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The Latest Breaking News from Radio 2

Michael Ball to pay tribute to Steve Wright in first show as his replacement

West End star shared details of how he would honour the late host

The Independent UK

Richard Madeley’s description of his own crime novel his most ‘accidental Partridge’ moment yet

“He even sounds like him these days,” one listener joked

The Independent UK

How BBC’s breaking news alerts are giving voters – and political parties – an electoral buzz

With BBC news app alerts reaching as many as 7m Britons, parties are desperately trying to influence what gets pushed out

The Guardian - UK

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No inquest into death of Radio 2 DJ Steve Wright, says coroner

The DJ passed away suddenly in February

The Independent UK

Ken Bruce continues to eat into BBC’s audience at Greatest Hits Radio

Presenter has added 1.6m listeners to Greatest Hits Radio mid-morning slot in last 12 months

The Guardian - UK

Romesh Ranganathan says ‘we will miss Claudia’ as he opens first Radio 2 show

The comedian has taken over Claudia Winkleman’s Saturday morning slot.

Evening Standard

BBC confirms replacement for Steve Wright's Radio 2 show

Mark Goodier will hit the airwaves to present Pick of the Pops from July

Evening Standard

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Michael Ball to host Sunday Love Songs on BBC Radio 2

Presenter ‘more than a little nervous’ to continue legacy of late Steve Wright

The Guardian - UK

Steve Wright’s Radio 2 Love Songs replacement confirmed following DJ's death

The veteran presenter died in February aged 69

Evening Standard

The secret life of Paul O’Grady – by his friends: ‘His number’s still saved in my phone. I can’t delete it’

He rose to fame as foul-mouthed drag star, Lily Savage, then abandoned the wig and became a national treasure. Friends including Sandi Toksvig, Amanda Holden and Gaby Roslin remember a true, terrific one-off

The Guardian - UK

Graham Norton announces he is quitting Virgin Radio weekend shows

The Irish chat show host joined the station in 2021 following a decade on BBC Radio 2.

Evening Standard

Zoe Ball admits she 'can't stop thinking' about Steve Wright following the BBC star's death

The broadcaster’s passing last Monday aged 69 sparked an outpouring of tributes from shocked colleagues

Evening Standard

Steve Wright underwent heart surgery months ago and was 'more ill than he was letting on', says friend

Friend Mark Wells said the DJ underwent a bypass operation ‘about 14 or 15 months ago’

Evening Standard

Steve Wright's son Tom shares emotional tribute to former BBC Radio 2 DJ after his death

Tom Wright flew back from LA to see father in his final days

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

Steve Wright was on verge of BBC TV presenting comeback when he died, friend says

Star said to have died from broken heart after being dropped by Radio 2

Evening Standard

Steve Wright's brother says BBC DJ 'hid health issues' as he discusses cause of death

Laurence Wright has also weighed-in on suggestion the veteran broadcasted died of a ‘broken heart’ after being axed from his BBC Radio 2 show after 24 years in 2022

Evening Standard

Steve Wright: Friend of radio DJ says he 'died of a broken heart' after his show was axed by BBC

Celebrity publicist Gary Farrow criticised BBC bosses who deemed his 69-year-old friend ‘too old’

The Guardian - UK

Steve Wright obituary

One of the most popular disc jockeys on British radio in the 1980s who used a ‘zoo’ format to pull in audiences of eight million

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The Guardian - UK

‘It’s like losing a life-long companion’: readers on the magic of the late Steve Wright

From helping nurses de-stress to giving advice to would-be DJs, Guardian readers remember the Radio 2 star whose humour and humanity lit up Britain

Evening Standard

Steve Wright's final BBC Radio broadcast 'will not be aired' following death

The radio personality, who presented programmes for BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 for more than four decades, passed away on Monday

Evening Standard

Sara Cox leads tributes to Steve Wright with emotional message on BBC Radio 2

Cox told listeners during her slot on BBC Radio 2 that her fellow DJs were ‘absolutely shattered’.

The Guardian - UK

So much more than a DJ, Steve Wright introduced Britain to a new style of talk radio

Heavily influenced by the US, Wright perfected a show featuring records split by interviews and comedy

The Guardian - UK

Greatest Hits Radio DJ Ken Bruce steals more BBC listeners

Former Radio 2 presenter sees his audience grow to 3.8m, as old station continues to lose listeners

MusicRadar

“I wrote it in my garage, in my house in California”: Bruce Hornsby plays an emotive orchestral version of The Way It Is in BBC Radio 2’s Piano Room

Released in 1986 and sampled by Tupac Shakur, the song has become a timeless classic

The Independent UK

Romesh Ranganathan reassures any concerned Radio 2 listeners ahead of joining station

Comedian will replace ‘Traitors’ host Claudia Winkleman

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