Jo Whiley
Scott Mills, Jo Whiley and Ken Bruce among many to pay respects to "inspirational" DJ, who has died aged 69.
The trailblazing DJ died on Christmas Day after a short illness.
The BBC station could have lost two of its biggest names to the commercial broadcaster.
"Some days it was hard to walk out of my front door, let alone present a radio show."
'I couldn’t have tried harder or cared more.'
'I’m beyond chuffed.'
Zoe Ball previously beat her in the race to the top job.
'Support for a show is one thing, assaulting the dignity of a warm-hearted and loyal friend is another.'
He has been with the station for 17 years.
