Publicist: ‘He died of a broken heart’ | BBC SHAMED for ‘scandal’ treatment of star Steve Wright 

Sacked all the good Djs on radio 2 and replaced them with woke presenters ,total Shite now

Just defund the entire shitshow right now, why the hell should we subsidise it?

I was astounded they cancelled his fantastic afternoon show but kept the diabolical Jeremy Vine show

What do you expect from savile's former employer and protector. Discard the finest and protect the worst.

Thank you Steve for all the happy memories. Listened to you back in the 80s till present and loved your Steve Wright in the afternoon show it was brilliant. Im 62 now. You brought so much happiness to all your listeners. You were a true professional and will be so sadly missed by all your followers. RIP Steve.

Greatest hits for me, no more BBC me

He was that good she got rid of him and we now have Scott Boring Mills 😢.

I’ll bet the BBC don’t have a problem with age when it comes to paying the licence fee!

my husband and i dont listen to radio 2 any more. they remived all the great presenters

Mind over matter here. The man no longer had an objective. No matter what any doctor or specialist says, you have to have a reason to exist and if your reason is radio, which love him or hate him the man did very well, is taken from you , what else is there? I listened to Steve throughout my career from 16 to 50 years old. He was on the radio everyday from the Radio 1 roadshow in the 80's to the afternoon slot in the 90's and beyond. In fact I listened to his last show on R2 and I'm not ashamed to say that I shed a tear and it brought back lots of memories for me of my earlier years. There is a simple saying here, If it ain't broke don't fix it. RIP Steve, the old woman, Mr Angry, Elvis, Mr Spoons etc. It'll be a ball when I get to the bar upstairs pal and I'll buy YOU one for all the happiness you brought into our families lives. 275/385 the happy sound. Nice to see Mr Bruce, Mr Allinson, Mr Goodier, Mr Mayo and Mr Gambaccini on GHR.

He will be surely missed. 😢

I loved Steve wright, he was a legend!!.

Helen Thomas shame on you you lost rateings

Helen Thomas has made several very bad choices in trying to modernise Radio 2.We listened to it for the presenters Steve Wright ,Ken Bruce etc. If we wanted the likes of Scott Mills, Rylan etc we would go to Radio 1 for their type of presenting. I expect she will get rid of Michael Balls Sunday show next. Shame on you Helen, I don't know how you have the brass neck to pay tribute to Steve Wright after what you did to him

they are white old and talented not black muslim and rap fanatics

There is no ageism when the BBC demand there ridiculous licence fee from hard up OAP,s.

Loved Steve, He was soooooo funny and you would really laugh out load as he and his characters were a scream. He should have kept that show for the rest of his life.

They kept calling it a Radio 2 family over the bereavement of Steve yet were ruthless as a business in getting rid of his show

I cancelled my license years ago! TO HELL WITH THE bbc!

And we got bloody Scott mills …..wtf 😢

When Steve finished his final show back in Sep 22 I never returned to Radio 2 listen to Scott Mills and went elsewhere. I did however tune in for Steve's Sunday Love Songs. Steve was professional and dedicated his life to his shows and had his listeners at heart all the time. He will be a hard act to follow and is truly a radio legend. RIP Steve you will sadly me missed. 23:30

Steve Wright made playing records look like genius.

The BBC is ageist, but most of us went with Ken to Greatest Hits Radio! Finding it a bonus that it was the home of Simon Mayo!

My heart brakes everyday the way the country is going i no longer recognise were i live anymore

Radio 2 have lost the plot and hence the audience.It’s an ageist society.

Yes Steve Wright probably really did die of a broken heart. Shame on BBC.

She should resign out of respect for Steve and for his millions of fans. I miss him this morning. 🙏💔

Radio 2 is killing itself! It’s on a downward spiral fast 🤔😢 about time the new boss quit!

Please sign the petition to abolish the TV licence!!

A true giant amongst men. There will never be another as unique and entertaining as Steve. RIP legend ❤

God Bless Steve Wright 😢

Cancel paying the BBC tax, I have as the best form of protest against this anti-british woke broadcaster

Wrighty didn't provide enough ticks in the BBC boxes...shocking!

I feared this would happen when he lost his show. He talked as if there were lots of exciting projects but they never seemed to happen. I don't know if they were trying to force him out to save money on his contract or what. I think he was reluctant to leave because he was a BBC man and felt commercial radio was too restrictive. He was stuck doing pre-recorded shows and specials and it's not the same as doing a live show with a big team. I don't know why they couldn't have put him on at weekends with Tim and Janey, doing the same show, if they wanted a change during the week. Scott Mills is basically the warm up man for Sara Cox, filling a couple of hours now. Steve's really was the Big Show with celebrity guests every day. Helen Thomas has a lot to answer for. She stabbed him in the back and ruined Radio 2. Ken Bruce saw what was done to Steve and jumped before he was pushed.

I'd already gone to greatest hits radio .. Only tuned into love songs on radio 2 on a Sunday for Steve. Wont be tuning in at all now. God bless ya Steve. 💔

The way she pulled the rug from under him was done nastily , he could have been given a date a year in advance at least so he could have prepared mentally for it ....

Unless You were Jimmy Savile!!

I am a fan of steve wright but his boss made a huge mistake axing his daily afternoon shows. He was demoted to the weekend hosting a few programmes but it wasnt the same anymore as a result his health got worse. Its a horrible way to treat a professional radio presenter. R.i.p. steve you are a radio legend who is irreplacable.

The light went out on radio broadcasting,the day Steve passed.His warmth and calming voice in a troubled world was so much appreciated ,just wish that i could have told him that.

Here's a factoid you were the best. RIP Steve.

Don't forget BBC TV figures like Sue Barker.

Helen Thomas should be sacked. I stopped listening when they sacked him. Surely the numbers p!I'm better when she was so ageist and discriminating

No license needed when you don't watch that bbc crap .

Rest in peace and ta ta dear Steve may all those who loved your show remember your natural expertise at presenting.big thank you from a senior young at heart like you.X

Scott Mills replacing Steve Wright defies belief !!!

He was one of the best.... The BBC do not have clue

They done the same with Sir Jimmy Young, he was devastated also, he told his listeners he did not want to go but they were forcing him out, his show was great in the afternoon, after Ken's show & before Steve Wright, when it was quality, i don't listen or watch any thing now that mentions bbc.

I'm 24, and I've listened to Radio 2 from as early as I can remember. It's always been on in the house, and my father's choice of station in the car. Over recent years, it's been a station I've tuned into while driving. I drive lorries for a living, and listening to Steve Wright's show was a highlight of the day. It was certainly a sad time when he was replaced with Scott Mills. Though I've tried, I just cannot listen to it. The music choices just do not reflect what Wright played. Greatest Hits Radio is on mostly in my cab these days, as it plays the music I want to hear. Though I do still occasionally tune into R2 on Saturdays for Liza Tarbuck and the occasional weekly Sarah Cox programme.

I lived in Germany for 10 years and recorded Steve Wright in the afternoon over the internet so I could listen to it the following afternoon ❤

❤ all my love Steve...rest in peace ❤

Radio 2 is such a load so poor these days. I have given up listening to it. Terry Wogan must be turning over in his grave.

Biggest mistake Radio 2 ever made was axing our beloved Steve Wright. Shame on them. I will miss him forever

Really sad loss of a brilliant communicator. Too, too sad. So good at what he so (seemingly) effortlessly achieved, a friend to so many listeners. A skilled interviewer who was always respectful. Irreplaceable.🖤🕊️

Full credit to Mike Reid not faking that they were bosom buddies!

It’s disgusting how the media can throw there staff out because of their age. I can’t think of any other business that gets away with ageism. They are disgusting. BBC are showing themselves all the time they are cruel and heartless.

Steve wright in the afterlife.

❤ Heartbreaking News. I'm sad😢. Rest in peace🙏.

They applied the same cull to Radio 1 in the early nineties, that was never the same after.

Listening to Sunday Love Songs today and so sad Steve is not here anymore. Heaven is lucky to have him. 😇🙏🎼 God bless him and RIP.❤️

The man was a legend

So incredibly sad. Much loved and missed. 😢

THE GREAT BBC, FIDDLE KIDS, YOUR OK. GET OLD & NOT BE A PERV & YOU ARE OUT🤫

Steve was one in a million and lovely.❤

Ageism? Does that mean Lineker will be gone soon?

Not listened to Radio Two since Ken Bruce and Wrighty were sacked.

If Helen Thomas was running commercial radio she'd be sacked with in the hour for the listening figure's declining at record speed. But because its the bb crap she gets away with it. Defund the bbc and make it a subscription and see how long it lasts

It’s not just radio they’ve destroyed, it’s the entire corporation! Every decent tv show e.g. ‘A Question of Sport’ Replaced with ,’box ticking’ individuals who are just not capable. It wouldn’t be so bad if they had anything to offer. Steve Wright was a ‘one off’ many of us grew up with him and it’s true to say has been a part of our lives for so many yrs. What I find incredible is the fact that I would suggest the vast portion of the license fee is paid for by the people who enjoy the presenters their getting rid of! I guess we’ll never know how much loosing his show impacted him but what we do know is the BBC do not listen to the ppl who pay their inflated salaries. I know what I say or do has no affect on anything but I for one will NOT be renewing my license…I had already decided tbh but I’ve simply had enough of what’s happening and refuse to be apart of it….. God speed Steve and rest in peace…..

I was always listening to Steve wright, in the afternoon when I was younger, with the kids

The BBC no longer has any taste or style, if it ever did - keeping on the odious Jeremy Vine for a start! Shame on Helen Thomas! The best have definitely gone. 😢

Shame on you Radio 2 I will never listen to you again. 💔💔💔💔💔💔

Thank you for this. Another excellent and much-loved talent has left us. I used to love his early afternoon shows - with all the characters - and especially loved the Ask Elvis segments!! Shame on you BBC!! RIP Steve wright! 😢😢

post experimental injection mortality rates, especially of males from heart attacks, are off the scale ...broken heart indeed

I remember Radio 1 in it's heyday with Noel Edmonds, DLT, Johnny Walker, Tony Blackburn, Steve Wright and all the rest, they were just great. it was such good fun. Also the Radio 1 road shows which I went to. such great times. what happened? there seems to be a campaign to destroy everything that is good. I watched Noel Edmonds give his tribute to Steve with Paul Gambaccini it was quite emotional as all the memories came flooding back.

I'll never pay for a TV licence

Ta da Steve. Irreplaceable, I wish you good journey 😢😢😢😢😢😢

I wake up every morning and there is a nano second until the joy hits me that i dont pay the licence tax.

If it ain't broke,don't fox it

What about his time on Radio 1

looked forward to steve wright every afternoon miss him so much i will tune in on sunday to hear love songs proberly shed a tear switched to heart ads get on your nerves but nice to hear people win some money instead of a naffing mug r.i.p steve you silly boy

Mr Angry will be very very angry indeed .

Have hated seeing current radio 2 presenters talking about Steve , so gushing and sickly , hypocrites !!

Pathetic. Steve Wright wasn't sacked. He was still employed by the BBC. He also had long running health issues connected to his weight and heart.

Steve Wright WAS radio when I younger, along with John Peel. I still laugh when I remember Steve on air asking....tell me what the time is?...and someone would answer in a perfect David Bowie impersonation. Then it was, tell me what the temperature is? Heh, he was funny,silly,intelligent and played great music. I don't listen to radio anymore,or watch bbc as there's nothing watchable anymore though still pay my licence,because I'm frightened not to.

So much fuss over a DJ for goodness sake - elevating him to some exalted god like status. What though does 'died of a broken heart' actually mean - it doesn't seem to imply a medical condition? Does it mean this 69 year old man's life was so empty not having adoring fans that he took his own life? During his long tenure I never heard him because I, being of similar age, was out working hard to earn money to support my family, for many hours a day, and no doubt indeed earning a pittance compared to what ever he received.

I canceled my TV Licence last year, I’m glad I did, I only watch online content now

They did the same to Benny Hill! Who passed away soon after.

If the bbc dont like old people then why havent they got rid of gary linekar?

£1m for zoe ball? Get rid of her and dermot 😡

VERY WELL SAID MARK!!

He was a lovely man

Anyone remember the way the BBC got rid of the likes of Simon Bates, Peter Powel, Bruno Brooks etc, all dumped from Radio One.

i no longer listen to BBC radio or watch BBC tv i now listen to GHR & Kiss

What about what the BBC did to Brian Mathew

if it aint broke dont fix it rip steve wright

The BBC is in its death throes , out of touch, woked out. Whatever happened to "Auntie Beeb"?

Steve could have walked into a job at Greatest Hits Radio anytime he wanted. Stop using his death to bash the BBC. He was still employed by them.

Very much a sermon to the choir. I stopped listening to Radio 2 when Ken Bruce left.

Let’s simply create an independent radio show where all the good DJ’s can flock to and we’ll all continue listening to them there

"And what is the corporation saying to BBC licence payers?" - Surely the question should be 'Why are the BBC still allowed to use TELEVISION licence revenue to fund their radio stations when the UK radio licence was abolished 53 years ago?'

Had he been transexual, homosexual, ethnic minority or a woman with a regional accent he would have never been sacked .