Danny Baker - Cancer

[Stat Brother]

Sad sad news:-

Danny Baker has announced (on his Twitter feed) that he has a form of cancer and will be undergoing Chemo, asap.

 

[Easy 10]

Oh man, thats awful. Hope they've caught it soon enough, he is an absolutely treasure of the airwaves. I regularly download his Saturday morning podcasts, his show is hugely entertaining.
Terrible news.

 

[Mr Banana]

Sad sad news:-

Danny Baker has announced (on his Twitter feed) that he has a form of cancer and will be undergoing Chemo, asap.

At the risk of hinting at irrelevantly sentimental platitudes, I always think of the Fulham march when I think of him.

 

[Hercules Rockerfeller]

He'd been off quite a bit and so it sounded serious, but that's terrible news. A great broadcaster, so I hope he pulls through.

 

[Superphil]

Jeez, that might explain his recent attendance record on his BBC London show, sad sad news, let's hope he has caught it in time and he can recover. A legendary broadcaster, and one of the funniest presenters.

 

[Bozza]

Hello cats and kittens,



Apologies for the cloak and d. over recent weeks. However as it appears this is going to continue for the forseeable I really ought to offer up some sort of breadcrumbs trail as to what's going on. (As you know I am queasy about introducing vulgar real life onto the vaudeville stage so let's keep this crisp.)



After a pretty mouldy diagnosis about a month back I finally begin chemotherapy on Monday with further radiotherapy from January. Yes radiotherapy; can you beat it? This being so, the old treehouse baggy pants will be donned but sparingly. Once the quacks have soundly thrashed this thing I shall return like a rare gas and as if out of a trap. In the meantime I am watching Tommy Steele box sets (and has there ever been a more lying title to a film than TS's "It's All Happening"?) and urge you all to keep yakking up a storm and laugh extra loud at the incumbents.



Thank you for all the best wishes and concern from those who suspected as much about my "condition" and by all means keep ringing up Baylen and Amy to demand more and more Atomic Rooster and Spooky Tooth records.



So. Manly handshake. Walk right on. In the words of King George, "What what and there it is..."



DB

 

[bristolseagull]

606 has never been the same

 

[Hotchilidog]

Really hope he gets it beaten. A genuinely good guy whom I had the great pleasure of meeting many moons ago.

 

[Spider]

Hello cats and kittens,



Apologies for the cloak and d. over recent weeks. However as it appears this is going to continue for the forseeable I really ought to offer up some sort of breadcrumbs trail as to what's going on. (As you know I am queasy about introducing vulgar real life onto the vaudeville stage so let's keep this crisp.)



After a pretty mouldy diagnosis about a month back I finally begin chemotherapy on Monday with further radiotherapy from January. Yes radiotherapy; can you beat it? This being so, the old treehouse baggy pants will be donned but sparingly. Once the quacks have soundly thrashed this thing I shall return like a rare gas and as if out of a trap. In the meantime I am watching Tommy Steele box sets (and has there ever been a more lying title to a film than TS's "It's All Happening"?) and urge you all to keep yakking up a storm and laugh extra loud at the incumbents.



Thank you for all the best wishes and concern from those who suspected as much about my "condition" and by all means keep ringing up Baylen and Amy to demand more and more Atomic Rooster and Spooky Tooth records.



So. Manly handshake. Walk right on. In the words of King George, "What what and there it is..."



DB

He is such a legend! Only been listening to him since he returned to 606 and now with his own Saturday morning show, but the difference in quality between his brand of phone in format, and his general wit and presenting skills, and that of pretty much anyone else on the radio is enormous. Let's hope he is okay.

I was under the impression he was currently writing an autobiography/memoirs (which, with all the people he's met and the stories he has, would be amazing!). I wonder if this will ever appear now.

 

[Pork Knuckle Pete]

Sad news.

 

[Hercules Rockerfeller]

He revelled in us sending Hereford down as much as we did, after they knocked Millwall out of the cup a few years before. Always remember that. Every game we either won or drew he'd keep saying "revenge is a dish best served cold Hereford" and so it was!

 

[Scotty Mac]

best broadcaster ever. hope he makes it through

 

[Billy in Bristol]

Hello cats and kittens,



Apologies for the cloak and d. over recent weeks. However as it appears this is going to continue for the forseeable I really ought to offer up some sort of breadcrumbs trail as to what's going on. (As you know I am queasy about introducing vulgar real life onto the vaudeville stage so let's keep this crisp.)



After a pretty mouldy diagnosis about a month back I finally begin chemotherapy on Monday with further radiotherapy from January. Yes radiotherapy; can you beat it? This being so, the old treehouse baggy pants will be donned but sparingly. Once the quacks have soundly thrashed this thing I shall return like a rare gas and as if out of a trap. In the meantime I am watching Tommy Steele box sets (and has there ever been a more lying title to a film than TS's "It's All Happening"?) and urge you all to keep yakking up a storm and laugh extra loud at the incumbents.



Thank you for all the best wishes and concern from those who suspected as much about my "condition" and by all means keep ringing up Baylen and Amy to demand more and more Atomic Rooster and Spooky Tooth records.



So. Manly handshake. Walk right on. In the words of King George, "What what and there it is..."



DB

A mark of the great man...get well soon Candyman!

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

The original and best 606 presenter - back in the days when they invited calls on other sports.

Get well soon Danny.

 

[Twinkle Toes]

What the...?

What a truely aweful bit of news to kick the week off. Best wishes to the broacasting Ledge that is DB. Let's hope he gives the Little C a hearty kicking & we get to hear many more years of his boss badinage.

 

[somerset]

A great broadcaster, so I hope he pulls through.

A real front line football fan,.... man of the people despite his obvious celebrity status and history of lording it around the country with Gazza and Chris Evans in the past.

 

[trueblue]

If beating cancer worked on goodwill, he'd be back in business in no time at all. But maybe that should be "if only"....

The man's a legend. Hope he's soon fighting fit again.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Did I hear somewhere he may not be able to (or allowed to) talk for three months.

I really like Dannys stuff and hope he comes back strong from this.

 

[Dover]

I for one have always enjoyed his banter, and he had made Saturday mornings a joy recently.

Hope he gets well soon.

 

[SW17]

This coupled with Lily Allen having her second miscarriage has the makings of a pretty sad news day