‘s former colleague Ken Bruce has paid tribute to the radio and TV star – after Radio 2 fans slammed the corporation over its ‘shameless’ tribute months after he was ‘pushed out’.
Tributes have been pouring in for the trailblazing comic turned broadcaster after he died ‘unexpectedly but peacefully’ on Tuesday night aged 67.
O’Grady in August last year, after more than a decade, due to a scheduling change that saw him asked to share his situs slot gacor no 1 with comedian Rob Beckett.
His departure came just two weeks after fellow broadcasting veteran Bruce amid a push to attract younger listeners.
Appearing on ITV’s Lorraine today, Bruce described O’Grady as ‘a natural communicator’ who found it easy to ‘connect with his audience’.
