Friday 30 September 2022 06:53 PM Steve Wright's listeners vow to boycott BBC after veteran hosts last ever show ... trends now
Listeners have expressed their upset at the departure of 'legendary' BBC Radio 2 DJ Steve Wright from his weekday afternoon show after 23 years at the helm, with many saying they are switching off.
The veteran broadcaster, 68, has presented BBC national radio since he started on Radio 1 in 1980, and been a fan favourite ever since with his Radio 2 show, Steve Wright in the Afternoon.
Wright, who has presented the show since 1999 and also presents Steve Wright's Sunday Love Songs on the network, announced he would be leaving his afternoon slot in July.
Radio presenter Steve Wright revealed in July that his show – Steve Wright in the Afternoon – had been axed
Now fans are threatening to boycott the Beeb, amid a major shakeup at the organisation which has seen other popular faces move to commercial stations.
Devastated fans and celebrities, many of whom said they had listened to his BBC shows 'from the start' to the very end, took to social media to express what the show meant to them.
One man called Wright's show 'the best on the radio' and threatened to 'never listen to BBC radio again' following the end of it.
Another said 'I will be leaving BBC Radio 2 today', adding that Wright's show 'will be so missed.'
One fan paid tribute saying 'Steve Wright is the afternoon. Has been for decades.'
His final 'The Big Show' as it was also known came off-air today, with fans admitting they found the star's sign-off emotional.
'Actually a bit choked up that Steve Wright made his goodbye speech all about the listeners and not about him at *at all*. But that's him all over. It was only surprising because so few others in the same position are ever so genuine or grateful,' said author Tim Worthington.
Memory Lane Radio also paid tribute: 'Just listened to the last Big Show with Steve Wright... He has been at the helm for 23 years and has managed to make every show sound fresh, entertaining, fun and professional.'
Famous BBC broadcasters also piled in with their words of appreciation for Mr Wright and his long-running show.
BBC News' Political Editor, Chris Mason, reminisced about how both he and now his own kids had grown up listening to Mr Wright's shows on the school run.
'Steve Wright's always been there. Making the day better. Constancy. Company. Humour.
