‘Steve on the microphone was a force to be reckoned with’
I’m devastated to hear about Steve Wright’s death. For a long time, I was a member of the team responsible for comedy jingles featured on his show during his time at both Radio 1 and Radio 2. I was very proud to be Mr Food, performing And That’s Before Me Tea on his show as well as several others. Steve Wright on the microphone was a force to be reckoned with. Unstoppable. As well as interviewing all the stars on air, the Steve Wright I met off-air was a genuine, sincere and down-to-earth man who cared a great deal about people. One of the other jingles I sang on his show had the line: “Steve Wright in the Afternoon, always there but over too soon, makes you feel over the moon, Stevie in the afternoooon.” Over too soon … feels so sad to reflect on that now. David Sanderson, 57, Devon
