1278: 2016 Radio Farewells

Published: Dec. 28, 2016, 2:46 p.m.

Radio lost some of its favourites this year. In this piece, we pay tribute to just some of them.

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Dave Cash - The pirates, \u2018Kenny & Cash\u2019, Capital, BBC Local

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Cliff Michelmore - Hamburg end of \u2018Two Way Family Favourites\u2019, later much TV

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Ted Gundry - BBC Cornwall

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Ed Stewart - The pirates, BBC Radio 2, commercial radio and TV

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Tony Cozier - Cricket journalist and commentator

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Jimmy Young - BBC Light, Radio 1 and 2

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Ian Rufus - Commercial radio founder, LBC, Hallam, Viking, Mercia

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Keith Belcher - LBC founding programmer

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Joyce Frost - \u2018Old Woman\u2019 on Steve Wright show

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Paddy O Flaherty - BBC Radio Ulster

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Dave Gregory - BBC Radio 1 and commercial radio inc Metro

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Tony Beard - BBC Devon

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Alan Devereux - The Archers (Sid Perks) and accomplished VO

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Ali Brownlee - BBC Tees commentator

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Joe Fish - BBC Lancashire

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Steve Becker - BBC Lancashire

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Terry Wogan - RTE, BBC Light, Radio 1 and 2

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Dave Barrett - BBC Radio Bristol, GWR, Brunel FM, GLR, talkRADIO