewpot” Stewart on the weekday-afternoon slot which was relaunched under the title The Big Show. Like Kenny Everett, Wright had an abiding obsession with radio, and he assiduously tuned in to other shows in search of ideas. In the pre-internet age he would think nothing of taking a flight to New York to …

Steve Wright: Gutted fans call decision to replace Radio 2 presenter after 24-year run ‘terrible’
2 years, 5 months ago

Steve Wright: Gutted fans call decision to replace Radio 2 presenter after 24-year run ‘terrible’

The Independent  

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