1278: 2016 Radio Farewells

Radio lost some of its favourites this year. In this piece, we pay tribute to just some of them.

Dave Cash - The pirates, ‘Kenny & Cash’, Capital, BBC Local

Cliff Michelmore - Hamburg end of ‘Two Way Family Favourites’, later much TV

Ted Gundry - BBC Cornwall

Ed Stewart - The pirates, BBC Radio 2, commercial radio and TV

Tony Cozier - Cricket journalist and commentator

Jimmy Young - BBC Light, Radio 1 and 2

Ian Rufus - Commercial radio founder, LBC, Hallam, Viking, Mercia

Keith Belcher - LBC founding programmer

Joyce Frost - ‘Old Woman’ on Steve Wright show

Paddy O Flaherty - BBC Radio Ulster

Dave Gregory - BBC Radio 1 and commercial radio inc Metro

Tony Beard - BBC Devon

Alan Devereux - The Archers (Sid Perks) and accomplished VO

Ali Brownlee - BBC Tees commentator

Joe Fish - BBC Lancashire

Steve Becker - BBC Lancashire

Terry Wogan - RTE, BBC Light, Radio 1 and 2

Dave Barrett - BBC Radio Bristol, GWR, Brunel FM, GLR, talkRADIO