Crane started his career in radio[2] before applying for Children's BBC in 1986, making his debut late that year before taking over as sole presenter from Phillip Schofield.
After leaving the BBC, Crane moved to co-present the hit technology magazine Bad Influence!, for CITV, with Violet Berlin, between 1992 and 1996.
[4] Between January 2012 and March 2013, he presented the weekday drive time and Saturday breakfast programmes on BBC Radio Manchester.
He presented the Breakfast Show on the Bauer City 2 network every weekend from 6 am to 10 am.
The show aired on AM and on DAB on Radio Aire 2, Hallam 2, Viking 2, Rock FM 2, Key Radio, Metro 2, TFM 2 and the other stations in the Bauer City 2 network.