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Steve Wright was planning to meet up with his pal Ken Bruce for a celebratory lunch prior to his shock death.

Primary songwriter stepping away to focus on family

The station, which descended from heritage stations such as Clyde 2 and Forth 2, will be taken off medium wave.

THE Q Radio Network saw its average weekly listeners soar by a third to 284,000 between April and June - its largest quarterly increase since audience research body Rajar resumed collecting data in September 2021 after it was paused at the start of the pandemic.

The highest awards went to Vogue editor-in-chief Dame Anna and Booker Prize-winning novelist McEwan, who were made Companions of Honour.

TROUBLED online estate agent Purplebricks, whose founders hail from Larne and which was once valued at close to £1 billion, has agreed a deal to sell its business and assets for a nominal £1 to a rival backed by Carphone Warehouse and TalkTalk founder Sir Charles Dunstone.

The TV presenter, 49, was announced as the replacement for veteran broadcaster Ken Bruce, who helmed the programme for 31 years.

The presenter said his new show since leaving the corporation is not looking to introduce ‘massive great bells and whistles stuff.

As the presenter replaces Ken Bruce on his BBC Radio 2 mid-morning weekday show, we look back on the 48-year-old’s rise to fame.

The Scottish broadcaster announced he would be making the move to Bauer radio station in April.