BREAKING: Shock for fans as BBC star dies

Veteran radio DJ Johnnie Walker has sadly passed away at the age of 79.

The DJ’s final Sounds of the 70s programme on BBC Radio 2 and his last episode of The Rock Show aired in October, as he retired due to ill health.

Walker enjoyed a remarkable career in radio spanning 58 years and had previously been diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

In a tribute to her late husband, Tiggy Walker said: “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.”

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