The BBC has announced that Steve Taylor, a former Manager of BBC GMR and BBC Radio Lancashire, has died.
More recently he reported on the trials and tribulations of Bury FC for BBC Radio Manchester.
The club said he would never be forgotten:
“He’ll never be forgotten” – tributes to BBC Radio’s Steve Taylor
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REST IN PEACE
We are saddened to hear of Steve Taylor’s passing. Steve was a regular face at #GiggLane as a #BuryFC reporter for @BBCRadioManc. His years of service helped keep the #Shakers a part of the Manchester sporting community and he will never be forgotten. #RIP pic.twitter.com/N2EuzCcWWk
— Bury Football Club (@buryfcofficial) August 10, 2022
Fans responded saying he was “a proper gentleman” and a “fantastic human being who championed the club with passion and class.”
In the 90s he was brought in by BBC Radio Lancashire to help transform its listening figures, which he did over 7 years, putting it ahead of all its other local rivals.
That success took him to BBC Oxford Road and his presence was described, at the time, as being like “a whirlwind” as he removed some of the station’s best known presenters and replaced them with the likes of Michelle Mullane and Diane Oxberry.
It led to the station achieving the best Rajar listening figures in its history.
Some sad news, Steve Taylor who reported on Bury FC for BBC Radio Manchester has died.
Steve was a network news correspondent for the BBC and became the manager of the then BBC GMR.
He commentated on the Shakers for years and remained a fan. pic.twitter.com/IpfoKEfWqG— BBC Radio Manchester (@BBCRadioManc) August 10, 2022
