Steve Allen (LBC radio presenter)
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Steve Allen (b. 17 March 1954, Bromley) is a British radio presenter on London station LBC 97.3. He lives in Twickenham, London. For other uses, please see the Steve Allen disambiguation page.
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[edit] Radio Career
Steve has broadcast on LBC radio for 27 years. He worked as a nightclub disc jockey where he met Dale Winton, and subsequently joined the United Biscuits Network, a radio station broadcasting to workers in United Biscuits' factories. His voice was heard in Scotland, Liverpool, Manchester and London.
UBN closed in 1979 (following the Lorry Drivers' Strike during the Winter of Discontent) and he was employed as presenter of the Night Extra programme on LBC. 'The Night is Young' was the next series of programmes he presented, eight years later. When LBC was separated into 1152 AM and 97.3 FM, Steve presented the afternoon show of 'London Talkback Radio' (latterly LBC News 1152) and 'Saturday Night Out'.
Steve has also worked for Blue Danube Radio in Vienna, a station sponsored by the United Nations. He was also the host of Crinkley Bottom radio on Noel Edmonds' Garden Party.
His current radio programmes, the early breakfast show between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. weekdays and breakfast on Sunday mornings from 7 a.m. is primarily a monologue, interjected with text messages and emails. He is frank (and often bitchy) about his opinions of many celebrities. His third show for LBC, 'That Reminds Me', is broadcast on Saturday at 9pm and Sunday at 2pm.
In 2006 he embarked on a live tour titled 'An Audience with James O'Brien and Steve Allen' visiting theatres around the London area. All dates sold out within a day or two of going on sale. He followed up this success with the announcement of a one-man show tour in 2007.
His radio catchphrase is currently "Morning team!"
[edit] TV experience
Steve was one of five presenters of "5's Company", a short-lived magazine programme which aired on Channel 5 when it launched in 1997. Other TV credits include "Weather Permitting" on BSB, 'Newman and Baddiel' on BBC, 'Entertainment Now' on WTN and 'Night Male' on UK Living.
[edit] Diabetes
Steve discovered he was diabetic and has since promoted testing on and off air.
