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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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| - | + | DJ most famous for presenting the mid-morning slot on Radio 1 from 1977 to 1993, including the lachrymose true-life love story slot ''Our Tune'' (which he later did as a syndicated slot for commercial local radio). During his time there he was also a regular host of ''Top Of The Pops''. | |
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| + | After Radio 1, he had stints on Classic FM, Smooth Radio and Radio Devon, and still does voiceovers for Channel 5 clip shows. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Bates Wikipedia entry] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Bates Wikipedia entry] | ||
[[Category:People|Bates, Simon]] | [[Category:People|Bates, Simon]] | ||
Current revision as of 10:52, 17 September 2022
Biography
DJ most famous for presenting the mid-morning slot on Radio 1 from 1977 to 1993, including the lachrymose true-life love story slot Our Tune (which he later did as a syndicated slot for commercial local radio). During his time there he was also a regular host of Top Of The Pops.
After Radio 1, he had stints on Classic FM, Smooth Radio and Radio Devon, and still does voiceovers for Channel 5 clip shows.
Trivia
He was also the friendly face of the BBFC's film classification system, turning up at the start of pre-recorded videos to explain what "PG" means.
Web links
Radio Rewind's profile of Simon Bates
