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Steve Wright 'died of a broken heart' over BBC Radio 2 show 'dumping'

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Legendary former BBC presenter Liz Kershaw has blasted the Corporation for the way they treated DJ Steve Wright. The iconic radio host was reportedly left devastated two years ago at the decision by BBC bosses to axe his iconic Radio 2 show. And many have said the 69-year-old, whose death was announced yesterday, never got over it.

Steve Wright died at the age of 69 in his flat in central London Steve Wright’s friend has claimed he died ‘of a broken heart’ after he was dropped from his BBC Radio 2 afternoon show. The veteran broadcaster died this week at the age of 69, his family confirmed in a statement shared on Tuesday. Wright was found dead in his Marylebone flat after paramedics were called over an ‘incident’ but police are not treating his death as suspicious.

Plans announced by the BBC last week reported that simulcasts like Wright’s Sunday Love Songs would be played on a new Radio 2 extension. The broadcaster said the station would ‘bring heritage artist catalogues and stories to life in a much deeper and more richly textured manner than the main mixed-genre Radio 2 schedule can allow’.

 

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