Steve Wright
English disc jockey
Died when: 69 years 170 days (833 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Stephen Richard Wright (born 26 August 1954) was an English radio personality and disc jockey, credited for introducing the zoo format on British radio, with its zany, multi-personality approach.
He presented Steve Wright in the Afternoon for 12 years on BBC Radio 1 and 23 years on BBC Radio 2, two of the BBC's national radio stations, the latter being most popular station in the United Kingdom, ending on 30 September 2022.
He continues to present his Sunday Love Songs weekend mid-morning show on Radio 2.On BBC Television Wright has hosted Home Truths, The Steve Wright People Show, Auntie's TV Favourites, Top of the Pops and TOTP2.
Wright has won awards, including Best DJ of the Year as voted by the Daily Mirror Readers Poll and by Smash Hits in 1994.
In 1998 he was awarded TRIC Personality of the Year for his radio programmes.