Today Steve played the classic. Guests will often read the entertainment news in addition to talking about their project and what BBC events are coming up. THANK YOU. Sid the Manager: supposedly Steve Wright's agent, a genial but often confused duffer. From the Chicago Tribune: Ken Griffin sells 66th-floor Park Tower condo for $11.2M By Bob Goldsborough Chicago Tribune Jan 14, 2023 at 6:38 pm Billionaire Ken Griffin on Friday sold an 8,000-square-foot condominium on the 66th floor of the Park Tower building on the Near North Side for $11.2 million . Wright's afternoon show was known by that name from 1989. He will continue to present the . Get real time updates directly on you device, subscribe now. 'Mick and Keef': not the real Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, but impersonations (played by Phil Cornwell, who later did the characters in Stella Street). Steve Wright (b. Greenwich 1954) first worked for several departments in the BBC including the record library during the mid-1970's. In 1976 he moved to Reading's Thames Valley Radio initially making trails and jingles and later presented his own show. -- Marcus DurhamThe UMTSDW Homepage. There is no truth in the rumour Im planning to open my own artisan bakery, and Ive turned down twice the chance to open my own nail bar. It all seems thinly funny now, but back then R1 appealed to the masses(unlike the bile it has become) so everybody knew the characters andeverybody thought they could do the voices (which they couldn't). and Mr> > Spoons.>. He's done Drivetime, the Breakfast show, hosted late night but now he's stepping away from radio as he wants a new challenge. Heres part of the afternoon show from Monday 2 May 1983. reflective mood so there are loads of old comedy bits including the shooting of Daviess lunchtime show before Steve. She doesn't know much about meteorology. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. For example, why did well-known journalists think Sabrina Rubin Erdely's absurd 2014 Rolling Stone fantasy about a fraternity initiation ritual gang rape on broken glass was great journalism? This recording dates from around the 22 August 2002. visits to the States provided much of the inspiration with the likes of Scott When we started at Radio 2, the concept then was to do BBC public service broadcasting but delivered in a dynamic, entertaining way. Most listened to afternoon radio show presenter shafted while viewing figures for Eastenders dropped to an all time low in June 2022. By now Georgey has gone back up to Yorkshire TV and its Liza Tarbuck in the studio. The original incarnation of Steve Wright in the Afternoon ran from 1981 to 1993 on BBC Radio 1. Some listeners also described Steve's show as 'old fashioned and cheesy', saying that it was time for a switch-up. Voiceover Man - converses with Steve and 'the posse' about everyday events in then style of an MFI/DFS television advert voice-over. Graham recently quit BBC Radio 2 after 10 years to head to Virgin Radio and slammed the 'pointless' annual publishing of BBC's high earners list. You do not have permission to delete messages in this group, On Sat, 8 Jul 2000 23:50:51 +0100, "Mark Rimmer", > Kid Jensen, Janice Long and Andy Kershaw ? Ruth McCrum from Northern Ireland who told Wright "you've got the perfect face for Radio". They do not care about the millions of listeners to Steves show.Hes been at Radio 2 for 24 years-presenting mainstream radio. When they were all the rage (I think 1981 was the year it all started) I anda couple of friends spent the entire summer holiday listening to Steve andhis taped friends. His hair is dark, and his eyes are blue. He moved to hisSteve Wright in the Afternoon show 24 years ago, which revolutionised radio by introducing the zoo format to the UK. Available now Olga. Diese*r Petitionsstarter*in setzt sich fr Dinge ein, die ihr/ihm am Herzen liegen. The 8.1 million people who listen to his weekday show Steve Wright In The Afternoon. He gained a regular weekday afternoon programme on 30 March 1981.[3]. So now after all that self indulgence, may I just leave you with this important piece of advice? BBC Radio 2 - Steve Wright in the Afternoon Steve Wright Statement for BBC Radio 2 "A few words to tell you how much I appreciate you listening." Read more. The programme's start time and length changed in the early years, before moving to its regular 15:0017:30 slot on 30 September 1985. Indeed, a great era to be driving and listening. Scott's new show will air from 2pm until 4pm an hour shorter than Steve's programme while Sara Cox's drivetime show will be extended by an hour and now start at 4pm. That way, Radio 2 will totally. Once he's gone, the radio will be turned off for good.'. When questioned about the cause, he explained he wanted to do something new. Drivetime! After leaving BBC Radio 1, Wright worked at Talk Radio, and at GWR, presenting a networked weekend show. Pretentious Music Journalist: supposedly based on a number of 1980s rock/pop reviewers (perhaps especially Simon Reynolds, David Stubbs and Paul Oldfield of Melody Maker), he reads a little too much into a band's songs with over-complex and artistically pretentious monologues where a simple explanation would suffice, e.g., "They generate a sonic cathedral of sound" means "loud". ( Scarborough or Brid or something , Cleethorpes, Skeggy and Hun'ston) Martyn. The interview finished with "Leave A Light On". In January 1994 he was at the helm of the breakfast show with some of the old Born in Greenwich, South London, the elder of two boys in a working-class family, Wright was raised in New Cross. The decision was also met with praise, with listeners saying that it was time for a change of host. Francis, Robin Gibb and on the phone Noel Edmonds, though sadly he gets cut off Laurence Dollimore He most certingly was, back in the 1970's (and early 80's?). Steve Wright is leaving his BBC Radio 2 afternoon show (Image: BBC) Famous broadcaster and radio presenter Steve Wright is leaving his popular slot on BBC Radio 2. K. en Bruce will join Greatest Hits Radio later this year after it was announced he is leaving his mid-morning weekday slot on BBC Radio 2 after 31 years. Chris will be leaving Radio 1 to focus on presenting That Peter Crouch Podcast and his podcast with Chef Tom Kerridge The Pirate Ship. Then would end the call with vocal whistles and beeps and his catchphrases were "Ravin' mad, pal!" Christ. However helater disowned the moniker 'Kid' (advancing age, no doubt :-) and wasthereafter known by his real first name, Dave. In this blog post Im posting a selection of Steves shows The programme began at 14:00 after the news with the show's main theme. Reading the news is Fran Godfrey, with the The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". One said that Steve finishing his afternoon show in September is 'the best news I've had all week', adding: 'His London-centric babble and talking over songs made me turn off years ago.'. Bannisters new broom and it seems that Its a heavily edited recording but listen out for Malcolm from the Arts Council, a well spoken Arts Council official, who would address Wright as "Stephen" and threaten to pull the show's funding when the DJ teased him. BBC RADIO 2 made the bizarre decision to end the Steve Wright in Afternoon Show at the end of September 2022. No, he's a prat!He's the man on the bus with the vacant stare,Tap him on the forehead - there's nothing there!MISTER SPOO-OONS! Maggot - an odd character with a high pitched voice. Please share them.. Jordan, meanwhile, appeared as a cover presenter on Radio 1 from 2014, and four years later was announced as the new host for the station's Greatest Hits show on Sunday mornings. 'But there it is, I'm sorry to be the bearer of this news.'. 'Over the past few years the Radio 2 listeners have made me feel so welcome and I can't wait to build new memories with them!'. Please register. era of The Afternoon Boys(later the posse), Im all right, you all He presented his first Top of the Pops a month later. and in In a move branded 'diabolical' by his fans, Wright is being replaced by Radio 1's Scott Mills as the corporation wants to 'try something different.'. Characters such as Damian the Social Worker, Sid the Manager (hello boy! 'The station I pretended to be on in my bedroom from the age of 6. [4] The show's length was extended on 9 March 1992 by 30 minutes, giving it an airtime of 15:00 to 18:00. Edward the Garrulous Fencing Champion: his catchphrase is "I epee you", Gervais the Hairdresser ("Keep your tongue out!"). part of groing up I guess. Steve is novelist Jackie Collins. I don't think there were any where there? This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. ', BBC 'offer significant payout' to William and Harry's former nanny Tiggy Legge-Bourke for false smears made by former rogue Panorama reporter Martin Bashir. Forward on to 1991 for this recording from 1 July of another There appears to be no ill feeling towards Scott, as Steve described the radio host as a 'brilliant and versatile' presenter. His birth place is in Greenwich, London in England. Weather Girl and guest posse member Chris Eubank. He has a younger brother named Laurence. Gewinner und nominierte Kinoproduktionen fr den Golden Globe Award in der Kategorie Bester Film - Drama (Best Motion Picture - Drama), die die herausragendsten Spielfilme des vergangenen Kalenderjahres prmiert.Die Kategorie wurde im Jahr 1951 ins Leben gerufen. Traffic, sports guy Jonny Saunders and Ricky Salmon reading the news. Some of it may not go amisson R2, but I think he'd should be careful. 'It's also been an honour to start the weekend on BBC Radio 5 Live for the past three years. As I recall there was Sid the Manager, Mr Angry from Purley, Jervase thehairdresser, Mr Mad, the Geese (remember 'get the geese off' ?) is on the guests. He is now being relegated to 1 day a week & occasional appearances & podcasts. David Bowie: again, not the real David Bowie but an impersonation; "Bowie" frequently asked "tell us what the time is" (adjusted slightly at Christmas to "tell us what the Christmas time is"). The Parking Man - constantly shouting two instructions 'You're Alright, You're Alright' and 'Left Hand Down' to someone trying to reverse their van into a parking space outside the 'window' of the studio. The radio veteran hosts a Radio 2 evening show. He returned to the BBC at Radio 2 in 1996. Some of them were actually quite amusing, rather surprisingly! There was also an Ulster woman who always came on with ' SteveWright - he's got the perfect face for radio' and an insane laugh. The last Radio 1 afternoon show aired on 24 December 1993. This recording dates from 4 April 1998 and in the studio with BBC Radio 2's Steve Wright spoke to listeners about the furore surrounding the cancellation of his weekday show as he returned to the air following the shock announcement. In advance of our last SWITA show for a while, I just wanted to express my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has taken the trouble to listen at any time over the last 23 years. Dr Fish-Filleter: source of much innuendo about fishy fingers, etc. the regular features. > --> Stephen Bridges st@bh01.demon.co.uk ICQ:24546730> PGP Key available by mailing p@bh01.demon.co.uk> The bitterness in failure or the dirt in success> this is the choice, this is our choice. And to Tom, our celebrity booker again, the best in the business. the BBC World Service titled Wright and MrSpoons. Virgin Radio. 'Grimmy is a Radio 1 legend so we definitely have big shoes to fill but will work extremely hard to make sure afternoons on Radio 1 still sound superb.