DJ Johnnie steps down due to health struggles
Daily Mirror UK|October 07, 2024
AILING DJ Johnnie Walker yesterday made the "very sad announcement" that he is retiring from radio after 58 years as a broadcaster.
MARK JEFFERIES, CASEY COOPER-FISKE
DJ Johnnie steps down due to health struggles

Hosting Sounds of the 70s on BBC Radio 2, the 79-year-old-who is now housebound due to terminal pulmonary fibrosis - told listeners he would be stepping down from the Sunday afternoon show, as well as The Rock Show.

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