BBC Radio 2 DJ Steve Wright's will revealed – with touching gift to charity & rest left to his kids after tragic death
The
, who presented
in the Afternoon and fronted Top of the Pops
, passed away aged 69 in February last year.
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Steve Wright passed away aged 69
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His will has now been revealed following his death
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Steve and Cindi Robinson got married in 1972 but later divorced
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Wright with his son Tom in July 1988
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Now, his will has been revealed with his children Tom and Lucy Wright the executors of his estate.
Steve left behind a total of £40,623 after tax.
The radio legend donated £15,000 to Cancer Research UK and generously donated £10,000 to the British Heart Foundation - with both contributions free from inheritance tax.
The rest of the money was left to Steve's two children to be split between them.
During a stellar career, Steve also presented the popular
mid-morning show on Radio 2.
His last show was a pre-recorded Valentine's Day edition of Sunday Love Songs.
He had been due to
His family said in a
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"In addition to his son, Tom, and daughter, Lucy, Steve leaves behind his brother, Laurence and his father Richard.
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The veteran presenter was best known for his time on BBC Radio 2
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Steve and his then wife Cindi in 1985
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The DJ had been a permanent fixture at the BBC for 40 years
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"Also, much-loved close friends and colleagues, and millions of devoted radio listeners who had the good fortune and great pleasure of allowing Steve into their daily lives as one of the UK's most enduring and popular radio personalities.
"As we all grieve, the family requests privacy at this immensely difficult time."
Steve joined the
BBC
in the 1970s and spent four decades hosting his beloved afternoon shows.
He also fronted TV programmes for the broadcaster, including Top of the Pops.
In 1976, he briefly left the broadcaster for Thames Valley Radio but returned four years later to present weekend programmes.
The move paid off and his defining show Steve Wright in the Afternoon was launched in 1981.
From bullied schoolboy to BBC legend
By Jane Matthews
STEVE Wright went from being a bullied schoolboy cruelly dubbed
Wright was born in Greenwich, London and attended Eastwood High School in Southend-on-Sea, Essex.
It was there that he was cruelly nicknamed Big Nose and Concorde.
His first job after leaving school was in marine insurance but after three years he realised it wasn't for him.
It was then that Wright left to become a local newspaper reporter.
This led him to BBC, as a record librarian, which then went on to his own shows - and the rest was history.
But in 2022 he announced he was stepping back from his Afternoon show after more than two decades.
He said at the time: "Before we start the show proper, if I may, I'd just like to say thank you ever so much for all the messages that have come in, over the weekend after I announced on Friday on the afternoon that we are leaving the afternoon show."
The axing saw him take another step towards his Sunday Love Songs show - which
Although a scheduling shake-up meant Scott Mills took over his afternoon slot, Steve stayed on to present Sunday Love Songs.
Speaking about the shock axing, the DJ said at the time: "Sometimes people don't want you".
He continued: "I've been offered loads of stuff at the BBC and I'm staying at Radio 2. What it actually means for me is rather than working six days a week, I'll be working maybe two and a half days a week."
In his personal life, Steve was married to US-born
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He later revealed he had struggled to find love since due to his demanding radio schedule.
Most recently, Steve was made an MBE in the New Year Honours for services to radio.
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Steve also presented Top of the Pops
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He was a much loved figure in the radio industry
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