Simon Andrew Hicks MayoMBE (born 21 September 1958)[1] is an English radio presenter and author who worked for BBC Radio from 1982 until 2022.
Mayo has presented across three BBC stations for extended periods. From 1986 to 2001 he worked for Radio 1, including a five-year stint on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show. From 2001 he presented on BBC Radio 5 Live: from his debut until 2009 on a daily afternoon programme, and since then until 2022 with Kermode and Mayo's Film Review on Fridays. Between January 2010 to December 2018 he was the presenter of Simon Mayo Drivetime on BBC Radio 2, for the final six months with co-host Jo Whiley. Since March 2021, Simon Mayo Drivetime has returned on Greatest Hits Radio.
In 2008, Mayo was recognised as the "Radio Broadcaster of the Year" at the 34th annual Broadcasting Press Guild Awards,[2] 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."[3]
Mayo is also a published author. His works include a book titled Confessions, based on the Confessions slot from his radio shows, and several fictional thrillers.
^"Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo's Film Reviews Podcast 17th May 2013". BBC. 4 April 2008. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
^"BPG TV and Radio Awards". Broadcasting Press Guild. 4 April 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
^"The Speech Broadcaster of the Year". Sony Radio Academy Awards. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
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