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On 2/14/2024 at 1:43 PM, Jono said:

Lovely Moyles tribute https://www.radiox.co.uk/radio/shows-presenters/chris-moyles/pays-emotional-tribute-to-dj-steve-wright-died-69/?fbclid=IwAR10UcJO3zltTWbli1gGRzhg-ZQdyESVq6M9W2pCrKGMc-lzpKK2ImrK1Es

I was waiting for Moyles to say something about this, to my generation he was the one we all look back on really. Well delivered and done so well, you can tell how much he thought of him.

Will have to listen back to Greg too from this morning.

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On 2/14/2024 at 3:08 PM, DC said:

I was waiting for Moyles to say something about this, to my generation he was the one we all look back on really. Well delivered and done so well, you can tell how much he thought of him.

Will have to listen back to Greg too from this morning.

I get the feeling that Chris Moyles has much to owe to Steve Wright as he was the broadcaster to re-shift what entertainment radio can sound like and had his own take with the zoo format which in many ways Chris adapted for his programme. As listeners those of us who wouldn’t have listened to

 

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Zoo format was an American thing, Howard Stern for instance. But Steve Wright was the first to bring it to UK Radio and adapt it to UK culture in a way we could all relate too. Once Comedy Dave joined Chris in early 98 he started to build the show into what we knew. But yes, Steve was the first here

End of Vernons show was a bit emotional hearing that

 

 

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I do hope that Helen Thomas the station controller and Scott are doing ok with the amount of nastily trolling comments that people hit out and throw out at them. Steve Wright was a respectful man with sense of dignity who was known to treat his colleagues with sense of decency and any listeners who are upset and are lashing out with how they thought he was handled and what losing his afternoon programme could’ve done to him need to remember that. Steve Wright was a private person and people really do need to respect that privacy. Rather than speculating what he thought about things and anything about the cause of death. People are utterly shameful.

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Liza Tarbuck is doing a special Love Songs on Sunday in tribute to Steve. Gary Davies will be at the helm of Saturday's Pick Of The Pops. 

They've changed the years covered to 1980 and 1996... the years he joined Radio 1 and Radio 2 respectively.

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I think the tributes over the last few days have been perfect especially in the immediate aftermath by Sara Cox - she is a very special broadcaster to be able to continue presenting in the way she did. It was lovely to hear Greg’s tribute even if there’s many R1 listeners who wouldn’t have heard Steve’s show before. Every time I hear his closing theme now, I think it’s going to get me.

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On 2/15/2024 at 4:46 PM, BBCAaron said:

I do hope that Helen Thomas the station controller and Scott are doing ok with the amount of nastily trolling comments that people hit out and throw out at them. Steve Wright was a respectful man with sense of dignity who was known to treat his colleagues with sense of decency and any listeners who are upset and are lashing out with how they thought he was handled and what losing his afternoon programme could’ve done to him need to remember that. Steve Wright was a private person and people really do need to respect that privacy. Rather than speculating what he thought about things and anything about the cause of death. People are utterly shameful.

People generally make me sick. From all accounts, from Scott to Moyles and everyone inbetween. Steve was a lovely bloke and I'm sure if he were around, would shut down comments like that. I lost faith in people a long time ago generally, the last two days have confirmed that for me.

Greg was top class the day after using his theme. I understand that Steve left Radio 1 before most of the listeners nowdays were born. But he took the time to explain what he meant, and what he was about. Pure class, when Greg does leave hes gonna take some serious replacing.

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A lot of the people passing comments clearly haven’t read what Gambo said. Essentially Steve Wright had lots of commercial offers after the Big Show ended but he stayed with the BBC as he could only do what he loved there and he still had two good shows per week and new stuff. He wasn’t axed.

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I'm sure the bbc were going to use Steve wright as the main face of this new station they were going to do. Playing the 40s/50s/60s and 70s. He was the main bloke for those eras and would of cleared radio 2 up for us lot in our 30s who love the 90s and the 00s. 

But now that will take a massive rethink.

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On 2/15/2024 at 11:54 PM, DC said:

I'm sure the bbc were going to use Steve wright as the main face of this new station they were going to do. Playing the 40s/50s/60s and 70s. He was the main bloke for those eras and would of cleared radio 2 up for us lot in our 30s who love the 90s and the 00s. 

But now that will take a massive rethink.

I know in the press release they only referenced his Sunday Love Songs being a simulcast for the proposed new station but I assume it’s pre-commissioning stage for programme and it’s in the public consultation stage and will likely know more at towards the end of the year. But it feels like they are riding on Paul Gamboccini, Tony Blackburn, Johnnie Walker and Bob Harris to front the station.

Issue is Tony Blackburn 81 himself and has had health issues over the year and has been reducing his almont of radio shows with his ‘Soul’ programmes networked across local radio he has stepped down from.

So I wonder how much new content he would be willing to present for the station. As he seems to be retiring from extra duties they could easily look to elder figures at 6 like Stuart Maconie and Craig Charles playing a lot of soul and northern soul from the ears

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Im sure he would have been the star for this new oldies station. Like I said I think they had Steve in mind as he was in his 60s and you would have a good solid 10 years out of him. But not meant to be very sadly. 

Thing is now, it's going to be difficult to get people in their 40s to play music from the 40s and 50s. And talk about it like they were there, even the 70s is the same. People who were there are kinda gone.

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On 2/16/2024 at 12:04 AM, BBCAaron said:

Yes, as it would’ve been in to his seventies this year would’ve be a big pull for that ageing audience and any one from across the generations that would like to hear non-stop oldies @DC

He was the perfect pull. Blackburn and Co are too old. Steve wright would have been perfect and that's why I think he was meant to front it. Outside of that you have presenters like mark Radcliffe who is more specialist in the long term.

Awful situation with Steve, but I think this will trigger a rethink for this new station. And tbh, pre 1980 music. I don't know who can be a big name a front it for the bbc.

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Yes and the fact that unlike the others referenced Blackburn, Walker, Gambo and Harris dont entertain the listeners in a way that the others could be expected to produce anything more than three hours of new programmes a week.

I kind of expected it to be a station that would be very playlist heavy dependent on pulling from the archives of BBCs sessions and interviews. Wright did that star like appeal and there was still an audience who would’ve made for a decent number of listeners for a new start up station that could’ve lured more audience from Greatest Hits or Boom for when he is on air.

I think eventually they may look at a presenter like Craig Charles to present a version of the funk and soul show over on the station. I think a more funk, soul from Motown to Northern Soul, blues and jazz could end up being the main focus.

 

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On 2/18/2024 at 12:14 AM, R1Fan1 said:

Interesting… according to this clip, Radio 2 asked Steve Wright if he’d consider bringing back his afternoon show a few days before he passed away https://twitter.com/StalledMovie/status/1758977108288667960 

I'm not sure this stuff is to be trusted and yes if true maybe their idea was to bring Steve Wright in the Afternoon to the new station.

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Interesting… according to this clip, Radio 2 asked Steve Wright if he’d consider bringing back his afternoon show a few days before he passed away https://twitter.com/StalledMovie/status/1758977108288667960

WOW What a clip i assume they meant as part of the new station not replacing scott?

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On 2/18/2024 at 12:43 AM, TheSaviourisHere said:

WOW What a clip i assume they meant as part of the new station not replacing scott?

Would they have the capacity to have a live show in the afternoon?

I wonder if capital approached Scott then before Jordan

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Interesting… according to this clip, Radio 2 asked Steve Wright if he’d consider bringing back his afternoon show a few days before he passed away https://twitter.com/StalledMovie/status/1758977108288667960 

I'm sure they mean the new station, would have been a great way to get people on board with it.

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