Matt Williams (radio presenter)

Matt Williams (born 1971)[1] is a British sports presenter and reporter on BBC Radio 2 and later Greatest Hits Radio.

Matt Williams
Born
Matthew Williams

1971 (age 49–50)
Southport, Lancashire, England
Alma materUniversity of Bradford
Occupationradio presenter, reporter
Years activec.1991-present (on radio)

Background

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.[2] He then moved to Radio 2 to become the sports presenter on the Simon Mayo Drivetime programme and will become the sports presenter on Simon Mayo's new drivetime show on Greatest Hits Radio on 15th March 2021, and was a member of the team which won the Sony Radio Academy Awards for Best Music Programme in 2011.[1][3]

In addition to sports presenting, Williams participated in the Confessions feature and in the Quiz until May 2018. He also styles himself as Dr. Mosh[4] promoting loud rock, hardcore punk and metal music on Radio 2 with songs from artists such as Led Zeppelin, Lawnmower Deth, Black Sabbath, Guns N' Roses and Uriah Heep.[5]

After leaving Radio 2, he became the head of communications at the British Equestrian Federation.[6]

References
  1. "Simon Mayo And The Drivetime Team". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  2. "Full time for Matt". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 September 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  3. "The Winners 2011 > Best Music Programme". www.radioacademyawards.org. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  4. "DR MOSH PRODUCTIONS LTD". www.cdrex.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  5. "Radio 2". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  6. "BEF appoint Matt Williams as Head of Communication". British Equestrian Federation. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

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