The BBC has wrongly announced the death of Radio 2 DJ Brian Matthew, later clarifying that he “remains critically ill”.
The broadcaster earlier released a statement on behalf of the family saying that the presenter, who hosted the long-running Sounds of the ’60s programme, had died.
It then issued a second statement, saying: “We were informed by close family and friends that Brian had passed away in the night. They have since been in contact to say that he remains critically ill.
“We will update with more information when we have it. Our thoughts remain with his family at this very difficult time.”
Matthew was once dubbed Britain’s oldest DJ, having worked at the BBC from 1954 to 2016, hosting Sound Of The ’60s since 1990.
The veteran presenter was axed by the BBC earlier this year against his wishes, while he was off the show recovering from a fall.
He was succeeded by Tony Blackburn, and eventually invited back for a series of specials after a petition was signed by 5,000 people to get him back on air.
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