The BBC has revealed in its annual report how much radio legend Steve Wright was paid in his last year as a stalwart of Radio Two. Presenting icon Steve had hosted shows for more than four decades and was tragically found dead aged just 69 in Febraury. The BBC;s accounts reveal his final salary after he was axed from his Radio 2 afternoon show.
The long-standing presenter hosted the afternoon show on Radio 2 from 1999 to 2022 before it was axed, and he was replaced by Scott Mills. At the unveiling of the BBC's annual report, it was revealed that Steve was on £205,000, which consisted of his remaining shows including Sunday Love Songs and Pick of the Pops. This was down from £360,000 which included the afternoon show.
For decades, millions of people tuned in every weekend to hear the most romantic show on British radio. On Steve Wright 's Sunday Love Songs, the veteran DJ played heartfelt dedications for listeners and told stories of real-life romance. Along with his main show, Steve Wright in the Afternoon, it helped push the Radio 2 star to a high spot in the BBC earnings league.
But the irony was that work left Steve with no time for a romance of his own. His marriage broke up 25 years ago, and he said there was simply no time to find a new partner. In a rare admission about his personal life, he told The Mirror in 2019: "I work on an afternoon show on the BBC and I do a love songs show at the weekend and it means that I do a lot of interviews and I prep a lot and I w.