101: Simon Mayo - Presenter, Radio 1, 2, 5 Live, Nottingham & Brighton
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From working as a car park attendant and being turned down by the BBC - to hosting some of the biggest slots on the UK\\u2019s largest stations.
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\\nIn this hour of \\u2018Radio Moments \\u2013 Conversations\\u2019, Simon Mayo speaks candidly about his life and career, from his early experiences at hospital and student radio, through his days at BBC Radio Brighton and Radio Nottingham.\\xa0 Then - spotted by the BBC - he climbs quickly to Radio 1, where he graduates to the breakfast show and then on to the mid-morning show where his Confessions feature thrives.
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\\nWhen BBC Radio 5 Live calls, Simon rises to the challenge, and he talks here about how it felt to be on air as the tragedy of 9/11 unfolded.\\xa0 He discusses too Kermode and Mayo\'s Film Review and why it has captured a new audience.
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\\nAlongside his 5 Live work, he begins at Radio 2, eventually being asked to take on the drive show, which had been hosted previously by Chris Evans \\u2013 and Simon\\u2019s early hero Johnnie Walker. That show, famously, ends in a way Simon would not have chosen and he reflects on what might have been done differently.
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\\nThe new Scala Radio called \\u2013 and Simon talks about his first commercial radio experiences. Plus - what does Simon make of radio\\u2019s role in the extraordinary conditions created by the COVID 19 virus?
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\\nIn his own words \\u2013 this is the Simon Mayo story.
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\\nHear the whole \\u2018Radio Moments Conversations\\u2019 series here \\u2013 and sign up for the regular podcast for this ongoing series. Music by Larry Bryant.\\xa0
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\\nIn this hour of \\u2018Radio Moments \\u2013 Conversations\\u2019, Simon Mayo speaks candidly about his life and career, from his early experiences at hospital and student radio, through his days at BBC Radio Brighton and Radio Nottingham.\\xa0 Then - spotted by the BBC - he climbs quickly to Radio 1, where he graduates to the breakfast show and then on to the mid-morning show where his Confessions feature thrives.
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\\nWhen BBC Radio 5 Live calls, Simon rises to the challenge, and he talks here about how it felt to be on air as the tragedy of 9/11 unfolded.\\xa0 He discusses too Kermode and Mayo\'s Film Review and why it has captured a new audience.
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\\nAlongside his 5 Live work, he begins at Radio 2, eventually being asked to take on the drive show, which had been hosted previously by Chris Evans \\u2013 and Simon\\u2019s early hero Johnnie Walker. That show, famously, ends in a way Simon would not have chosen and he reflects on what might have been done differently.
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\\nThe new Scala Radio called \\u2013 and Simon talks about his first commercial radio experiences. Plus - what does Simon make of radio\\u2019s role in the extraordinary conditions created by the COVID 19 virus?
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\\nIn his own words \\u2013 this is the Simon Mayo story.
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\\nHear the whole \\u2018Radio Moments Conversations\\u2019 series here \\u2013 and sign up for the regular podcast for this ongoing series. Music by Larry Bryant.\\xa0
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