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EXCLUSIVE: The BBC Radio 2 presenter was found dead at his £2million flat close to Marylebone High Street in Central London on Monday morning.
The channel was inundated with calls on Wednesday morning from listeners who shared how the radio giant put a smile on their faces in the morning, as they paid tribute to the star.
Paying tribute to the radio personality, Sara Cox said: ‘We are all absolutely devestated, shocked and blindsided by this news.
It was the last radio programme the DJ recorded for the BBC before he passed away today