Afternoons just won't be the same after BBC Radio 2 replaced veteran radio host Steve Wright after 24 years in the role. However, while Scott Mills is said to be lined up to take over the slot, listeners have been left confused by the voice presenting the afternoon programme - it's not Mills.
Steve Wright in the Afternoon aired for the final time on Friday, September 30. The emotional last show signalled a huge reshuffle across the station. However, Wright stressed in a message circulated on Twitter via BBC Radio 2 that he was not retiring.
The 68-year-old said: "I’d also like to clear something up. I’m NOT retiring!!!" Adding that he would be "taking a break from daytime radio and will continue at Radio 2". He said that he would be "going a tad digital with a podcast" and still be there on BBC Sounds and Steve Wright's Sunday Love Songs at the weekend. He also added he'd be presenting a special programme on Radio 2 on National Album Day (October 15) and will be returning to the network to present a number of festival specials over Christmas.
