 Starting in the 1970s, Wilson became a radio producer, working with Radio Forth and Radio Clyde before moving to BBC Radio Scotland in 1989; he later also became a senior producer for BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4, and received a fellowship from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 1996.He was also a staff member at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.Wilson died from COVID-19 near his home in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire on 26 March 2020, at age 77 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.