the hit denver-based radio show steven b and the hawk. say, step over here and say a few words to the radio people around the country. well, i think we can keep this short and simple. get a real job. he was really at his professional zenith in denver. reporter: doug johnson and steven were friends for more than 30 years. they were the guys that really pioneered two-man morning radio. they were funny. they were great writers. they were great comedians. we ve been over here at kpke for about what? a hundred years? uh, well, let s see it was 18 . it was about 90-some years. tempus fugit when you re having a good time. he s lovable. i mean, you just everybody loves steven b. reporter: young sylvia noland had a big crush on steven b when they both worked in a hawaii radio station back in the early days, so she worked up her nerve. i went in and asked steven b. if he d be my date to the beach boys concert. and he turned me down and i was just like devastated, you kno
showed up these are her words. he showed up in costume. reporter: and harvey s employment history? turned out it was not quite as gold-plated as harvey had been letting on. as the detectives discovered. i think everything harvey s been involved with throughout his career in banking or stockbroking has gone belly up. everything he s involved in seems to have some type of fraud involved. it s one con after the next. i don t think he s ever actually had a bona fide job where he s been there for a period of time. reporter: which led to an obvious question what kind of job had harvey been doing managing steven s inheritance? sylvia noland remembered shortly before steven vanished, somebody broke into the trunk of his car where he kept all his personal paperwork, his passport, his trust documents. all stolen. and i said, well, please tell me that the document between you and harvey, you know, wasn t in there. and he goes, what document? and i said, well, you know, for him in
job had harvey been doing managing steven s inheritance? sylvia noland remembered shortly before steven vanished, somebody broke into the trunk of his car where he kept all his personal paperwork, his passport, his trust documents. all stolen. and i said, well, please tell me that the document between you and harvey, you know, wasn t in there. and he goes, what document? and i said, well, you know, for him investing your $2 million. i said, you have something documented, right? and he goes, no. and i said, you gave some man you just met a couple years ago $2 million and you got nothing in writing? reporter: she told the detectives, of course. and they took a good look at harvey s boat and soon learned something that probably should have been obvious all along. that fancy, dolled-up tub, with its pricey power winches, its expensive electronics, its polished teak, washer-dryer, fireplace, was paid for, practically every dollar, by the unwitting steven b.
reporter: doug johnson and steven were friends for more than 30 years. they were the guys that really pioneered two-man morning radio. they were funny. they were great writers. they were great comedians. we ve been over here at kpke for about what? a hundred years? he s lovable. i mean, you just everybody loves steven b. reporter: young sylvia noland had a big crush on steven b when they both worked in a hawaii radio station back in the early days, so she worked up her nerve. i went in and asked steven b. if he d be my date to the beach boys concert. and he turned me down and i was just like devastated, you know. and so i was sitting in my little sales cubical. and i what s the matter with me? i know. and the general manager walks in and he goes, i think you need to know something. and i said, what? and he goes, well, if you were a boy he would have gone. and i m like here i am from west virginia, 18, i m like, what? and he goes, he s gay. it s like o
managing steven s inheritance? sylvia noland remembered shortly before steven vanished, somebody broke into the trunk of his car where he kept all his personal paperwork, his passport, his trust documents. all stolen. and i said, well, please tell me that the document between you and harvey, you know, wasn t in there. and he goes, what document? and i said, well, you know, for him investing your $2 million. i said, you have something documented, right? and he goes, no. and i said, you gave some man you just met a couple years ago $2 million and you got nothing in writing? reporter: she told the detectives, of course. and they took a good look at harvey s boat and soon learned something that probably should have been obvious all along. that fancy, dolled-up tub, with its pricey power winches, its expensive electronics, its polished teak, washer-dryer, fireplace, was paid for, practically every dollar, by the unwitting steven b.