Radio DJ Johnny Walker dies aged 79

[arista]

A man who worked to the end



[Radio presenter Johnnie Walker has
died at the age of 79,
two months after calling time
on his 58-year career because of ill health.
DJ Bob Harris, who took over
BBC Radio 2's Sounds of the 70s show
after Walker's retirement,
announced his former colleague's death
live on the station on Tuesday.]



8 mins ago

[bots]

it's a very long time since i listened to Johnny on the radio, but i always liked his show

[Crimson Dynamo]

omg so sad. I listened to Sound of the 70s for years and to his last show on the 27th October this year

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RIP Radio legend Johnnie

[Gusto Brunt]

Very sad and shocking. I know he only left Radio 2 a few weeks ago or something.

But I didn't expect him to die. RIP. :(

He was a radio legend like Tony Blackburn and David Hamilton who are both still working.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Johnnie Walker’s final radio broadcast was two months ago.

His final words: “Walk into the future with our heads held high, and happiness in our
hearts.”