THE GOLDEN OLDIES

10

Dave Lee Travis

Age 60

Radio 1 1968-93

Catchphrase Comin' 'atcha through the cornflakes.

Wealth rating With his farmhouse, dogs, sheep and ducks, he is as comfortable as one of his famous cardigans.

Position: 10

The self-styled Hairy Cornflake, whose dubious broadcasting legacy includes bringing snooker to the radio, resigned on air in protest at the station's 1993 reforms.

But he eschewed the lure of the business world in his life after Radio 1, happy to move on to the gentle pastures of BBC Radio Three Counties and a global audience of four million for his BBC World Service programme A Jolly Good Show. This year he was signed to Spain's largest English language radio station Spectrum where he teamed up with his old BBC colleague Ed Stewart. Lives in Tring with his Swedish wife Marianne.

9

Mark Goodier

Age 44

Radio 1 career 1987-2002

Catchphrase Here comes another rundown ...

Wealth rating Enjoys a 'six- figure salary' and a house in Hampstead

Position: 9

The Zimbabwean-born DJ, best known for presenting the Top 40 Show, has experienced mixed fortunes in his business life since leaving Radio 1.

His Wise Buddha company produced nine dance shows for BBC until it went into liquidation in March 2002 when he was forced to lay off 31 workers.

Wise Buddha had merged with Pete Tong's West End Radio Productions in 2000. At the time, Goodier also owned a 2 per cent stake in the ill-fated Worldpop.com and was asked to sacrifice his share in the company by the BBC to avoid a 'clash of interests'. The stock was reported to be worth pounds 7m, although the company folded a year later. He now hosts Emap's Smash Hits Chart " an interactive rundown originally used by Channel Five and with a potential analogue audience of 7 million local radio listeners.

8

Bruno Brookes

Age 50

Radio 1 career 1984-1995 Catchphrase The only chart that counts! Wealth rating pounds 2m Position 6 Real name Trevor, Brookes was the only jock to survive the infamous Bannister cull which claimed the scalps of behemoths such as Dave Lee Travis. He was said to be 'gutted' after losing his pounds 100,000 contract for the early morning show and the Sunday chart rundown. He turned his energies to business, managing Chris Moyles and then jointly running a radio and TV presenter school at Newbury. But his main focus has been Storm Radio, billed as the UK's first 24-hour internet radio station, run under the auspices of Bruno Brookes Media Entertainment. Storm changed its name to Immedia in 1999 and was floated on AIM 18 months ago. His company specialises in broadcasting in-store radio and TV to retailers. Brookes recently increased his stake in Immedia, of which he is chief executive, buying 50,000 shares at 21p " bringing his stake to 13.3 per cent. But yesterday Immedia signalled it was open to offers after revealing widening pre-tax losses of pounds 273,000 in the first half of the year.

7

Peter Powell

Age 54

Radio 1 career 1977-1988

Catchphrase Hello mate ...

Wealth rating Showbiz Mr Fix-it ... with the bank balance to match

Position 8

A Radio 1 stalwart for more than a decade, he not only championed bands such as Culture Club and Duran Duran, but was pivotal in the development of British dance music, giving Pete Tong his first break.

After hanging up his microphone, Powell became a major figure in the entertainment industry. He co-owns the James Grant Media Group with fellow former DJ Russ Lindsay. They manage Powell's ex-wife Anthea Turner, Geordie presenters Ant and Dec, Phillip Schofield and Melanie Sykes. But the collapse of the dotcom bubble hit Powell hard. His company Worldpop collapsed in 2001. He has bounced back with a stake in Gold Card Ibiza " a package tour for well-heeled night clubbers.

6

Mike Read

Age 53

Radio 1 career 1978-1991

Catchphrase: (sung) Mike Read, Mike Read 275 and 285, Mike Read, Mike Read national Radio 1

Wealth rating Millionaire, but lost pounds 80,000 on failed musical

Position 7

Pulled the plug on Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Relax single on his breakfast show after realising the explicit content of its lyrics. The BBC then banned the song. Britons bought it in droves sending it to number one. Read branched into television early " presenting Saturday Superstore, Pop Quiz and Top of the Pops, though was a virtual stranger to the screen until 2004 when he was the first to be voted off I'm a Celebrity. Claims to have written six successful musicals " but the last, based on Oscar Wilde, closed after one performance. Has published 27 books " the most lucrative of which is the Guinness Book of Hit Singles, compiled with Tim Rice.

5

Tim Westwood

Age late 40s

Radio 1 career 1994-present

Catchphrase It's banging

Wealth rating Well sorted " he's MTV's hottest new signing

Position 5

The son of the former Bishop of Peterborough has been the undisputed daddy of British hip hop for nearly 20 years " despite his impeccable white middle-class credentials.