R.I.P. Steve Wright

[Bristolian]

Steve Wright and the Radio 2 djs of his generation were mostly ex Radio 1 djs.

Agreed, they moved to R2 and their fans moved with them and some R1 fans will migrate to R2 but there was always a lot less of them and youngsters get their music from Spotify and the like these days not from the radio.

There's no BBC station in between R2 & R3 so where do the people that want to listen to 60's & 70's music go? Gold Radio, Greatest Hits Radio and the other commercial stations in that space have all seen an upturn in their listener figures. Overall that's a lot of listeners lost to the Beeb.

 

[Milzy]

Also no mention of cause of death is odd....

He died ‘suddenly’ was the cause of death.

 

[Slick]

He died ‘suddenly’ was the cause of death.

I'm quite sure something would have caused him to die suddenly.

 

[Accy cyclist]

It's being reported that he died of 'a broken heart' due to severe depression after his BBC demise. I've heard of folk dying this way when a close/loved relative dies, but never when they've lost a job. Even when that job meant so much to them. Depression, obesity related poor health, I'd speculate a heart attack as cause of death.

 

[FrankCrank]

AKA The Smashie and Nicey Show

Now you've done it - a certain tune kicking round my head, probably all day.

 

[biggs682]

People he was a good DJ in my mind playing the music I listened to in my youth and was still playing the music I like today.
It doesn't matter what station or what size he was he was just a true entertainer.
He will be missed by our household that's for sure.

 

[Milzy]

It's being reported that he died of 'a broken heart' due to severe depression after his BBC demise. I've heard of folk dying this way when a close/loved relative dies, but never when they've lost a job. Even when that job meant so much to them. Depression, obesity related poor health, I'd speculate a heart attack as cause of death.

The trouble is humans love status even if they think they don’t. As people age and lose status some of them can’t cope anymore. Many will take their own lives. It’s such a sad ending. If I was Wright and got sacked I’d just join a cycling club and do some serious jockin down some country lanes.

 

[johnnyb47]

Did Benny Hill suffer from the same thing?

 

[cougie uk]

I think it happens in all walks of life too. I can think of a few colleagues who popped their clogs shortly after retiring.

 

[Beebo]

It was 18 months ago.
Hardly sudden.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Did Benny Hill suffer from the same thing?

I watch videos of his old shows on Facebook. They are still totally funny/risque, and I'm not much of a 'humour' fan, but no way would they be allowed to be shown on mainstream TV these days.

 

[Accy cyclist]

The trouble is humans love status even if they think they don’t. As people age and lose status some of them can’t cope anymore. Many will take their own lives. It’s such a sad ending. If I was Wright and got sacked I’d just join a cycling club and do some serious jockin down some country lanes.

Or maybe he should've contacted 'Damian the social worker', asking for advice.

 

[Teamfixed]

I think its pretty poor that the BBC are just bunching together his broadcasts from BBC Sounds and calling it a "tribute".

 

[cougie uk]

I think its pretty poor that the BBC are just bunching together his broadcasts from BBC Sounds and calling it a "tribute".

They'll probably do something bigger and better when they've had the time to work on it. It was sudden to them as well.

 

[Chris S]

... obesity related poor health ...

Gary Davies has just described him as a 'broadcasting giant'.