[Omnipresent]

And also that “virtually every commercial company” had made contact about taking him on, but wouldn’t offer him the chance to have guests or have a say in the music - so he stayed put at the BBC.

I guess that makes sense for GHR as it doesn’t fit in with what they do all, but I’m surprised Virgin couldn’t make it work. Although how many guests are there to share between him, Chris & Graham!

From accounts of those who have worked with Steve he was quite particular about the set up of his studio and having control over the structure & pace of the show.

On a commercial station, Steve would have to work around ad breaks and, on a network, split links.

Looking back at the tributes it is remarkable how the managed to maintain the pace & energy of his show five days a week when, as we all do, have our good and bad days.

Plus there was the attention to detail, like shouting “Cheers Jeremy!” off microphone at the start his show as though Jeremy was just out of the door.

Back when Steve was on Radio 1, I remember reading a feature in the NME on the station just as the Bannister revolution was underway and being surprised to learn that all the “Talkie Bits” etc with the posse were pre-recorded.

Other presenters like Mark & Lard did quip about it and some may see it as “inauthentic” but it was about consistently delivering the best experience for the listener.

I do hope in time there is a full tribute with archive material and contributions from members of his former production teams.