died, aged 69<\/a>.<\/p>\nExplaining that the \u201cdevastatingly sad news\u201d had been a \u201ccomplete shock\u201d, Chapman said: \u201cIt is so difficult to sum up what Steve meant to all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n
She added: \u201cEveryone seems to have such fond memories of our Wrighty, because that\u2019s how we viewed and that\u2019s how we listened to him. He was ours.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was our mate, talking to us in our kitchens as we made a brew, in our bedrooms, in the shower, in our cars, taxis, lorries, in our form rooms at school, in our gardens, at work. He was always in our hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n
After delivering her own tribute, Chapman read some of the many \u201cwonderful\u201d messages that had flooded in from listeners.<\/p>\n
One particularly emotional message that Chapman struggled to read came from a man named Fred, who explained he had once co-hosted Wright\u2019s show around the time of his 50th birthday, describing the experience as \u201call my birthdays and Christmases at once.\u201d<\/p>\n
The message continued: \u201cIn person, he was the kind, funny, humble and lovable person I had listened to over the airways all my life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Later in the show, Chapman said: \u201cI said to myself I wasn\u2019t going to cry, and I have done it once. The tears are there but hopefully they are not going to keep falling. Today we are looking at the great, great man himself.\u201d<\/p>\n
Many of Wright\u2019s other former colleagues have also shared emotional tributes on air, including Sara Cox, who opened her show last night by saying: \u201cIt\u2019s really hard to know what to say about the news of Steve Wright\u2019s passing, except we are all absolutely devastated and shocked and blindsided by this news.\u201d<\/p>\n
She added: \u201cHe was witty, he was warm, and he was a huge, huge part of the Radio 2 family, and I know my fellow DJs will all be absolutely shattered too.\u201d She also encouraged fans to share their memories of Steve with her.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Simon Mayo choked up while reading the news to his listeners on Greatest Hits Radio yesterday, saying: \u201cHe was one of the true originals of music radio. I loved his shows. I know a lot of you did as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a thrill to be on the same radio stations as him. He\u2019ll be much missed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wright worked at the BBC for more than four decades and was known for hosting radio shows on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2, as well as fronting TV shows like Top of the Pops.<\/p>\n
He was last on air this past Sunday, presenting a pre-recorded Valentine\u2019s Day edition of his Sunday Love Songs programme.<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n
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