Simon Thomas (presenter) 2:1 BA Hons degree in history. Having applied for the job three times, Thomas began presenting the children's programme "Blue Peter" on 8 January 1999 replacing the sacked presenter Richard Bacon. Previously he had worked as a runner at Children's BBC and the radio station LBC. During his tenure at "Blue Peter", he ran in the London Marathon twice and two Great North Runs, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and Mont Blanc, completed over 40 solo sky dives with the Royal Air Force, presented a medal at the Commonwealth Games, ran in the 60 metres sprint at the Norwich Union Indoor Athletics
Neil Evans (presenter) Neil Evans (presenter) Neil Evans is an Australian former football (soccer) commentator appearing on the Australian Fox Sports network. With Robbie Slater, he hosted the program "Total Football", which focuses on Australian soccer including the Socceroos and the A-League. Evans no longer presented for FOX Sports after Simon Hill was brought over from SBS Australia. Hill is now the regular "Total Football" presenter and has also taken over Evans's role as a match day commentator for the A-League. Evans was media chief for Centrebet, an Australian bookmaker, and is also a popular after-dinner speaker. His nickname is "Wood Duck". He