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Ian Robinson · Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:20 pm Post subject: Steve Wright

Very sad news that Steve Wright has died aged 69

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68287707

Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19384 Location: Cheshire

This is a real shock.

RIP Steve

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becky sharp · Joined: 01 Dec 2008 Posts: 6853

It really is,Helen

Sara Cox paid a heartfelt tribute to him on Radio 2.

He was one of those larger than life people so all the more difficult to comprehend and take in.

R.I.P Steve. 🌹

Ian Robinson · Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2024 9:04 pm Post subject:

Sara Cox and Jo Whiley have been brilliant tonight. Hearing Bobbie break down while reading the travel was heart-breaking.

oldraver · Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Posts: 1189 Location: London

What a shock and what a loss. There was nobody to touch him, even if he did like to talk over the intro of a record.

Those magnificent Radio 1 shows he did, made work a more bearable place to be, in the 80's. His Radio 2 shows were different, but still better than anything else.

I believe that his heart was broken when they took his afternoon slot away from him. But he loved working for the Beeb and he swallowed his pride.

Thanks for the memories, Steve.
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