Adam Bowen, part of the “comic backbone” of triple j in its early days, has passed away.

He appeared regularly on the Jono and Dano show as comic character Roger De Suave and was also part of the writing team of the satirical radio show Brunswick Heads Revisited.

He was also heard with Ian Rogerson on the musical journey show Route 66 and, from 2004, was a regular film music commentator on the Classic FM program Lights, Camera, Action!

Ian ‘Dano’ Rogerson has told radioinfo: