The 79-year-old radio host Johnnie Walker has been referred to as a “broadcasting legend” since his passing.
Two months after ending his 58-year career due to poor health, the DJ passed away on Tuesday.
Following Walker’s retirement, Bob Harris, the host of BBC Radio 2’s Sounds of the 70s program, made the announcement of his former coworker’s passing live on the air.
Harris referred to him as “an incredible, warm, superb broadcaster” that “went out on a limb many times to defend the music that he loved and he was passionate about radio” .
Walker suffered from pulmonary fibrosis, a disorder that causes the lungs to scar and makes breathing challenging.
