He was awarded the LVO (Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order) before being awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Broadcasting. He was controller of BBC Radio 2.
On being awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire): I'm very touched and my thoughts turn to all the colleagues with whom I collaborated in both radio and television over so many years, who all share in this honour.