Phil Gibbs, 3KZ's program manager, had Rofe call night football games at South Melbourne's home ground.
[3] At the end of the Olympics Rofe presented "Spin for the Stars" and was intrigued as to how fellow DJ John Laws had secured American newly released records.
[3] Some were from the Memphis-based Sun label's artists including Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
Rofe copied Laws idea and incorporated the latest singles into his show, where they were inter-mixed with tracks by Perry Como, Peggy Lee, Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby, Doris Day and Frank Sinatra.
"[8]: 43 Whilst Rofe supported local artists his "critical editorial like columns sought to prompt Australian pop musicians to do better.
For this, he was often derided by Go-Set's non-musician readers", whilst Meldrum's features "were never analytical; they tended to express an immediate view about an issue or personality.
[4]: 35 Rofe had criticised a local band, Procession, on Uptight and branded their single, "Anthem", as a "joke" – he wagered with Brett that it would not reach 3UZ's top 10, and lost.
[3] Rofe helped expand Johnny O'Keefe's (JOK) popularity: he was the first Melbourne DJ to play the artist's debut single, "You Hit the Wrong Note Billy Goat".
[3][4]: 32 Other artists including Johnny Chester,[10] Ronnie Burns, Russell Morris and Normie Rowe,[11] acknowledged Rofe's assistance in their careers and direction.
[3] Ian Meldrum opined that "He would encourage young groups to pursue their careers, and he would try and find a gig for them through the influential promoters he knew... At times he would actually pay money out of his own pocket, which today is unheard of.
[3] Morris recalled that "[Rofe] was an exceptional, warm man", and credits him for suggesting he do a cover of "Hush", the first hit for his band, Somebody's Image.
"[3] In 1989 Keith Glass issued a single, "When Stan Was the Man", in homage "I grew up listening to [him] on 3KZ... [he] was the best disc jockey in Australia... who played the newer sounds that other stations did not want to go with at the time.
[14] At his funeral service on 21 May 2003, more than 200 people attended the Trinity College chapel in Parkville, Victoria and they heard Rofe eulogised as a friend, a brother, an uncle, a mentor, a passionate supporter of Australian artists and of the Essendon Football Club.