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O’Grady, who died last night aged 67, left his Sunday afternoon slot gacor terbaik last August after almost 14 years, following a schedule shake-up which saw him regularly swapping with Rob Beckett.

The star admitted at the time that he left the station because he ‘wasn’t really happy with the 13 weeks on, 13 weeks off business’.

It came after a push by Radio 2 to attract younger listeners by recruiting younger talent sparked an ageism row and triggered an exodus of older talent including Ken Bruce and Steve Wright.

Today, a tribute tweet by Radio 2 said: ‘We’re incredibly saddened to hear about the sudden passing of Paul O’Grady. 

‘Paul was a brilliant broadcaster and incredible comedian. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.We’ll miss you Paul.’