on the relaunched 102.2 Smooth Radio where he built up a cult following. His "game with no name" quiz show, in which listeners had to suggest the most suitable song to play against a particular news item, was particularly popular. He also presented Saturday afternoons from 2 to 5pm on the station. Personal life Greening was awarded a Fellowship by The Radio Academy in 2001. He was the only non-executive ever to be so honoured in the academy's 25 years. Greening was openly gay and had a previous long-term relationship with Andy Lowe, whom he often referred to on air as his "lesbian life-partner" or "live-in chum". When their relationship came to an end in 2005, after a brief separation they continued to share their house in north London. At the time of his death Greening had been in a relationship with Sean Griffin for some time. Death On 30 December 2007, Chris North, Greening's agent, announced that Greening had "died peacefully in his sleep" one day before his 45th birthday. His boyfriend, Sean Griffin, was arrested the following day in connection with his death, and for possession of a Class A drug, but charges in relation to Greening's death were not pursued by police. On 3 January 2008, it was revealed following the post-mortem that Greening died of a heart attack after taking large quantities of cocaine, ecstasy and GHB. He had spent part of the night prior to his death at the Recon event held at The Arches nightclub in Southwark, London. Greening was buried on 18 January 2008 in a woodland burial ground after a secular humanist farewell ceremony in accordance with his wishes. At the inquest into his death, a verdict of death by misadventure was recorded as a result of a self-induced drug overdose during a bondage session. After his death an award was named after him at the Student Radio Association's annual Student Radio Awards. The Kevin Greening Award is dedicated to recognising unique on-air creativity, for which Greening was known. References External links Obituary in The Times, 1 January 2008 BBC obituary The Kevin Greening Story Obit in The Scotsman kevingreeningtribute.blogspot.com – clip archive Bio & audio at Radio Rewind 1962 births 2007 deaths People educated at Bristol Grammar School Alumni of St Catharine's College, Cambridge British radio DJs British radio personalities Drug-related deaths in England English LGBT people People from Kent Mass