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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.

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