Career
He was initially famous in the London area as Capital Radio"s breakfast presenter in the 1970s and 1980s, having joined from Radio City in Liverpool in 1975, and later worked for Virgin Radio. In 2006, he worked at Magic 105.4. In 2008, he was 102.2 Smooth Radio"s breakfast host.
Dene was also a presenter for British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Devon & British Broadcasting Corporation Jersey on its Sunday afternoons chart show.
In April 2012, Dene was one of the launch presenters on The Wireless - an Internet-based radio station operated by Age United Kingdom and aimed at older people throughout the United Kingdom. Since January 2013 he has presented the Saturday lunchtime show on British Broadcasting Corporation Sussex and British Broadcasting Corporation Surrey.
In the 1980s, Dene hosted a radio show, Rock Over London, that was produced and distributed to radio stations in the United States, particularly stations that programmed New Wave or new, eclectic music