Death of Radio 2 DJ Steve Wright will not be investigated by coroner
Steve Wright died in February, aged 69 (Picture: BBC)
No inquest will be held into the death of Radio 2 DJ Steve Wright, a coroner’s court has said.
Veteran BBC 2 radio broadcaster Wright, one of the most familiar voices on the airwaves in the UK, died aged 69 in February.
Following his death, West Minster Coroner’s Court said in a statement that an inquest would not be required.
‘The coroner has now discontinued this case,’ it continued.
Coroners investigate sudden, violent or unnatural deaths such as an accident or suicide. They can decide whether there are grounds to hold an inquest for a natural death, which can happen in a case of neglect or if the person was in police custody or prison at the time of death.
Metropolitan Police previously said Wright’s death at a flat in the Marylebone area of central London ‘was unexpected, but is not being treated as suspicious.’
An inquest into the BBC Radio 2 star’s death will not be launched (Picture: PA)
It was previously announced his death was not being treated as suspicious (Picture: Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Emergency services sped to Wright’s home in central London around 10am on February 12, but he was found dead at the scene.
A London ambulance spokesperson told the Mail Online: ‘We were called at 10.07am on Monday 12 February to reports of an incident.
‘We sent a number of resources to the scene. Very sadly, a person was pronounced dead at the scene.’
Wright first joined BBC Radio 1 in 1980 to host a Saturday evening show and held various positions including an afternoon show and a breakfast show at the station.
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Wright announced his shock departure from BBC Radio 2 in 2022 (Picture: Richard Blanshard/Getty Images)
He had a stint at commercial radio before returning to BBC Radio 2 in 1996 to host Steve Wright’s Saturday Show and Sunday Love Songs. Three years later he started Steve Wright In The Afternoon every weekday on Radio 2.
Wright stepped down in September 2022 and was replaced by Scott Mills in a schedule shake-up, but Wright continued to present Sunday Love Songs on BBC Radio 2.
Michael Ball has since been announced as the host of a Sunday love songs show, which has been retitled Love Songs With Michael Ball.
Wright was made an MBE in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to radio.
He was one of the most recognisable voices in the world of radio (Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
His former colleagues and loved ones paid touching tributes to the star (Picture: Chris Ridley/Radio Times/Getty Images)
Celebrity PR Gary Farrow, who had been friends with Wright for 40 years, suggested Wright died from a ‘broken heart’ after Scott Mills replaced him after 23 years on air.
He told Metro.co.uk: ‘Steve lived for that show, he absolutely loved it — and the listeners loved him.
‘My view is that he died from a broken heart. I’ll never understand the decision to let him go.’
His brother Lawrence Wright denied this, claiming the legend was ‘thankful’ for the rest and said poor diet was to blame for his death.
His colleagues had reportedly been aware of his ill health, but his death still came as a huge shock.
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