Steve Hewlett, the BBC Radio 4 presenter who openly shared his battle with cancer on air, has sadly died at the age of 58 Steve Hewlett, the BBC Radio 4 presenter who openly spoke about his battle with cancer , has died at the age of 58. The broadcasting corporation announced the sad news, revealing that Steve spent his last hours listening to Bob Dylan with his family at the Royal Marsden Hospital in west London. He passed away on Monday morning.