he championed — reedit. -- and as ken bruce said.a very big passion for music. backin had a very big passion for music. back in the day there will be many artists he would have supported and championed along the way. by, artists he would have supported and championed along the way.- championed along the way. a great icture of championed along the way. a great picture of elton _ championed along the way. a great picture of elton john _ championed along the way. a great picture of elton john looking - picture of eltonjohn looking happier than steve wright was, to have eltonjohn with him. you had these stars who were happier to be with him than he was with them. they were so thrilled to be always steve wright. were so thrilled to be always steve wriaht. , ,., , were so thrilled to be always steve wriaht. , , ., were so thrilled to be always steve wriaht. , ,., , ., ., were so thrilled to be always steve wriaht. , , ., ., , ., wright. everybody wanted to be on the big show- _ wright. everybody wanted to be on the big show. and _ wright.

for example, heading over to greatest hits radio in order to hear ken bruce once again.en saying to bbc licence payers who were enjoying these wonderful stars? i do hope that bbc management don't look down on older viewers and listeners , or older viewers and listeners, or hold them in contempt. i hope that's not the case. the treatment of steve wright in particular is a national scandal from our national broadcaster , from our national broadcaster, with all those listeners and that brilliant daily show. he should have been kept on air. steve wright was a once in a generation talent, and it should have been a job for life on radio two. instead, he saw out his days doing bits and pieces, having lost the job he loved and to which he devoted his life. it's appalling, steve wright has won praise from hypocritical bbc management after his death, but when he was alive, all he got was radio silence. so here is steve wright's last on air sign off from his show on sunday. all i want to say is r.i.p. to a true giant of radio tadaa. then steve, you never were replaceable and you ne

well, broadcaster ken bruce had this to say on x.rld of radio". whilst dj zoe ball said ,"our radio friend, our inspiration master of broadcasting. love you, my friend, my hero". there have also been some emotional tributes from his fellow broadcasters such asjeremy vine. when you felt you were friends with him, it was very, very real. this cacophony of sound that was his show was so, so full of life. i think that's why we're all finding it so hard, because we can't believe thatlife has gone. and tony blackburn. he is a one—ff, there'll never be anybody quite like steve wright, because what you heard and what you saw was what you got. it's clear that this news has blindsided both the media world, but also his army of listeners. we've got a lot of stuff for you. we have got a lot of stuff. megan own going through some of the tributes. stay with us, we have a busy 5pm hour and will get to later on ghazal, the orders to evacuate from a hospital. we will talk live to unicef and get the latest reaction to uk finishing figures staying at 4

online tributes have also flooded in from fellow djs sara cox, simon mayo, ken bruce and tony blackburnonist rory bremner said it was an awful shock but saluted steve steve's energy and professionalism from steve wright, who died today at the age of 69. for the very latest stories, do sign up for gb news alerts . scan the qr code on your alerts. scan the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts . well last night on slash alerts. well last night on this show, i said i found it extraordinary that azhar ali still had the confidence and support of the labour party. >> i couldn't imagine any other party keeping somebody who'd said said . let's said what he'd said. let's remind what he said. remind ourselves what he said. in october to the lancashire labour party . and this was from labour party. and this was from the daily mail. >> the egyptians are saying that they warned israel ten days earlier. right. two weeks earlier, americans warned them two weeks before due date. a day before there's something. something's happening . right. something's happening. right. netanyahu ri

tributes from numerous stars and fellow djs including sara cox, ken bruce , including sara cox, ken brucehiley said tonight in her show he was the soundtrack of our lives, wasn't he? and today was world radio two, world radio day as well. the bbc radio presenter gary davies said tonight absolutely shocked and devastated to hear of the passing of radio legend steve wright . i can't believe steve wright. i can't believe he's not with us anymore . we've he's not with us anymore. we've lost a broadcasting giant and steve wright, who died today at the age of 69. good show. steve for the latest stories , sign up for the latest stories, sign up for gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. common alerts . to gb news. common alerts. >> if you listen closely , you >> if you listen closely, you can hear the ticking time bomb of labour getting ready to implode . remember this from sir implode. remember this from sir keir starmer it's not the sidelines, it's behind him that the fire's coming in. >> mr speaker , and he can try >> mr speaker, and he can try and blame the l

and there where one or two presenters, steve wright, ken bruce, who wear it so it generates, and stevereally like to meet your family and invited mean, steve said to me i really like to meet yourfamily and invited us all down to his club and we had lunch on a sunday within and he sat outside chatting about radio and chatting about his family, who he loved. he was a very humble man, actually, and i think he was very private, i think that generation was so famous and he said tony blackburn's show as is as ofjuly 20 6 million people. they learn to have a level of privacy, and if you had any moment that was if i went out with dinner with steve or something like that we had a conversation that wasn't about radio, i would feel very privileged because i think they learn to hide away events. i think logan was very private, bruce was very private. and therefore it was a real gift that he offered friendship and particularly as a colleague, i just think the ultimate professional. and i incredible impression —— professional. so the incredible combination of friendship and professional, no one coul

what about the departure of ken bruce , the departure of ken bruce, whose great crime was having thet listened to radio show in europe? he didn't tick any progressive boxes, though, did he? ken bruce, which is why i suspect he's gone . the bbc risks suspect he's gone. the bbc risks the accusation of being instituted finally woke, not helped by the words of their leader and don't take my word for it, a new poll has found that working class viewers are turning off the bbc because they find it too woke . the policy find it too woke. the policy research business public first found that a perception of political correctness in bbc news coverage means a significant minority of working class viewers are going elsewhere . this is bad news for elsewhere. this is bad news for the bbc, which i want to survive and i want to thrive. i love the bbc, i just want it to be politically and culturally neutral and for everyone with an extraordinary brass neck. a spokesperson from the bbc told the telegraph that the director general meant progressive in relation to areas like market led technological cha

ken bruce said he was totally shocked. they had been planning to celebrate his recent mbe.d him as "our radio friend, our inspiration, master of broadcasting, the godfather." hello, good evening and welcome to top of the pops. because while he did present top of the pops and a few tv shows, his home and where he shone was behind the microphone. steve wright — professional, slick, funny and a master of the art of radio. steve wright, who has died at the age of 69. we will look at more tributes throughout the programme and get in touch if you have particular memories of listening to steve on the radio. now the rest of them stories. in the next hour, we'll get the latest inflation figures from the office for national statistics. it tells us how much the price of goods and services went up or down in january. the rate for december unexpectedly reached four per cent following a steady drop. esyllt carr has been speaking to business owners in warrington about the effects of high inflation. at warrington market, business is brisk, but businesses say high costs are still taking a t

tributes from hundreds of stars and fellow djs, including sara cox, ken bruce, simon mayo and tony blackburne all been posted onune blackburn have all been posted online this evening . jo whiley online this evening. jo whiley said on her show tonight he was the soundtrack to our lives as a bbc radio presenter. gary davis said tonight he's absolutely shocked and devastated, adding we've lost a broadcasting giant . we've lost a broadcasting giant. but steve wright, who died yesterday at the age of 69. for the very latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts . scanning the to gb news alerts. scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts. hello and welcome to headliners. >> i'm josh howie and joining me to pretend to have read tomorrow's newspapers whilst whittling on about meat and calendars paul cox and louis calendars is paul cox and louis schaefer . schaefer. >> so unfair , john. >> so unfair, john. >> so unfair, john. >> so unfair, john. >> so unfair. we know we're where the issues are. we're the importance is good news. >> it's good news. yeah, it's meat and calendar

online tributes have also flooded in from fellow djs sara cox, simon mayo, ken bruce and tony blackburnhe lyricist tim rice, who said he was top notch from start to finish in his long career. steve wright, who's died today at the age of 69 for the very latest gb news alerts, do scan the qr code on your screen or go to gbnews.com slash alerts . gb news.com slash alerts. >> gbnews.com slash alerts. >> thank you very much for that, polly and michelle dewberry. i'm with you guys till 7:00 tonight alongside me. i've got the conservative life peer in the house of lords, daniel moylan, and the visiting professor at staffordshire university, tom buick. good evening, staffordshire university, tom buick. good evening , gentlemen, buick. good evening, gentlemen, and you know the drill, don't you, on this programme it is not just about us three. it's very much about you guys at home as well. what's on your mind tonight? there is so much i want tonight? there is so much i want to you tonight. did to discuss with you tonight. did you that story in the you hear that story in the bulletins just then? f

um, changes, ken bruce has gone.ave to change. but i think there are serious questions to be answered. and i think if i had no contact with steve for, uh, you know, a few years now, but i would only imagine in that it was a shock , imagine in that it was a shock, a real shock to find he didn't have something to do. and going to five days a week and thrill the nation every day. what a contrast . contrast. >> love talking to you, love listening to you. um, you know, your trade , you know your skill. your trade, you know your skill. and that was in tribute to your friend and colleague, um, steve wright, who died yesterday at the age of 69. thanks elizabeth. we'll see you here soon. thank you very much. >> it was the best. thanks, eamonn. >> thank you very much indeed. thank you. she really does know what she's talking about. and i could i could talk to all could i could talk to her all day because we're talking about a thing. the way he a technical thing. the way he presented programme only presented a programme which o

so you've had ken bruce stations and bruce go to other stations and pick listeners . pick up millions basically launch a different a version of radio two, a sister version of radio two, which just sounds the old which just sounds like the old radio music the radio two playing music from the 60s. you 60s. and 70s and 80s, and you just wonder, well, when the penny will drop , do we know what penny will drop, do we know what they're calling it? >> there's 2.0 radio, two >> i there's 2.0 radio, two extra or two extra. >> it's not mentioned here, but any you know, people should write in there. >> they mean, >> i don't they just i mean, isn't throwing baby isn't that a throwing the baby out the bathwater a little bit. >> well, gm- emu-- >> well, they're trying to chase the the radio the audience that all the radio is the stations that just play hits and don't really have featured presenters. >> so your greatest hits or, you know, that kind of thing where you're playing non—stop music. i think that's what they're thinking. to go. thinking. that is the way to go. but me there's but it seems t