Johnnie Walker, a former BBC Radio 2 DJ known for hosting the “Sounds of the 70s” show, died Monday. He was 79. The news was announced live on the station by Bob Harris, who took over Johnnie Walker’s ...

Johnnie Walker, one of the BBC‘s longest-serving radio DJs, has died. Walker died earlier today at 79 following a long battle with lung disease, two months after calling time on his radio career.

Boom Radio, the “golden oldies” station which broadcasts from its DJs’ garden sheds, celebrated a victory over the BBC after plans for a Radio 2 spin-off were blocked. The BBC suffered a major blow ...