[Stooky Bill]

Funnily enough, I think despite that clamour by certain fans for Bauer to sign him up to Greatest Hits, Steve seemed happy enough to see out his career at the BBC - even after all the furore that his departure from afternoons brought.

Yes, and he was still obviously well thought of at the BBC, hence his recent move to present Pick of the Pops - he actually made it listenable.

Thing is he knew radio inside and out, he knew that programmes don't last forever and was professional enough to move on without a fuss. He mentored and advised new radio talent and wouldn't have begrudged the new guard like some of his more enthusiastic fans did

And ultimately, even though he did have a commercial radio background with Luxy, 210 (and for a time, the original version of TalkRadio), his BBC work is what came to define him and what he’ll be best remembered for.

Always amuses me that when he was at Radio 210 he was paired up with Mike Read on a programme called The Read and Wright Show