Former Key 103 and Capital Radio DJ, and one time terrible TV presenter Steve Penk was taken ill at the end of last week and has since been diagnosed as suffering from kidney stones.
As previously reported, Penk recently bought Oldham radio station The Revolution, which had, since 2004, adopted a more alternative and indie playlist, and then somewhat controversially relaunched it as a more middle of the road pop station. It was just before he was due to present the breakfast show on the station on Friday morning that the presenter fell ill with violent stomach pains. Tests at the Royal Oldham hospital diagnosed the kidney stones.
Penk confirmed his condition yesterday, telling reporters: "I'd like to thank everyone at the Royal Oldham for looking after me so well. I've never known pain like that and it was such a relief to find out what was causing it".
Revolution's Penk-appointed Station Manager John Evington said Steve had been complaining of pains for several days adding that: "When Steve failed to appear on air on Friday morning we were inundated with enquiries from listeners, and when we mentioned that he was in hospital the phones went crazy with messages of goodwill".