Steve Wright: Unveiling the Enigma
t was just before 5pm. I was interviewing Lord Bilimoria for my ALL TALK podcast when I caught sight of a news alert on my phone. I couldn't believe what I was reading. Steve Wright had died. My brain went in several different directions. But I had to keep interviewing Lord B. So I did, and tried to forget what I had seen. But all I wanted to do was cry. I finished the interview, went back upstairs to the LBC newsroom where everyone was in a state of shock. To all of us, Steve was a broadcasting legend. Even the younger producers. Corey and Chris, my producers did a sterling job. "Who do you want to talk to?" said Corey. "Tony Blackburn. Paul Gambaccini and Mike Read," I said. We couldn't get hold of Mike but Tony and Paul were lined up. I started to write a tribute. Corey saw what I was doing as gently asked if I'd like to prerecord it, rather than read it live. He's well aware of my propensity to blub on air. So that's what I did. I broke dow...