Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant, as well as the former BBC Radio 2 colleagues of Johnnie Walker, are among the ... on ...

I first listened to Johnnie in 1971. So grateful to have been a colleague and a friend. [Bob Harris, the presenter who announced Walker’s death] doing absolutely the best job. RIP Johnnie.” ...

Bob plays classic 70s tracks. Happy Birthday Johnnie... A 70s musical celebration for what would have been the 80th birthday of Johnnie Walker.

Former Radio 1 controller Matthew Bannister pointed out that, “rules were never Johnnie’s strong ... At one point Bob Harris recalled that both he and Walker ended up at GWR in the West ...

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Radio 2's Tony Blackburn's emotional final words with Johnnie Walker days before he died ...