steven bailey williams. >> reporter: steven bailey williams, better known to his friends, family, and fans as steven b. >>ll 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." >> 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. >> 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 know. and so i was sitting in my little sales cubicle. and -- i -- >> what's the matter with me? >> i know. and the general manager walks in and he goes,

morrow, guilty of the crime of willful, deliberate and premeditated first-degree murder of steven b. williamsere all holding hands. and when they read it, we were all crying and so grateful. >> reporter: and steven's many friends poured into the courtroom the day harvey was sentenced. doug johnson read a statement for all of them, things he had to say to harvey. >> for years, you ate his food, lived and worked on what he thought was a common goal, the whole time stealing from him, and ultimately taking what was most precious, his life. you worship a false god, the god of arrogance, ego and greed. today, our nightmare ends. today, yours really begins. >> reporter: harvey was sentenced to life without parole. after which his now ex-wife debby invited us down to the pier, where she took harvey's fake engagement ring and the other costume jewelry he had given her and -- >> i threw them into the water as a tribute to steven. >> reporter: and his friends? >> steven was a part of my family. he's part of the family you get to pick. i can open a great bottle of wine and sit there and think about steve