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Season 1, Episode 11
Simon Mayo hosts the general knowledge quiz, in which contestants try to complete a path across or down a board of lettered hexagons
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Simon Mayo
(Host)
Born:
September 21, 1958
in
Southgate, London
Best Known For:
His five years presenting the Radio One Breakfast Show
Early-life:
Simon Andrew Hicks Mayo was born on 21 September, 1958, in Southgate, London. After graduating from the University of Warwick, where he ran the radio station, he spent some time honing his skills at Southlands Hospital Radio, worked for four years as a presenter with BBC Radio Nottingham, before joining BBC Radio 1 in 1986, presenting a two hour Saturday evening show.
Career:
In October 1987 he progressed to the weekend early slots from 6-8am and then became presenter of the weekday evening show in January 1988, which went out from 7.30pm. Five months later he was offered the Radio 1 breakfast show, regarded as the most prestigious presentation job in UK radio. Mayo spent five years in the job. In May 2001, after 15 years with Radio 1, Mayo joined Radio Five Live to present an afternoon programme. On TV he presented the first and second series of BBC show Winning Lines as part of the corporation's National Lottery output; he also hosted a TV version of his radio feature "Confessions".
Quote:
"One of the reasons I'm not going to do a DLT is that I've nothing to complain about at all - though as I'll still be employed by the BBC it'd be a stupid thing to do."
