Johnnie Walker, one of theBBCs longest-servingradioDJs, has died.
Tributes flooded in from BBC top brass.
Director General Tim Davie called Walker a pop radio pioneer and a champion of great music.
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No-one loved the audience as much as Johnnie, and we loved him back.
The airwaves simply wont be the same again.
He remained his charming, humorous self to the end, what a strong amazing man.
It has been a rollercoaster ride from start to finish.
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Walker spent the vast majority of his career with the BBC.
Born Peter Waters Dingley in 1945, he landed his first role for BBC Radio 1 in April 1969.
Walker is survived by wife and two children.
A collection of programs showcasing Johnnies life and career will be available in BBC Sounds shortly.
