Get the latest gossip

Steve Wright’s heartbreaking final sign-off from his radio show just one day before his death


Radio 2 DJ Steve Wright made an emotional final sign-off from his show, just days before his death at 69 years old.

And his shock passing has made the sweet message he shared at the end of his final radio show, just two days prior, all the more heart-wrenching. The long-running radio favourite, who had been on the airwaves for over 40 years, fondly promised he would be “back for more love songs next Sunday”, before signing off with his usual “ta-ra then”. “In addition to his son, Tom, and daughter, Lucy, Steve leaves behind his brother, Laurence and his father Richard.

Get the Android app

Or read this on Entertainment Daily

Read more on:

Photo of Steve Wright

Steve Wright

Related news:

News photo

Steve Wright’s health battle after ballooning to 18 stone: ‘It’s a little dangerous to be overweight’

News photo

Steve Wright's final Radio 2 broadcast 'will never be aired' after his shock death

News photo

Radio icon Tony Blackburn reveals Steve Wright's secret to success and co-host Janey Lee Grace says he was 'one of the greats' in emotional tributes to the late DJ