Simon Mayo
- EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UK
How BBC Radio 2 has transformed in its bid to attract new listeners
BBC Radio 2 has been transforming its radio station piece by piece over the last five years – with many thinking it's aiming for a younger audience
5-min read - EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UK
Simon Mayo calls the BBC 'soul-destroying' after film show ends
The 63-year-old radio DJ has just quit the corporation after 40 years.
3-min read - EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK
Kermode and Mayo announce new movie review podcast
Within minutes of their final show on BBC Five Live, Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode announced a new movie review show.
2-min read - EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UK
Simon Mayo looks back at covering 9/11 live on air: 'I was starting to unravel'
Simon Mayo has described covering the 9/11 terror attacks just a few months into his career on Radio 5 Live, saying he was 'carried by the momentum' of reporting events as they unfolded while bosses watched on 'gobsmacked'.
4-min read - CelebrityYahoo Celebrity UK
Simon Mayo: Leaving BBC Radio 1 was 'harmonious' but 'pretty traumatic'
Broadcast legend Simon Mayo says leaving Radio 1 was 'traumatic' for him because working at the station was everything he thought he wanted to be.
3-min read - EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UK
Kermode and Mayo's Film Review to end after 21 years
The duo's movie show has been a go-to for film fans for decades.
3-min read - CelebrityYahoo Celebrity UK
Simon Mayo returning to drivetime with Greatest Hits Radio
Just over two years after he left his BBC Radio 2 drivetime show, the presenter will be back in the slot on Greatest Hits Radio.
2-min read