Penk then returned to Capital FM in 2002 to present a networked late show. In 2001, Penk moved to Virgin Radio where he replaced Chris Evans on the breakfast show and increased the audience by 300,000 listeners in the first three months. Blair later mentioned during Prime Minister's Questions that Penk had prank-called him that morning, and at that point it became a global media story. He was able to get through the No. 10 switchboard and managed to get Blair on the air for a few minutes. It was during one of these wind-up calls that Penk had the idea to call the then British Prime Minister, Tony Blair. On his programme he regularly did his famous radio wind-ups. In 1997 Penk moved on to work at Capital Radio London presenting the mid-morning show.
Aged just 16 he started his radio career at Piccadilly Radio in 1978 (subsequently rebranded Key 103), where his breakfast show delivered record ratings, the highest in the station's history to this day. Penk has worked for various national and local UK radio stations. Steve Penk is a British radio and television presenter.
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