[Gusto Brunt]

Originally Posted by arista

Yes 20 stone+

Anyone is heading for serious health problems being that weight, and he also looks disheveled for a man with his money.

Funny how his voice was always youthful and he sounded great, up until two days before his death. He still sounded like that guy in his early 30s.

It's still very sad all the same. Like I said, his last Pick of the Pops show was good, but it lacked the humour and zest his live daily shows had. Judging from what Liz said, this downgrading in the Radio 2 schedules must have had an effect on him.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Gusto Brunt

Anyone is heading for serious health problems being that weight, and he also looks disheveled for a man with his money.

Funny how his voice was always youthful and he sounded great, up until two days before his death. He still sounded like that guy in his early 30s.

It's still very sad all the same. Like I said, his last Pick of the Pops show was good, but it lacked the humour and zest his live daily shows had. Judging from what Liz said, this downgrading in the Radio 2 schedules must have had an effect on him.

I understand that
as he did not care at the age of 69.


Yes the BBC Manager of Radio
Sacked him
then he got a Sunday special

Liz is bitter as they sacked her as well
years ago.

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Youtube video

Aw, I heard that in his show this morning. He was so emotional.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Gusto Brunt

Anyone is heading for serious health problems being that weight, and he also looks disheveled for a man with his money.

Funny how his voice was always youthful and he sounded great, up until two days before his death. He still sounded like that guy in his early 30s.

It's still very sad all the same. Like I said, his last Pick of the Pops show was good, but it lacked the humour and zest his live daily shows had. Judging from what Liz said, this downgrading in the Radio 2 schedules must have had an effect on him.

I mean I get it, but at 69 he has no entitlement to get work over someone younger,, sometimes you just have to accept you have had your day, these radio folk seem to go on into their 80s and it is not right ...in my view anyway

[arista]

[arista]

[The Sun says that radio legend Steve Wright
"died of a broken heart" after being
"dumped" by the BBC, according to
"pals".
The presenter was last on air on the
BBC on Sunday, hosting a pre-recorded
special Valentine's Day
edition of his Love Songs programme.]

[LeatherTrumpet]

[QUOTE=arista;11415303][The Sun says that radio legend Steve Wright
"died of a broken heart" after being
"dumped" by the BBC, according to
"pals".


Thankfully we have trained Doctors and not "pals" to look after our health

[Cherie]

where were these 'pals' when he was 'dumped' he was retirement age and he still had a show

[arista]

Originally Posted by Cherie

where were these 'pals' when he was 'dumped' he was retirement age and he still had a show

Many are working
at his age

[Gusto Brunt]

Originally Posted by arista

Many are working
at his age

CORRECT.

David Hamilton, aged 85, the oldest DJ on UK radio with a live daily show on Boom.



And Tony Blackburn, still working hard and doing live theatre shows at 81.



By the way, I found out yesterday Steve's 'live' Pick of the Pops show was voice tracked. That means only the speaking intro parts were recorded and the music stitched into it. It means he could do a 2 hour show in about 30 minutes.

[arista]

[Steve Wright's heartbroken brother
blames BBC DJ's 'unexpected' death
on his poor diet and claims the star hid
his health problems from his family

Laurence Wright, 65, [Centre Photo]
said brother's tendency
for eating out was a main factor]


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ms-family.html

[Gusto Brunt]

Originally Posted by arista

[Steve Wright's heartbroken brother
blames BBC DJ's 'unexpected' death
on his poor diet and claims the star hid
his health problems from his family

Laurence Wright, 65, [Centre Photo]
said brother's tendency
for eating out was a main factor]


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ms-family.html

Yeah it's looking like a heart attack. Very sad.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Youtube video

[MTVN]

He doesn't look too well in recent pictures tbf but you could never tell that by his voice

You can never completely predict these things of course but just shows how precious your health is

[LeatherTrumpet]

Gary does a nice tribute show of 1980 when Steve joined Radio 2 - some clips of him on his first broadcast

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_two

[Gusto Brunt]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Gary does a nice tribute show of 1980 when Steve joined Radio 2 - some clips of him on his first broadcast

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_two

Those clips, sounded like a few were from his pre-recorded Pick of the Pops show that should have gone out today, but hosted by Gary.

In particular when Styx' Babe was played.

[Gusto Brunt]

Saw this on Twitter this morning.

Apparently Steve was asked, would he consider going back to afternoons on Radio 2.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1758977108288667960

[arista]

[Steve Wright 'became extremely withdrawn
and stopped going out after his ex-wife died
during Covid' - as son reveals he flew from
LA to care for the BBC star before his death
Cyndi Robinson died aged 65 in July 2020 and
neighbours say DJ 'shut down']


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...tar-death.html

[Gusto Brunt]

Originally Posted by arista

[Steve Wright 'became extremely withdrawn
and stopped going out after his ex-wife died
during Covid' - as son reveals he flew from
LA to care for the BBC star before his death
Cyndi Robinson died aged 65 in July 2020 and
neighbours say DJ 'shut down']


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...tar-death.html

I think what is telling but his excellent ever youthful voice did not reveal was that most of his shows after the afternoon sacking were voice tracked.

That's Steve just saying 'this is' and 'that was'. Apparently he recorded a few Pick of the Pops shows in one day.

Sad because Steve LOVED live radio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOSi9Qfsu1Y

[Ammi]

Sunday Love Songs returns for first time without legendary DJ…


Sunday Love Songs the flagship radio show pioneered by Steve Wright has returned to the airwaves for the first time since the legendary DJ’s death at the age of 69.

Presenting a special episode of the show on Sunday morning, Liza Tarbuck said the show was going on but “without the chief”.

Wright’s final show was last Sunday, when he hosted a pre-recorded special Valentine’s Day edition of his Love Songs programme.

Tarbuck was heard to get emotional as she said: “Good morning to you we are live in Wogan House.

“This is Steve Wright’s Sunday Love Songs without the chief… without our genius friend.”

She then launched into Luther Vandross’ classic Never Too Much.

The veteran presenter, known for fronting Top of the Pops and Pick of the Pops, hosted shows on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 for more than four decades. His cause of death has not yet been disclosed.

Starting his radio career in the 1970s, Wright gained nationwide recognition for his Steve Wright in the Afternoon show, which ran for more than 35 years.