Steve Wright to replace Gambo on Radio 2 Pick of the POps

[Crimson Dynamo]

Pick of the Pops gets a regular audience of 2,000,000 listeners. Gambo has done it for 7.5 years

The show started in 1955

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Alan Freeman (April 1997–April 2000)
Dale Winton (April 2000–October 2010)
Tony Blackburn (November 2010–February 2016)
Mark Goodier (February–July 2016) (temp)
Paul Gambaccini (July 2016–October 2023)

https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/08/steve-wright-to-replace-paul-gambaccini-on-pick-of-the-pops-at-bbc-radio-2/

Been listening each week for 20 odd years.

they play 2 years charts from this week from long ago, this week was 1970
and 1987. 1988 is normally my cut off and if its any later i give it a miss as
90s music is piss poor in the main (unless dance)

[Kate!]

I love Steve Wright, he's hilarious.

[Oliver_W]

I really like that show.

I don't know if that's Gambo's real voice as I've not seen or heard him elsewhere, but his voice on the show is perfect for the format, he sounds very "olde timey" which suits talking about songs from the 60s-90s.

[Livia]

Peoples still listen to BBC Radio? I used to listen to Radio 2 in the car but I don't want to hear Rob Becket, Vernon Kay or any of the other minor celebrities they parachuted into more popular presenters' shows because they wanted to make it younger and more relevant. I really like Steve Wright but I wish he'd told them to shove it.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Peoples still listen to BBC Radio? I used to listen to Radio 2 in the car but I don't want to hear Rob Becket, Vernon Kay or any of the other minor celebrities they parachuted into more popular presenters' shows because they wanted to make it younger and more relevant. I really like Steve Wright but I wish he'd told them to shove it.

I only do listen again for POTP, SOunds of the 80s and SOunds of the 70s and Trevor Nelson

[Oliver_W]

Peoples still listen to BBC Radio? I used to listen to Radio 2 in the car but I don't want to hear Rob Becket, Vernon Kay or any of the other minor celebrities they parachuted into more popular presenters' shows because they wanted to make it younger and more relevant. I really like Steve Wright but I wish he'd told them to shove it.

50 year old Vernon Kay playing songs from the 90s and 2000s. Very young and relevant

[arista]

Peoples still listen to BBC Radio? I used to listen to Radio 2 in the car but I don't want to hear Rob Becket, Vernon Kay or any of the other minor celebrities they parachuted into more popular presenters' shows because they wanted to make it younger and more relevant. I really like Steve Wright but I wish he'd told them to shove it.

I do Radio5

But mostly LBC
and Free Online and DAB Times Radio
(Times employ loads of ex BBC)