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Profile: Steve Dennis: During the early to mid eighties it seemed it was impossible to escape Steve Dennis if you lived in the West Midlands – he appeared to be always on the radio or at your local discotheque.  Year after year he won every relevant accolade going!  A farmer’s boy from Norfolk who, following college, relocated as a teacher and DJ to Birmingham.  During the 60’s and 70’s he worked widely in colleges and across Europe under the name Stevie Laine but it was following becoming the resident DJ at Faces (Faces French/Faces International) in the last 70’s that the STEVE DENNIS takeover began.  At that time Faces was ‘The Club’ and ‘Supreme Club of the Year’ in the UK.

With Club and Disco Mirror, Steve instigated The National DJ of the Year Competition and began The Annual DJ Convention (later The International DJ Convention in association with Tony Prince of DMC).  Throughout the 80’s Steve was a fixture on BRMB Radio but will always be associated with the programmes 'Discotek' and 'Romantica'.  The latter gave BRMB unheard of listening figures for late and overnight radio. 

Whereabouts: Steve is now a high-powered leisure business executive, because in the late 80’s Steve joined with Stephen Thomas and was founding director of Luminar Leisure Limited.  The company quickly grew to become the largest and most successful leisure company in Europe.  Brands include Liquid, Ikon/Diva, Chicago Rock Café, Jumpin’ Jaks, Oceana, etc.  Steve can still be heard making occasional forays onto the airways.  He has retained his energy and sharp incisive wit!

(With thanks to Franklin Hughes - read Franklin's tracker profile here)

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