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
Kate Smith (presenter) Kate Smith (presenter) Kate Smith (b. Belleek, County Fermanagh) is a former Northern Irish television presenter and journalist. Smith began her broadcasting career at Downtown Radio as a newsreader and reporter. She later worked as a presenter and reporter for RTÉ in 1980 and moved to UTV in 1983. Smith hosted her last edition of "UTV Live" in December 2006. Since her departure from UTV, she has taken workshops in media education, and she was appointed a board member of Northern Ireland Screen in December 2007. Smith once covered a report for UTV Evening News at the Irish Premiere of