Steve Wright Biography
Steve Wright is a British radio personality and disc jockey who is credited with popularizing the zoo format. He hosted Steve Wright in the Afternoon on BBC Radio 1 for 12 years and BBC Radio 2 for 23 years, two of the BBC’s national radio channels. On Radio 2, he continues to host his Sunday Love Songs weekend mid-morning show.
How old is Steve Wright? – Age
He is 68 years old as of 26 August 2022. He was born in 1954 in Greenwich, United Kingdom. His real name is Stephen Richard Wright.
Steve Wright Family – Education
Wright grew up in New Cross as the elder of two boys in a working-class family. His boyhood dream was to work in the entertainment industry. Richard Wright, his father, was a tailor and the manager of the Burton’s store in Trafalgar Square. Wright was a quiet child who was never very scholarly. He attended Eastwood High School for Boys in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Steve would periodically broadcast a nascent radio show from the school stock storeroom via the school speaker system.
Is the DJ Steve Wright still married? – Wife
He was married to Cyndi Robinson until 1999 when they divorced, and they have two children.
How much money is Steve Wright worth? – Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $6 Million.
Steve Wright BBC Radio 2
He began delivering Steve Wright’s Saturday Show and Steve Wright’s Sunday Love Songs on BBC Radio 2 in March 1996, and his afternoon show began in July 1999. Wright was claimed to make £440,000 per year at Radio 2 in 2006.
Following a reorganization at Radio 2, Steve Wright in the Afternoon was reintroduced in mid-1999, with Wright replacing Ed Stewart. Wright’s Saturday morning slot was taken over by Jonathan Ross.
On weekday afternoons from 2 pm to 5 pm, Wright broadcast his Radio 2 version of Steve Wright in the Afternoon alongside Tim Smith and Janey Lee Grace, who have both occasionally served as relief presenters on the station, as well as traffic reporter Bobbie Pryor. Joyce Frost, who died in November 2016, played “The Old Woman,” another frequent contributor.
Wright revealed on July 1, 2022, that the show would stop in September, to be replaced by a new show starring Scott Mills. Wright would continue to host Sunday Love Songs on Radio 2, as well as a new Serious Jockin’ podcast, seasonal specials, and other ventures. The final episode aired on September 30, 2022, with Wright performing “Radio Ga Ga” by Queen as his final song.
Steve Wright Sunday Love Songs
Sunday Love Songs, which Wright hosts solo from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., contains a mix of classic love songs, dedications, and true-life relationship stories. It was reported in 2013 that the show was taped on a Friday afternoon. The failure to alert listeners violated criteria on accuracy and communicating with the public, according to the BBC Trust’s editorial standards committee.
Steve Wright Radio 1
Wright joined BBC Radio 1 in 1980, starting on Saturday evenings and moving on to Saturday mornings later that year. With Steve Wright in the Afternoon in 1981, Wright transitioned to daytime radio and later introduced the zoo format to the United Kingdom. Steve on Sunday, which he took over as host in 1984, aired on Sunday mornings from Monday through Thursday, with Mark Page and Paul Jordan hosting Friday afternoons. His Sunday morning show ended in 1986, and he started working five afternoons a week again. Steve in the Afternoon originally aired on BBC Radio 1 from 1981 to 1993. The show became known for its cast of phone characters made and performed by Gavin McCoy, Peter Dickson, Richard Easter and Phil Cornwell.
In later years, the style changed, unloading the greater part of the characters and on second thought having a “zoo” design, with parody visitors and improv shows. Wright’s performance of Wham!’s “I’m Your Man” was the inspiration for the 1986 smash hit “Panic” by The Smiths. following a news report about the Chernobyl atomic debacle on his show. Johnny Marr and Morrissey, who had been paying attention to the transmission. In 1994, Wright and his Posse made the move to The Radio 1 Breakfast Show. In 1995, he quit the Breakfast Show because he had disagreements with the management of BBC Radio 1; he was discontent with the falling listening figures of the station because of its rebuilding under new regulator Matthew Balustrade, which prompted a large number of the more settled DJs leaving, or being sacked, close to this time.