Simon Bates

Simon Philip Bates 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 until January 2017. He was the first presenter of BBC Two's Food and Drink programme in 1982. ^{Simon Bates, English radio host}

17 December 1946

Born on the same birth date (17 December 1946): Eugene Levy

Born on the same birth day (17 December): Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan • Andrew Simpson (sailor) • Eugene Levy • John Abraham • Kujō Yoritsugu • Laurence F. Johnson • Patrick Flynn (athlete) • Paul Smith (footballer, born 1979) • Pope Francis • Susanthika Jayasinghe • Vilhelm Petersen (painter)

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