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Steve Wright: BBC Radio 2 presenter dies aged 69
The DJ hosted programmes on the BBC for more than four decades, including his popular afternoon show.
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He had his son the same time that we had ours so they are the same age. When they were school age, he would take half-terms off. Mrs Mottie still jokes that he carried that on when they were into their thirties and said his bosses still haven’t twigged that his kids don't go to school any more!
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Used to look forward to his shows a long long time ago, like Mottie says he's been around a long time. Innovative back in the day but he'd lost some of his sparkle in recent years, sparkle or not, he was still better than the ***t they replaced him with.
He got suckered a few times live on air, during a phone in request one caller claimed to work for a company called 'beefy curtains'.
He got suckered a few times live on air, during a phone in request one caller claimed to work for a company called 'beefy curtains'.
I thought I heard him on radio 2 on Saturday afternoon, he was doing the top 40
I can remember listening to him on Radio 1 in 1979
It was Dave Lee Travis, Simon Bates, David Jenson followed by Steve Wright and the afternoon boys.
I always think Steve Wright started the trend for having a few people on the show interacting.
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He was like a comfortable pair of slippers. Can’t stand his replacement, don’t listen to R2 in the afternoon now. Just getting used to Vernon in the mid morning and Sarah at 4.00. Can’t stand Ball or Mills.
Yep. They had brought him back for that and kept him on for his Sunday morning show.
That's a shame. I always enjoyed his 'pub singer' charecter when i tuned in during the 80s - he reminded me of the guy who sang the 'R Whites Lemonade' ad.: like The Kenny Everett Show. But not so mad.
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I make no bones about it - I could not stand him and his presenting style; when he come on the radio then any radio in my area would be off!
But no one deserves to die at that age, so yes, I am sorry to hear the news. RIP.
But no one deserves to die at that age, so yes, I am sorry to hear the news. RIP.
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Me and Mrs Bod (I can feel a tune coming)
Where talking about him on Sunday while listening . I will say I was shocked as he sounded fine.
Mrs Mottie was telling me that Jo Whiley's sister is autistic or something and was a fan of his show so she asked him if he could give her a mention on it for her birthday. Instead, he made a separate show tape solely for her sister, mentioning her in between every song. He was a pretty decent bloke and we will miss him.
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Steve Wright in the afternoon.
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