Simon Ross
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Simon Ross (also known as Rossie) was born in Armagh, Northern Ireland and is the Breakfast Show presenter for national radio station, Greatest Hits Radio.[1]
Early Years
Ross grew up in Armagh and attended St Patricks Grammar School, Armagh Technical College and The College of Business Studies, Belfast. He is a chef by trade, but started out DJing in Northern Ireland clubs, bars and discos while studying at college.[2]
He gave up his career as a chef to join Radio Top Shop and Radio HMV in London.
Radio Career
Ross has worked for several radio stations across the United Kingdom, presenting on Rock FM in Preston and Capital FM in London during the 1990’s. In 2001, he joined Radio Aire in Leeds to host the mid morning show, where he remained for 4 years. He also occasionally presented on Magic 828 and hosted a Sunday morning show named Radio Aire’s Greatest Hits, playing songs from the 80’s and 90’s.
In 2005, Ross left Aire to join Radio City (Liverpool). He hosted the breakfast show and mid morning shows there for 10 years,[3] before moving over to Radio City 2 in 2016.[4] The station has since been rebranded as Greatest Hits Radio and broadcasts across the United Kingdom on FM, Medium Wave and DAB.
Other Work
In addition to his radio work, Ross is also a popular voice over artist and event host. This includes being the regular host of the ‘Educate Awards’, which he has attended for several years at Liverpool Cathedral.[5]
References
- ^ https://planetradio.co.uk/greatest-hits/presenters/rossie/
- ^ http://educateawards.co.uk/qa-simon-rossie-ross/
- ^ https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/radio-city-simon-ross-leave-7067940
- ^ https://radiotoday.co.uk/2015/11/simon-ross-moves-to-radio-city-2-breakfast/
- ^ http://www.educatemagazine.com/simon-rossie-ross-radio-presenter/