Scott Mills to replace Steve Wright on BBC Radio 2 afternoon show in schedule shake-up

‘I’ll try not to become emotional or self-indulgent,’ veteran DJ tells listeners

‘Steve Wright in the Afternoon’ has been on BBC Radio 2 since 1999 (BBC/Supplied)

BBC Radio 2 presenter Steve Wright’s weekday afternoon show has been axed after more than 20 years.

The 67-year-old DJ will continue to present on Sunday mornings, but told listeners the station’s boss wanted to do “something different” with his mid-afternoon slot.

He will be replaced by Scott Mills, who currently hosts afternoons on Radio 1, in a shake-up of the daytime schedule.