"A National Treasure!" Former BBC Radio Presenter Pays Tribute To Steve Wright
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- Former BBC Local Radio Presenter Alex Dyke pays tribute to broadcaster Steve Wright, who presented programmes for BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 for more than 40 years, and has died at the age of 69.
A statement shared to BBC News by Wright’s family said: “It is with deep sorrow and profound regret that we announce the passing of our beloved Steve Wright.”
BBC director-general Tim Davie said everyone at the BBC were “heartbroken” at the “terribly sad news”.
Alex says: "His radio show was everything to him and it was his life"
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Words like Legend and Genius are bandied around far too much these days, but certainly applied to Steve.
R I P Steve.
Soon as Steve went from Radio 2 that was it for me I haven't listened to Radio 2 since, so sad Steve has passed away truly a legend as I grew up listening to him from the the late 70's
@ritch195 Yeah I know but afternoon radio was dire afterwards, I tried giving Scott Mills a chance but after a couple of weeks I couldn't bare to listen to it anymore, as for weekend radio I very rarely listen to it.
R.I.P. Steve...
I used to listen to Steve Wright In The Afternoon on Radio 1 many years ago, and he was brilliant with all his different characters. Who remembers the day when Mr Angry got shot. It actually made the national press!!. The days of broadcasters like Steve Wright are long gone.
I forget about that
Steve referred to his boss as a "friend" even as she was sacking him. Steve was a class act. She, on the other hand, should be ashamed of herself.
I loved lissened to him when he was on raido 1 he was great
Very well SAID!!!
I kept some audio tapes of SWITA in 2001/2 and on one of his programmes he said "stick with us, we will last 19 years" Well he made a couple more but I wondered why he said that.I loved his programme and pleased I kept some recordings.
Bbc2 was the death of him ironic just to say he was a legend genius made everyone feel good 👍
Paul O'Grady too.
God bless you steve you made so many people laugh and played the best music
I listened to Steve Wright on line from Ireland his show was nice and Light with funny banter , he played a great mix of music , he'd also have some great guests on his show ,his co hosts were also great they all had a great chuckle on it about all sorts of things , once he was axed I stopped listening , RIP Steve you will be missed .
Sadly radio 2 boss Helen Thomas simply hasn't got a clue radio 2 has always been for the mature audience. They youngsters have 3 Radio 1 stations so for Helen Thomas to say Radio 2 was trying to attract a younger audience is utter nonsense.
I hold the BBC responsible for his death, he lost the will to live after they kicked him out for being old.
Really liked Steve. Being Irish, the man was old school with wealth of experience and transcended age, just everything. Why has England got it so wrong, getting rid of your best. I really don't get it.
True legend, I stopped listening to radio 2 once the dropped Steve. Disgraceful.
Scott Mills up against Steve Wright was a classic example of Diversity over Meritocracy.
Shame on the BBC, hope it folds.
Alex Dyke is a fabulous DJ & broadcaster...His weekend evening shows on BBC Radio Solent were worthy of being broadcast nationally, they were so good...Sadly the pinhead & weasel management of Chris Burns & Jason Horton at BBC Local Radio finished him & many other quality broadcasters recently.
He was 70 years of age
And ?
@@msjcars2317 Now up in heaven
No, he was 69, so? Government are thinking of putting the Retirement age up to 71
@@beebee8018 same as what Labour will do
@@beebee8018 He was 70 years old because he's technically 70. Alright. End of story
Lets be realistic here, he had a magnificent and very very long radio career, working well beyond anybody else's retirement age and was paid very well for it; things, as good as they are, can't go on forever.
Maybe if they had given him a years notice he could have prepared mentally for it .
Well SW "replacement"....isn't doing as good is he?....Lets be realistic...Why replace something that was never broken?....WOKE BS!!
How did he pass? I've not seen the cause of death?
His cause of death is none of our business.
Let Steve's family greave in peace.
It was said in the opening. He died suddenly.
Also Helen Thomas is a total hypocrit
Younger audience don't listen to BBC radio or TV.. They are simply not interested in any of it.
BBC -- Bluff and Bluster Corporation -- Subhash Chandra Bose .
BBC are out of touch Steve was the best the hierarchy caused an own goal &keep doing so the listeners leave in their droves
Jeezo bit OTT all this. The guy got a 40 year career, paid handsomely then a great part time gig in his late 60s. If that's a bad employer, god help us all!
Also, did the sainted Steve not replace someone himself when he first started? Whole things is garbage
Steve who? That’s show business folks! Next batter up!