On his last day in town, he walked into WTIC's radio studios on a whim and asked to audition for a vacant announcer position.

Steele continued to host a Saturday morning radio show on WTIC until his death at age 91.

Steele also regularly shared tips and lessons on grammar and pronunciation, including his Word for the Day.

Due to the 50,000-watt power of the WTIC transmitter and its clear channel status, atmospheric conditions would occasionally allow his show to be heard in the early days of radio from as far away as Australia.

Throughout the 1960s, Steele vowed not to play music by the Beatles and other rock and roll acts on his show.

His oldest son, Robert H. Steele, represented Connecticut's 2nd congressional district in the early 1970s and was the unsuccessful Republican candidate for governor in 1974.