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BBC Radio 2 DJ Johnnie Walker dies aged 79

Legendary BBC radio DJ Johnnie Walker has passed away at the age of 79.

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Former pirate radio disc jockey who went to Radio 1 and later became a stalwart of Radio 2

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Johnnie Walker, legendary BBC Radio presenter, dies aged 79

Walker first rose to fame among British music fans as a disc jockey on pirate station Radio Caroline in the Sixties, and later became a favourite among BBC listeners, even if he did hate the Bay City Rollers

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Johnnie Walker, BBC radio DJ, dies aged 79

Pioneering presenter was best known for hosting Sounds of the 70s and the Radio 2 Rock Show

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Johnnie Walker: Former pirate radio DJ who spent over five decades at the BBC

Walker had idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPS), a terminal condition which causes the lungs to become scarred and makes breathing difficult.

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BBC Radio 2 presenter thanks NHS staff after treatment for brain bleed

Johnathan Joseph, known as DJ Spoony, went to hospital on 21 December after a headache lasted for weeks

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Vernon Kay insists he's 'loving' his radio job as he jokes about retirement plans

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC Radio 2 star also reveals what happened when he got to go ‘behind the velvet rope’ at his hero Elvis Presley’s home in Graceland

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Laughter and tears as Zoe Ball presents her final breakfast show for BBC Radio 2

Presenter thanks listeners for ‘special intimate relationship’ and signs off with message of female empowerment

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Zoe Ball says she is off to see her children after final Radio 2 breakfast show

She announced in November that she would be leaving.

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Zoe Ball emotionally signs off last Radio 2 Breakfast show with moving final song

Presenter broke down in tears as she said farewell after six years in hosting chair

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Teary Zoe Ball bids farewell to BBC Radio 2's The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show

Zoe Ball has bid farewell to BBC Radio 2 with her last-ever instalment of 'The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show'.

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Zoe Ball breaks down in tears as she presents final Radio 2 Breakfast show

‘I can’t see the buttons through my giddy tears,’ said presenter during last broadcast

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Zoe Ball begins final Radio 2 breakfast show with Daft Punk’s One More Time

Ball shared a message from a man who said he was driving home for Christmas early so he could listen to her last show.

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Zoe Ball will be thanking ‘a lot of people’ on final BBC Radio 2 breakfast show

She announced her decision to leave The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show in November.

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Zoe Ball’s daughter taken to hospital after Christmas tree accident with father Fatboy Slim

‘It was supposed to be her last day at school today,’ the Radio 2 presenter said

Evening Standard

Zoe Ball’s daughter injured in Christmas tree accident with father Fatboy Slim

The Radio 2 presenter said Nelly had to go to A&E for an X-ray after a tree was unintentionally dropped on her foot.

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Gavin And Stacey cast to take over BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show ahead of finale

The stars will reveal insights into the making of the last episode of the sitcom and share memories from the series across the years.

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What is TMJ? Zoe Ball's painful jaw condition revealed after star leaves BBC Radio 2

The presenter has revealed that she lives with temporomandibular joint disorder and often wakes up with ‘awful headaches’

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Zoe Ball reveals painful health condition after stepping down as BBC Radio 2 Breakfast show host

The presenter will host her final show at the end of December

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Zoe Ball reveals painful hidden health battle ahead of BBC Radio 2 breakfast show exit

The radio presenter announced earlier this month that she was stepping down from hosting Radio 2’s Breakfast show after six years

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BBC Radio announces its jam-packed Christmas 2024 schedule

Mariah Carey, Cher and a ‘Gavin and Stacey’ star will all be making appearances

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Cover: Stakeknife; From Bomb to Ballot: The History of Sinn Féin; The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show – review

Context is all in two indispensable podcasts about Northern Ireland. And Zoe Ball ensures an orderly handover for Radio 2 Breakfast listeners

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Zoe Ball’s son Woody shares sweet tribute to mum as she steps down from Radio 2 show

Ball’s eldest child suggested he was looking forward to ‘more time at home’ with the broadcaster

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Zoe Ball's son Woody shares touching tribute to 'mama' as six-year Radio 2 show stint ends

The 53-year-old presenter recently announced her decision to step down from the £950,000-a-year role to ‘focus on family’

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BBC reveals Radio 2 ‘pop nostalgia’ spin-off plans after industry feedback

The new Radio 2 extension station plans to play songs from the 50s, 60s and 70s, with at least 6,000 unique tracks a year.

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