DJ Steve Wright, who presented programmes for BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 for more than four decades, has died at the age of 69.Wright joined the BBC in the 1970s and went on to host the afternoon shows on Radio 1 and Radio 2.Wright was last on air on Sunday, hosting a pre-recorded special Valentine's Day edition of his Love Songs programme. He passed away on Monday.
"It's extremely hard to know what to say and to be talking about someone that you saw only days ago in this very studio where I am right now - doing a tribute show to that person just does not feel right," she told her listeners.Born in Greenwich, south London, in 1954, Wright's career at the BBC began when he started working as a clerk. His broadcasting career was launched in 1976, when Wright left the BBC to join Radio 210 in Reading.
The show had its own distinctive zoo format, featuring contributions from Wright's on-air "posse", as well as celebrity interviews and entertaining trivia featured in his Factoids segment. The station's boss Helen Thomas said: "Steve understood the connection and companionship that radio engenders better than anyone, and we all loved him for it. He was a consummate professional whose attention to detail was always second to none.""I am so sad that my dear friend Steve Wright has passed away. He was a great broadcaster and we just loved one another's company. I was shocked at the news and will miss him terribly.
In a statement, his family said: "It is with deep sorrow and profound regret that we announce the passing of our beloved Steve Wright.
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