Legendary radio DJ Johnnie Walker has died at the age of 79, just two months after announcing his retirement from broadcasting due to ill health. The news was confirmed by his BBC Radio colleague Bob Harris, who had taken over the Sounds Of The 70s show after Walker's retirement.
"We've heard from Tiggy Walker [Walker's wife] that Johnnie Walker has passed away," said Harris. "I've known Johnnie since the 1960s, when I first started listening to him on pirate radio, and we know what an incredible, warm, wonderful broadcaster he was.
