Tributes have poured in following the news that former Radio 1 DJ Mike Smith died on Friday aged 59.
Smith became a household name during his six years at Radio 1, taking the prime slot as presenter of the Breakfast Show in 1986.
His boyish good looks were a familiar sight for viewers of Top of The Pops, which he presented, and as host of the BBC’s Live Aid coverage.
His boyish good looks were a familiar sight for viewers of Top of The Pops, which he presented, and as host of the BBC’s Live Aid coverage.
Smith died in hospital after complications following recent major heart surgery. In a statement released through Smith's aerial filming company Flying TV, his wife and fellow television presenter Sarah Greene offered "enormous thanks to the staff at the hospital for their care and compassion" and asked that family and friends be allowed to mourn in peace
Tributes from former radio colleagues Mike Read and Simon Mayo were among the first to be paid.
