News about Paul Gambaccini

Three programmes dedicated to the late DJ will air on Radio 2 from 2pm until 8pm on Monday, August 26. Vernon Kay, Paul Gambaccini , and Liza Tarbuck will each host one of the shows in celebration of the life and career of the legendary broadcaster. Wright died aged 69 from a ruptured ulcer in his stomach at his £2million home in London on February 12. It led to an outpouring of grief and tributes from colleagues and friends who hailed him as 'one of the greatest exponents of the art of radio' and a 'lovely kind man'.

Greatest Hits Radio's gamble on BBC Radio 2 stalwart has clearly paid off after the station gained 30 per cent more listeners since he came on board, according to the latest RAJAR radio figures. In the last five years,  Greatest Hits has poached three popular members of staff from BBC Radio 2. In 2020 Simon Mayo, 65, joined Greatest Hits Radio after 17 years at the BBC, while Paul Gambaccini was poached that same year to present America's Greatest Hits on Greatest Hits Radio on Saturday afternoons.

According to MailOnline, Steve Wright was discovered dead in his apartment on Monday morning after ambulances were alerted to a 'incident.' Only after ten o'clock on February 12, emergency services rushed to the actor's home in Marylebone, central London, but he was declared dead at the scene. The coroner's report was not being treated as suspicious, but police say a report was not released about his 'unexpected' death. Before his death at the age of 69, the radio personality hosted BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 for more than four decades.

As they posed for a funny selfie, composer Anthony James snapped the snap (left) of himself next to the beloved BBC Radio 2 host (right and inset). The photograph was taken four weeks ago, when the pair met up in New York, and it is likely that the last picture of Steve before his heartbroken family revealed it on Tuesday. The musician released the images along with an emotional tribute to his 'dear friend Steve', who, he said, had such a passion for Life and Radio'.

Before his death, Steve Wright was supposed to return to BBC Radio 2 as part of a 'pop nostalgia' spin-off station. Last week, Bosses revealed plans to introduce four new radio stations in an attempt to relegate dissatisfied listeners to the BBC, including a new Radio 2 spin-off focusing on the music of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. The station would have been the new home of the legendary DJ's Sunday Love Songs show, which had been on the channel since 1996, before his'very sudden' death earlier this week.

During a touching piano rendition of the host's afternoon theme tune, BBC's Russia editor Steve Rosenberg paid a loving tribute to late Radio 2 DJ Steve Wright. The news of Wright's sudden death aged 69 on Monday afternoon stunned family and colleagues alike, as many tried to get to work by live bulletins. Rosenberg celebrated Wright's legendary talent as a DJ on X, formerly Twitter. "He was, quite simply, brilliant...a broadcaster in a class of his own,' He wrote. In the Afternoon theme, I play Steve Wright as a tribute to Steve Wright.'

The surprise has left coworkers and fans of the legendary British broadcaster 'heartbroken' and devastated his millions of followers. In a tweet today, his family expressed deep sadness and profound regret for the loss of our beloved Steve Wright. Steve leaves his brother, Laurence and his father Richard in lieu of his son, Tom, and daughter, Lucy. Also, millions of dedicated radio listeners who had the opportunity and joy of welcoming Steve into their everyday lives as one of the United Kingdom's most popular and well-known radio stars.'

Since moaned about urban foxes having sex in his garden, Paul Gambaccini (pictured) has come under fire. The noise was likened to the'sound of children being tortured,' according to the radio presenter, urban foxes had urinated on his copy of the Financial Times as a'symbol of their territory'. He heard the screeching sounds in Kennington, south London, every week, and he would not wish on anyone's account of the defeat of breeding foxes. On Thursday, Mr Gambaccini told Radio 4's Today programme that it's 'amazing' to hear how many others in London have similar complaints, adding that urban foxes have'really arrived to town.' However, his words were unpopular, with one social media user comparing it to a "city dweller" who was moving to a country village and yelling about the bells.

If you live in London, you may have awakened the sound of fox-mating at night. And as the population of the capital increases, it's no wonder that the number of the wild animals has also increased. The urban pests are slowly taking over the city, with the more well-informed mammals riding public transit and prowling the streets in broad daylight. Perhaps the most enraged is the high-pitched and nearly tortured sound of mating that keeps Londoners up at night - among them, 'Professor of Pop', American DJ Paul Gambaccini. Foxes are seen riding London buses through the day, spreading out along the back seats in social media videos. One animal catches it inquisitively, but the passenger filming it remains unconcerned about its leisurely ride through the capital.

He has accumulated a treasury of accolades in his career, beginning in 1974 as a callow 24-year-old American, who did his first stint on Radio 1. If 'The Professor of Pop', Paul Gambaccini, thought that by snapping up a £1.35 million house in a leafy South London suburb, he's been cruelly disabused for the next decade or two.' Indeed, I can now report that 'Gambo' is now regularly awakened in the dead of night by a blood-curdling cacophony that he likes to that of 'children murdered.' Gambaccini tells me, 'It's absolutely horrific,' and that he's been exposed to it on a 'on average, perhaps twice a week.'

Over 30 years after their last appearance, one of the 1970s' most popular pop bands has announced that they are reuniting. During an eight-year tenure, the group released six top 20 singles before separating in 1974. Despite receiving only one complaint, Melting Pot's signature song Melting Pot was also banned by Ofcom for including 'derogatory references to particular ethnic groups.'

Lesley Douglas's support for Russell Brand (pictured together) at the corporation has risen since the sex assault charges were broadcast. She resigned in 2008 after Brand and Jonathan Ross sent a series of lewd telephone messages to former Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs, who said that Brand had sex with his granddaughter in what became known as Sachsgate. Gambaccini, one of Radio 2's top presenters, launched an ex narcotic attack on Ms Douglas' Brand handling.

BBC Radio 2's current presenter has made a definite attempt to convince dissatisfied older listeners by giving Steve Wright a new role on the show. Wright, 68, had his afternoon show cut by bosses last year as part of a string of older presenters abandoning or being sidelined on the station. However, Radio 2 announced on yesterday that Wright will take over from Paul Gambaccini as the host of its long-running show Pick of the Pops.

Daniel Morgan, the assassinated private detective, will receive a'significant' six-figure payout from Scotland Yard (commissioner Sir Mark Rowley on right) for the decades-long deception that has stifled the hunt for his killers. The deal comes two years after a bombshell official branded the Metropolitan Police as "institutionally flawed" and accused it of more than 30 years of cover-up and incompetence. The out-of-court deal marks another difficult day for the Met and its unpopular former commissioner, Dame Cressida Dick. The Met agreed to pay compensation to the Morgan family - led by the victim's campaigning brother Alastair Morgan (inset) - 18 months after they announced plans to sue the force, alleging that a decades-long cover-up of corruption was continuing

Matthew 'Matty' White (left and inset), who died of a drug overdose in 2021, has assaulted a black storekeeper yards from where the aspiring architect died in Eltham and warned him: 'You'll be Stephen Lawrenced'. Remember you're in Eltham, remember where you are, and recall what happened to Stephen Lawrence.' I can call my boys; they will come down and they will live with you,' he said in 2020. Stephen Lawrence was described as "in almost every danger" by the narrator, and he even mentioned the nearby bus stop. The 18-year-old was on Well Hall Road when he was assaulted and killed. According to a BBC probe, White was the so-called "sixth man" in the most notorious racial killing in British history. Last night, MailOnline revealed that he had even arranged to speak with a police officer to address the racial killing, but the cop didn't turn up. Jack Severs, his stepfather who died in 2020, was only spoken to for the first time in 2013 and was amazed that Scotland Yard had taken two decades to be explored for the first time. Mr Severs said he saw White in Eltham's streets days after Stephen's assassination and that his stepson admitted to being there when the teen was killed. According to White, it seemed as though it was a "everyday occurrence" and that Stephen "had deserved it."

Lawrence said it was "appalling" to learn that Matthew 'Matty' White had escaped prison for 28 years. White was arrested twice twice for the 18-year-old's murder, but no further action was taken in the midst of police blunders and missed opportunities. He died in 2021 after a drug overdose aged 50. 'We've discovered so many flaws in Stephen's investigation that it hardly comes as a surprise,' Dr. Lawrence said. Almost from the start, we've had to rely on journalists to bring us the truth. 'The Daily Mail has fought our cause admirably, releasing news that aided in the release of two of Stephen's murders in jail,' according to White, although the investigation was not revealed by the BBC. Matthew White may have been arrested if only the Met had done its jobs with as much enthusiasm as the Press.'

Since joining the BBC in the early 1970s, radio and television host Paul Gambaccini has been a familiar figure on television and radio. However, his first job was as a paperboy, which was how he funded his comic book habit. The Great Gambo tells Dan Moore that he has received a number of personal gifts over the years, including a set of bedsheets from Sir Paul McCartney. Christopher Sherwood, a veteran broadcaster, lives with him in London's South Bank and has an apartment in New York.

As Ken Bruce (left) becomes the first DJ to leave Radio 2, the greatest hits radio is becoming the retirement home for BBC legends. The Scottish broadcaster, 71, said, 'the time is perfect' for him to move ahead from the weekday mid-morning display he's hosted since 1986. Mr Bruce is the youngest veteran to leave the station, insisting it is his decision, and has pleaded with his followers to follow him to his new home. Simon Mayo (top left), Jackie Brambles (bottom left), Mark Goodier (top right) and Paul Gambaccini (bottom right) are among the station's newest alums. According to experts, Mr Bruce is the greatest Hits Radio boss Ben Cooper is adding Mr Bruce to his roster for £500,000 as they continue to rob listeners from the increasingly popular Radio 2 website.

With names including Paul Gambaccini, Reeta Chakrabarti, Victoria Gill, and Sanchia Berg among the contestants on the new Christmas University Challenge series, viewers may have been forgiven for assuming that a spell at the BBC might have earned them a seat on the show. Of the 56 players on the 14 teams, over 20 percent of them work for the organization or have worked with it in recent years. Eight of them are regular on-air talent, including Radio 2 host Gambaccini, newsreader Ms Chakrabarti, and Rachel Burden of Radio 5 Live.

On King's Ride road in south-west London, former Capital FM DJ Neil Fox (pictured left on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle in 2002) was clocked doing 46. This week, Fox pleaded guilty to speeding ahead of a behind-closed-doors hearing at Bromley Magistrates' Court (bottom right), south London. According to a court official, the former Capital FM host was ordered to pay a total of £232 in fines and costs, as well as six points on his driving license.

What a mess. CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: What a mess. Not only Operation Yewtree, the inept and vindictive police probe into historic sex allegations against celebrities, but also the documentary that chronicled it. With so much wonderful content, as well as Sir Cliff Richard's co-operation - articulate, mournful, and broadcaster Paul Gambaccini's panache, you would not believe it was possible to make a bad show. However, the accused: National Treasures On Trial (C4), a one-off flurry in a number of cases, was muddled and shallow. It attempted to cram in the successful trials and defences of detectives, as well as interviewing three of those who were wrongly accused.

After a BBC surveillance raid (inset) on his house, Sir Cliff Richard (right image: middle and left) has admitted he was almost too patriotic to sue the BBC because it was like'suing Britain'. Despite feeling badly about suing the national broadcaster, the 81-year-old singer's right to face allegations that he assaulted a child in the 1980s triumphed. 'I felt bad about it, I said to the lawyers, how can I sue the BBC? It's like suing Britain,' he says. "I thought to myself, these people have to understand that I'm serious about this; this is a really important, ugly, damaging thing about me." He has also stated that he prayed every night for the truth to be known as he battled allegations of bullying.

The 73-year-old DJ, The Great Gambo and The Professor of Pop (pictured), is featured in a recent Channel 4 documentary, The Accused: National Treasures on Trial. Gambaccini's deposition and police search of his house in November 2013 stars in the series, which comes after he was accused of sexual assault by two men in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Gambaccini said the allegations were untrue, and after 11 months, the Metropolitan Police cleared him of any wrongdoing under Operation Yewtree. He had spent 11 months on police bail and made video diaries, which showed how desperately ill he was. He could not even go bowling with his nephew at this time. Gambaccini had hoped to continue working for the BBC after his detention. However, he told the Telegraph that he felt the BBC had not stood by him and took a decision based on "public relations" rather than investigating the allegations.