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A farewell - and tribute - to just some of radio's cast who bowed in 2015.

Sandy Chalmers - BBC Broadcaster, producer and manager.
Richie Benaud - Former Australian cricketer who became a highly regarded commentator.
Ian McDougall - Former BBC foreign correspondent.
Gary Owens - American radio presenter and voice actor.
Shaw Taylor - TV and radio presenter.
Derek Chinnery - Controller of BBC Radio 1 from 1979 to 1985.
Jean-Louis Cremieux-Brilhac Monitored all radio broadcasts from occupied France and responsible for sending information to the resistance movements.
Colin Bloomfield - BBC local radio sports commentator.
Susan Sheridan - Actress and voice artist. Her voice acting roles included Trillian in the BBC radio series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Peter Donaldson - BBC Chief Announcer.
Richard Wheatly - Jazz FM CEO and executive chairman of The Local Radio Company
Mike Allen - Capital Radio and hip-hop DJ; also on Talk Radio, LBC and Smooth.
Emily Bull - KLFM journalist and IRN newsreader of the year.
Kathy Secker - North East BBC local radio legend.
Bob Hopton - BBC Radio 2; Radio Tees ; and the programmer who brought Les Ross to BRMB.