Radio and Recordings
Lewis-Smith graduated from the University of York.
From 1983-1985 he produced and presented the Sunday morning programme Snooze Button for BBC Radio York
In 1986 he became a regular contributor on BBC Radio 4's Colour Supplement and 'Loose Ends. During this time, he won nine awards at the 1988 Independent Radio Advertising Awards (including the Gold) for his Midland Bank student campaign.
In 1989 he made his first programme for BBC Radio 1 (producer: John Walters) under the name "Steve Nage", parodying the Simon Bates mid-Atlantic, nasal style of Radio 1 disc jockey.
Lewis-Smith's company Associated-Rediffusion made two series of the comedy show Victor Lewis-Smith for BBC Radio 1, for which he won a Best Comedy Radio Programme award in the 1990 British Comedy Awards.
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