Simon Bates

Simon Bates
Bates at Ossett Town Hall in West Yorkshire in the 1980s.
Born
Simon Philip Bates

(1946-12-17) 17 December 1946 (age 77)
Birmingham, England
Occupation(s)DJ
TV presenter
Years active1971–present

Simon Philip Bates (born 17 December 1946)[1][2] is an English disc jockey and radio presenter. Between 1976 and 1993 he worked at BBC Radio 1, presenting the station's weekday mid-morning show for most of this period. He later became a regular presenter on Classic FM. He hosted the breakfast show on Smooth Radio from January 2011 until March 2014, and took on the same role at BBC Radio Devon from January 2015[3] until January 2017.[4] He was the first presenter of BBC Two's Food and Drink programme in 1982.

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  4. ^ Martin, Roy (8 January 2017). "Simon Bates leaves BBC Radio Devon Breakfast". Radio Today. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017.