BBC Radio 2 apologises after mistakenly paying tribute to WRONG musician in major blunder
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BBC Radio 2 apologises after mistakenly paying tribute to WRONG musician in major blunder.
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BBC Radio 2 has issued an apology after an embarrassing on-air blunder saw the station confuse American jazz guitarist George Benson with the late British composer George Fenton.The mix-up occurred on Monday evening, shortly after the 11pm news bulletin had reported Mr Fenton's passing.During The Good Groove - where Melvin Odoom was standing in for regular host DJ Spoony - the presenter proceeded to play George Benson's rendition of Nature Boy, mistakenly offering it as a tribute to the wrong George.A spokesman for the station told RadioToday: "This was a production error, for which we apologise." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Fellow composer David Arnold took to social media platform Bluesky to voice his displeasure at the station's error.He wrote: "Radio 2 announced the passing of George Fenton on the 11pm news tonight, immediately followed by the presenter playing 'Nature Boy' by George Benson in tribute to 'George Benson'."George was a genius composer," he added.
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