I've heard him play Moz songs a few times before and of course he does the voiceover for TOTP2, not so sure if he picks the tunes. As for the most popular DJ of the last two decades, surely Henry Kelly?

I heard this item today.

Steve Wright was reading out the showbiz news when he read an article about Morrissey making derogatory remarks about the North of England.
Wright then asked, jokingly, "Who was Morrissey singing about when sang 'Hang The DJ'?" His co-presenter Tim Smith then replied "Probably Mike Smith". Wright then carried on "(laughing)Yeah...Mike Smith. That'd be about right. Actually it's an open secret that 'Hang The DJ' was written about me. I was certainly a DJ at the time, and if he did write it about me then that's okay. I actually met Morrissey about three years ago when I was doing a piece for CNN. We had a chat, and we got on okay. I'd love to get him on the show, but my son Tommy saw him on Johnathon Ross's show and apparantely he wasn't very forthcoming with the answers".
Second co-presenter Janey Lee Grace then went on at length about how good Morrissey looks these days.

I disagree slightly with what the person who posted this story says about Steve Wright not playing Morrissey or The Smiths. He's featured The Smiths several times in his 'Non-stop Oldies' segment of the show, and he's included both Morrissey and The Smiths on TOTP2.

As a footnote; Mike Smith, who was mentioned above, was a rather chummy, bland DJ from the mid-80s who once presented Top Of The Pops with 'We Love The Smiths' written on his chest in ink marker. This was as a homage to Morrissey who had ripped of his shirt to reveal the words 'Marry Me' on his chest when The Smiths performed 'William....' on the show.

"SW is a national institution; he's been the most popular DJ in the country for the past couple of decades, the kind of cheery, easy-going and slightly humourous personality who can appeal to all ages."

Not how I'd describe him! I can't believe that he'd appeal to his own mother, let alone people of all ages.

"Wonder if Moz agrees to appear on his show- it would be the ultimate case of a rock star burying the hatchet"

Now that is a good idea. But if Moz did bury the hatchet he'd be arrested and wouldn't be able to continue the tour.

Steve Wright is loathsome, a self-obsessed, smug hack who has used DJing as a career route whilst hating music of any real worth. He is full of derision for women performers, for dance music, and adores that awful brand of rock that in Britain was killed stone dead by punk. In fact, only last week I saw TOTP2 (an archive show of Top Of The Pops he hosts) and he was full of derision for the Banshees doing a terrific performance of Happy House then immediately afterwards called Phil Collins a massively important British artist - and he meant as a singer not even as a drummer!

If Steve Wright likes Moz, then be very worried.

...wasn't it "wake me up before you go-go"...?

I used to listen to Steve wright when he was still on Radio 1 doing the afternoon show back in the early nineties. As I remember he was the only DJ on Radio 1 I ever heard playing singles like Certain People I Know. He also seems to have Smiths stuff crop up on TOTP 2 fairly regularly.