Simon Mayo
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| Birth name | Simon Andrew Hicks Mayo |
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21 September 1958 Southgate, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Show | Simon Mayo Drivetime |
| Station(s) | BBC Radio 2 |
| Time slot | 17:00–19:00 weekdays |
| Show | Kermode and Mayo's Film Review |
| Station(s) | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Time slot | 14:00–16:00 Fridays |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Simon Mayo Drivetime Kermode and Mayo's Film Review |
Simon Andrew Hicks Mayo (born 21 September 1958, Southgate, London) is an English radio presenter who has worked for BBC Radio since 1981. Mayo is the presenter of Simon Mayo Drivetime on BBC Radio 2 which he has done since 2010 and with Mark Kermode, presenter of Kermode and Mayo's Film Review on BBC Radio 5 Live.
In 2008, Mayo was recognised as the "Radio Broadcaster of the Year" at the 34th annual Broadcasting Press Guild Awards and the "Speech Broadcaster of the Year" at the Sony Radio Academy Awards, receiving the latter for his "ability to paint colourful pictures of location and event and his ability to bring the very best out of his guests, encouraging conversation and interaction between them while skilfully nudging and controlling them" and for being "a master of light and shade, handling serious and lighter issues with aplomb."
Mayo is the author of several books, including the acclaimed "Itch" trilogy of thrillers for younger readers.
Mayo's parents, Derek and Jill, were both school teachers. He attended St John's Primary School in Croydon, Surrey, the Arden School in Knowle (for one term), Solihull School, an historic independent school in the West Midlands and Worthing High School in West Sussex which was then a state Grammar School for boys. He graduated from the University of Warwick in 1980, with a degree in History and Politics.
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