BBC Radio 1 30 September 2017, Radio 1 celebrated its 50th birthday. Tony Blackburn recreated the first ever Radio 1 broadcast on Radio 2, simulcast on pop-up station Radio 1 Vintage, followed by The Radio 1 Breakfast Show celebration, tricast on Radio 1, Radio 2 and Radio 1 Vintage, presented by Tony Blackburn and Nick Grimshaw, featuring former presenters as guests Simon Mayo, Sara Cox and Mike Read. Radio 1 regularly supports charities Comic Relief, Sport Relief and Children in Need. On 18 March 2011, BBC's Radio 1 longest serving breakfast DJ Chris Moyles and sidekick Dave Vitty broadcast for 52 hours as
Matt Williams (radio presenter) Matt Williams (radio presenter) Matthew "Matt" Williams (born 1971) is a British sports presenter and reporter on BBC Radio 2. Born in Southport, Lancashire, Williams grew up in Formby near Liverpool and was educated at Holy Family High School in Thornton before studying French and Spanish at Bradford University. He started at BBC Radio Cumbria working as a reporter and in 1991 joined BBC Radio 1 on the "Newsbeat" programme. Starting with 5 Live sport in 2001 he has worked on the 5 Live "Breakfast" programme from 2003 to 2008, before moving to 5 Live's "Drive" programme. He then moved