[News] Steve Wright RIP

[jessiejames]

Sad news RIP

 

[227 BHA]

Very sad. I’ve done a few jobs for his parents in Worthing over the years - his mum passed a while back but his dad’s still going I believe.
Last time I was there his mum proudly showed me a montage of photos of his career. Lovely people

 

[Napier]

Huge shock. RIP.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Sad news, RIP.
Definitely shocked by this news.

 

[vegster]

Shocked and saddened by his sudden demise, I used to love the Ask Elvis section on his show, RIP Steve.

 

[East Staffs Gull]

Sad news RIP.

But the lead story on the BBC 6.00 pm news. Really?

 

[oldboyroy]

RIP Steve
My 1st recollection of enjoying his radio 1 show and his Mr angry phone calls!

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

Sad news RIP.

But the lead story on the BBC 6.00 pm news. Really?

Well he was a fixture of the BBC for decades...

 

[amexer]

That is a shock Was on radio just 2 days ago

 

[Gazwag]

I saw him at the radio one roadshow on the wish tower slopes in Eastbourne in the late 80's. I was picked to do bits and pieces, came 3rd.

 

[dangull]

A bit like when there was only 4 or 5 TV stations. Everybody listened to Radio 1 and Steve Wright in the afternoon at the time.

 

[Mullet of Ken Tiler]

Blimey - had to look up which one (UK DJ or US comedian) and it was the former. Sad news...

Alas not the Suffolk Strangler either

 

[The Clamp]

Not my style of DJ but he was very well loved and totally committed to his work.

RIP

 

[The Orange Seagull]

Sad news, used to love listening to his show with all the daft characters back in the 80’s and 90’s.

 

[seagurl]

Sara Cox playing his favourite music on Radio 2 at the moment. It is very poignant istening. She sounds understandbly very emotional and says it has been a shock for everyone at radio 2.
RIP Steve

 

[Man of Harveys]

A real loss, a genuinely great broadcasting talent and by all accounts a very nice guy. He’ll be much missed.

 

[Crispy Ambulance]

Very sad news.

He was responsible for giving Ian Broudie (Lightening Seeds) his big break by playing Pure, the first DJ to do so. SW stopped playing it halfway through, which left IB mortified, and enquired who Lightening Seeds were as he’d never heard of them. He then announced that he loved the song and proceeded to play it again all the way through. And then played it all the way through again. This was unusual and caused a number of listeners to ring in asking about the song and the band and Lightening Seeds star was born.

RIP Steve

 

[Pavilionaire]

He WAS the embodiment of Radio 1 in the 1980s, when Britain was more cheesy, more wacky and a lot less cool.

What a great broadcaster, he brought a lot of joy to millions of people. This is a real shocker.

 

[ozzygull]

Wow! RIP. i loved Steve Wright on Radio 2

 

[Papak]

Alas not the Suffolk Strangler either

Nor the University supervisor for my Masters.