Johnnie Walker, a former BBC Radio 2 DJ known for hosting the "Sounds of the 70s" show, died Monday. He was 79. The news was announced live on the station by Bob Harris, who took over Johnnie ...

Radio presenter Johnnie Walker has been described as a "broadcasting legend" following his death aged 79. The DJ died on Tuesday, two months after calling time on his 58-year radio career because ...

Legendary broadcaster Johnnie Walker announced to his Sounds of the 70s listeners today (Sunday 6 October, 3-5pm) that he has decided to step down from presenting his two Radio 2 and BBC Sounds ...

BBC Radio 2’s Pick of the Pops presenter Mark Goodier added: “So much love on the air @BBCRadio2 for Johnnie Walker - Very few people broadcast with the integrity and passion that Johnnie did.

Tribute to Johnnie Walker, MBE, 30 March 1945 - 31 December 2024 Tiggy Walker, Johnnie’s wife, says: “I couldn’t be more proud of Johnnie - how he kept broadcasting almost to the end and ...

Veteran DJ Johnnie Walker said "the day has come I've always dreaded" as he presented his final Sounds Of The 70s show on BBC Radio 2. The presenter, 79, announced earlier in the month he was ...

The BBC radio presenter Johnnie Walker has announced he's hanging up his headphones after a 58-year career because of ill health.

Johnnie Walker spent almost 60 years on the air as a radio DJ Johnnie Walker's long radio career was shaped by his early years as a pirate broadcaster in the 1960s, bobbing around on the ocean on ...

Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, as well as former BBC Radio 2 colleagues of Johnnie Walker, were among the mourners at the late DJ's funeral. The veteran disc jockey's death aged 79 was ...

Today, the legendary Johnnie Walker brings his tenure on Sounds of the 70s to a close. For his final show, he digs deep into the BBC archives to bring listeners an interview with one of his ...

Presenter Bob Harris, who took over BBC Radio 2's Sounds of the 70s show after Walker's retirement, announced his former colleague's death live on the station.