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 Walker’s ...
Johnnie Walker is one of the most iconic figures in the radio and broadcasting world. The DJ has been winning the hearts of his listeners with his Sounds of the 70s series on BBC Radio 2. However, ...
Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant, as well as the former BBC Radio 2 colleagues of Johnnie Walker, are among the mourners arriving for the late DJ’s funeral. Walker died aged 79 in December, with ...
Former pirate radio DJ Johnnie Walker joined the mainstream, soon becoming a successful BBC presenter and later veteran with a career spanning more than half of a century. The radio presenter, 79, ...
Every lyric took on an extra significance, an unexpected poignancy. All those bygone hits were more than just a soundtrack to Sunday afternoon - they became an echo of our old lives. Veteran DJ ...
Veteran BBC DJ Johnnie Walker has been told to “prepare to die at any moment” after being diagnosed with a terminal illness. Since he was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an inflation of ...
Speaking for the first time about his final months, Tiggy Walker, who was married to the former BBC DJ for 23 years, recounted how her ailing husband 'decided he wanted to do a final kitchen disco ...