On March 7th, 2012, Steve was rushed to the ER after 2 days of puking. They figured out that Steve had been drinking carbonated drinks, that he was supposed to cut out completely, and foods that aren't good for him after his bypass. He was released from the hospital the next day. Turned out to be stomach flu or rotten salmon.

Is was an atrocious actor, as evidenced in certain on-air promos.

Goofed on for his occasional incompetence (such as the "

After finding out he had somewhere in the range of 50+ sick days, recently decided to take off of work every Monday, 'for the foreseeable future', resulting in the "Steve C's Day Off" sweeper.

Kenny, while everyone was in Cleveland for a live show, told Steve that Opie wanted to kill him. Steve, having had someone close die recently, broke down. Opie had to comfort him and even talk to his ex-wife who told Op that Steve was now "your responsibility". (April 26th, 2012)

Firing

According to Opie's Twitter page on September 6th, 2010:

"Steve C wasn't fired by Sirius. His position was eliminated! That's right folks they eliminated the Producer position of our show!"

Death

On July 11, 2012, Steve C passed away. His death fell on his 1 year anniversary of being married to his wife, MJ. FoundryMusic.com and his Twitter had been inactive since early June 2012. A tweet from former WNEW co-worker Matthew Staudt, confirmed his death. Steve's death was revealed late in the day via Twitter on July 12. On July 13, the death was discussed on the show.

Due to his untimely death, O&A as well as comedians, fans and others helped raise over $50,000 for MJ, his 2-year old son and his family. Before his death, Steve had been let go after another station flipped formats and had been having stomach issues earlier in the year. RIP Steve. Grr.