BREAKING: BBC presenter Robbie Shepherd has died aged 87. Tributes have begun to pour in for the former host of BBC Radio Scotland’s Take the Floor.
‘All of us at BBC Scotland are desperately sad to hear the news of his passing. Our thoughts are with his family and friends in Aberdeen, and the wider family of radio listeners all around the world who loved hearing his Doric voice and his enthusiasm and passion for the music he so dearly loved,’ he wrote.
Shepherd, who was awarded an MBE in 2001 for his services to Scottish Dance Music and Culture, was recognised by former First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon when he stepped down from his job. ‘Sad that broadcasting legend, Robbie Shepherd, is hanging up his headphones. Best wishes to him,’ she wrote on Twitter.
At the time of his departure he said: ‘I am taking a break, that is for sure. But, as they say, I am a wanted man. I hope sincerely you have not heard the last of this Doric voice. It’s been 35 years of sheer pleasure’.
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