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
Vadim Abramov (television presenter) Vadim Abramov (television presenter) Vadim Abramov (; born November 12, 1980; Kiev, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian TV presenter, actor, and DJ. Abramov was born on November 12, 1980 in Kiev, Ukraine. After graduating from school with honors, he entered the National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" at the Faculty of Management and Marketing. In 1999, the first working morning TV presenter entertainment show on TV BIZ-TV Ukraine, then became editor of the TV channel. In 2009, professional DJ career starts, and he participated in the theater-studio improvisation "Black Square". Later, Vadim Abramov transferred to another improvisational theater, which