BBC Radio 2 Apologises After Mistakenly Paying Tribute to Still-Alive Musician

BBC apologises for paying incorrect tribute to composer George Fenton

Mr Fenton, known for his collaborations with directors like Lord Richard Attenborough, Nora Ephron and Ken Loach, died unexpectedly on Monday aged 76.

BBC Issues Apology Over Radio 2 Tribute To Musician George Fenton

The 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…

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BBC apologises for Radio 2 tribute mistaking George Fenton for alive musician

Presenter played music by jazz artist George Benson in tribute by mistake

BBC Radio 2 apologises after mistakenly paying tribute to still-alive musician

BBC Radio 2 has apologised after an error where they paid tribute to George Benson instead of the late composer George Fenton

BBC Radio 2 apologises after mistakenly paying tribute to WRONG musician in major blunder

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, …