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 down four times while doing the recording. Over the next hour I kept thinking that I should still do it live but in the end I asked Corey to make the decision as I wasn't sure I was best placed to do that. So that's what we did. And here's the result. ANd after the tribute you can hear my interviews with Tony Blackburn and Paul Gambaccini.

It's been a dark day, but the tributes to Steve from across the industry and from his listeners have been so heartwarming.

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