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 ...

He loved you. He loved his work. He loved music. Perhaps most of all, he loved his public role. This was one reason why ...

Johnnie Walker, one of the BBC’s longest-serving radio DJs, has died. Walker died earlier today at 79 following a long battle with lung disease, two months after calling time on his radio career.

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 ...

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 ...

Veteran radio DJ Johnnie Walker ... importance on the tracks he played than the chat between them. Helen Thomas, head of BBC Radio 2, said Walker "loved radio and inspired a generation of ...

Tiggy Walker, Johnnie’s wife, says: “I couldn’t be more proud of Johnnie - how he kept broadcasting almost to the end and with what dignity and grace he coped with his debilitating lung disease.

Tributes are pouring in for the pioneering radio DJ and BBC presenter Johnnie Walker, who has died aged 79. Born Peter Dingley, Walker was a former pirate radio DJ who began his career with the ...

Veteran radio DJ Johnnie ... he played than the chat between tracks, with names he pioneered including Lou Reed, Fleetwood Mac and The Eagles. In October 2003, Walker underwent chemotherapy ...

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 ...