Mark Goodier revealed as Steve Wright's BBC Radio 2 Pick of the Pops ... trends now

Mark Goodier has been  revealed as Steve Wright’s BBC Radio 2 Pick of the Pops replacement following DJ legend’s tragic death. 

The legendary radio presenter was found dead at his home on February 12 aged 69 - four years after his ex-wife passed away during Covid which had made him become 'extremely withdrawn'. 

It has now been confirmed that Mark will take over Steve's Saturday lunchtime slot from July as the show continues.  

Speaking in a press release he said: 'It’s an honour to host the iconic Pick of the Pops, although I wish it were in happier circumstances as I was friends with Steve for almost 40 years.

'I can’t wait to reminisce with Radio 2 listeners as we revisit two years in their lives, playing some of the best records ever made.' 

Steve had hosted Sunday Love Songs and Pick of the Pops on the station until his death. 

It had been claimed that he became extremely withdrawn and stopped going out after his ex-wife died during Covid. 

Locals living near the DJ's £2million flat, where he was found dead said he 'completely shut down' after the pandemic.

Neighbours told The Sun he stopped drinking in the area and believe the sudden death of his ex-wife Cyndi Robinson at the age of 65 in July 2020 had hit Wright hard. 

The couple divorced 'out of the blue' in 1999 after 27 years of marriage in which they had two children together - Lucy and Tom.  

Wright's son, Tom, had been living in Los Angeles but revealed he returned to the UK to care for his father before his death. 

One neighbour said Wright stopped going out in recent years after the country came out of the Covid pandemic. 

'He was a different person. even before his radio show ended,' they said, 'He was extremely withdrawn.'