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the hit denver-based radio show steven b and the hawk. say, step over here and say a few words to the radio people around the country. well, i think we can keep this short and simple. get a real job. he was really at his professional zenith in denver. reporter: doug johnson and steven were friends for more than 30 years. they were the guys that really pioneered two-man morning radio. they were funny. they were great writers. they were great comedians. we ve been over here at kpke for about what? a hundred years? uh, well, let s see it was 18 . it was about 90-some years. tempus fugit when you re having a good time. he s lovable. i mean, you just everybody loves steven b. reporter: young sylvia noland had a big crush on steven b when they both worked in a hawaii radio station back in the early days, so she worked up her nerve. i went in and asked steven b. if he d be my date to the beach boys concert. and he turned me down and i was just like devastated, you kno
identifying their john doe posed a huge challenge. we could only say it was a human being and that was it. reporter: though there was one odd thing. medical examiner pointed to the man s left hand. three fingers were missing, and clearly had been, said the examiner, for years. when the victim was young, he had an accident where he severed three fingers on his left hand. reporter: which at least offered a slim chance of getting an i.d. we were hoping if someone were to call and said, my friend is missing. tell us something about him. reporter: and then another piece of luck. someone did call. looking for a friend he hadn t seen for weeks. a friend who had lost three fingers in a junior high school woodshop accident. and just like that, john doe had a name. and a whole remarkable life. our victim we identified as steven bailey williams. reporter: steven bailey williams, better known to his friends, family, and fans as steven b. all hit 96 kpke, friday morning with the
reporter: though there was one odd thing. medical examiner pointed to the man s left hand. three fingers were missing, and clearly had been, said the examiner, for years. when the victim was young, he had an accident where he severed three fingers on his left hand. reporter: which at least offered a slim chance of getting an i.d. d john we were hoping if someone were to call and said, my friend is missing. tell us something about him. reporter: and then another piece of luck. someone did call. looking for a friend he hadn t seen for weeks. a friend who had lost three fingers in a junior high school woodshop accident. and just like that, john doe had a name. and a whole remarkable life. our victim we identified as steven bailey williams. reporter: steven bailey wh williams, better known to his friends, family, and fans as steven b. all hit 96 kpke, friday , morning with the bird and the b. reporter: a dj with a distinctive voice and personality that had made him
when the victim was young, he had an accident where he severed three fingers on his left hand. reporter: which at least offered a slim chance of getting an i.d. we were hoping if someone were to call and said, my friend is missing. tell us something about him. reporter: and then another piece of luck. someone did call. looking for a friend he hadn t seen for weeks. a friend who had lost three fingers in a junior high school woodshop accident. and just like that, john doe had a name. and a whole remarkable life. our victim we identified as steven bailey williams. reporter: steven bailey williams, better known to his friends, family, and fans as steven b. all hit 96 kpke, friday morning with the bird and the b. reporter: a dj with a distinctive voice and personality that had made him famous in the 1980s as part of the hit denver-based radio show steven b and the hawk.