DJs pay tribute to 'unique and inspiring' Steve Wright

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Former colleagues of Steve Wright have paid tribute to the BBC Radio DJ describing him as an inspiration with unique talent.    Wright's family announced "with deep sorrow and profound regret" that he has died at the age of 69. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00 I don't have to tell you, he was one of the greats of our profession,

00:03 because he wouldn't be doing this piece, were he not.

00:06 And everybody wouldn't be watching in a shocked state if they didn't feel the same way.

00:12 But the important thing is that he was not just a great broadcaster, he was a unique broadcaster.

00:20 What he did in assembling the big show, which he presented for decades,

00:29 will never be recreated. He was a one-off. He was one of those great one-offs,

00:37 like Kenny Everett or Terry Wogan. And when they're gone, they don't come back again.

00:43 We only hope that they have inspired vocations in younger people to be as unique, as daring,

00:53 as brave as he was.

00:56 I think a unique broadcaster is an even bigger loss, because nobody's irreplaceable, of course,

01:02 but Steve had a unique identity. And that is difficult to replace unless you try and copy,

01:08 and then it's not the same, and people say, "Oh, you're trying to copy so-and-so." But I guess

01:12 there are a lot of people around the country that were inspired by Steve and did something along his

01:18 lines. So the great part of his legacy is he will have inspired many, as we all hope we do.

01:25 So I think that's great. He will have inspired many up-and-coming broadcasters

01:29 who will mourn his loss on the radio.

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