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
Andy May (presenter) Professional Radio' by the Radio Academy. A lifelong Leicester City F.C. fan who has spent most of his life in the city of Leicester. Andy May (presenter) Andy May (born 4 July 1987 in Shrewsbury), is a television and radio broadcaster and Radio Academy award winner. Andy currently hosts and reports on BT Sport and can often be seen at the network's major UEFA Champions League matches. He was nominated by the Sports Journalists' Association for 2015 Broadcast Sports Presenter of the Year, which was won by Sky Sports cricket anchor Ian Ward (cricketer). Andy conducted the first major television