Susannah Simons



=Susannah Catherine SIMONS=

BIOGRAPHY
Gender Female Titles N/ABirthdate 1948-04-19 Education Langley GS, GSM Publications N/ARecreations reading, theatre, opera, walking, skiing, cooking Clubs RSA Style Ms Susannah Simons Career TV and radio presenter; radio drama studio mangr BBC 1970-73 (BBC trainee 1969), prodr and presenter Capital Radio 1973; presenter: IRN 1975, Tonight (BBC) 1977, PM (BBC Radio) 1977, various BBC Radio 4 news and current affairs progs 1977-87 (The World at One, The World This Weekend, Radio 4 Budget Special, 1981 Royal Wedding, 1987 General Election, also The Jimmy Young Show on Radio 2 and The News Quiz), The Business Programme (Channel 4) 1986, Business Daily (Channel 4) 1987-92, Today (Radio 4), Answering Back (Channel 4) 1992, Classic FM 1992-2002, Around Westminster (BBC 2) 1993, TUC Conf coverage (BBC 2) 1995; GWR Gp: head of Corporate Liaison Dept 1998-2001, dir of communications 2001-; head of public affrs and outreach BBC Radio and Music 2002-08, project exec BBC 2012 Cultural Olympiad 2008-, head of devpt The Space (BBC) 2012-; dir Business Television 1990-92; memb: Bd Orch of the Age of Enlightenment, Youth Dance England, B-Eat (Eating Disorders Assoc); former chair: Nat Youth Dance Tst, London Advsy Bd Arts & Business; memb Royal Ballet Advsy Bd 1998-99, tstee More House Sch; Variety Club Female Radio Personality of the Year 1984, Broadcasting Press Best Radio Prog 1992; AGSM, FRSA