BBC Radio 2 apologises after tribute to wrong George

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 12:08 · Archive

BBC Radio 2 mistakenly played a George Benson song during a tribute to late composer George Fenton.

BBC Radio 2 issued an apology after an on-air blunder on Monday evening in which the station confused American jazz guitarist George Benson with British composer George Fenton. During The Good Groove, presented by Melvin Odoom, the station played Benson's rendition of Nature Boy as a tribute to Fenton, shortly after a news bulletin had reported Fenton's passing.

A BBC spokesperson told RadioToday: "This was a production error, for which we apologise." The mix-up occurred between the end of the news segment reporting Fenton's death and the musical tribute that followed.

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• BBC Issues Apology Over Radio 2 Tribute To Musician George FentonThe BBC has apologised for what it has described as a “production error” during an on-air tribute to the musician George Fenton . On Monday night, a Radio 2 news segment ended with a report on George’s death, which then led into a musical tribute. Unfortunately, rather than playing one of the late composer’s works, they instead played Nature Boy, as performed by the similarly-named singer-songwriter George Benson . George Fenton pictured in 2001 “This was a production error, for which we apologise,” a spokesperson for the station told Radio Today . Among those to pick up on the blunder was…HuffPost UK · 8 Oct, 11:26
• BBC Radio 2 apologises after mistakenly paying tribute to WRONG musician in major blunderBBC 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…GB News · 7 Oct, 15:33

In this story: George Fenton · George Benson · BBC Radio 2 · Melvin Odoom

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