Been doing a bit of driving in the afternoon recently and noticed that for a week or two Simon Mayo has been absent from the airwaves. His Radio 5 afternoon slot has been covered firstly by a chap called Phil and then this week by Gabby Logan. This led me to becoming concerned that perhaps he had left for pastures new. Maybe he has followed Jane Garvey to the lofty heights of Radio 4. PM? The Today Programme? He would certainly be capable of making such a switch as he is an excellent broadcaster, able to deal with a wide range of subjects and circumstances.

A quick look on the BBC website reveals that he has not left or switched after all, but if he had, would he be the first to move from poppy Radio 1 DJ through tabloid Radio 5 to broadsheet Radio 4?

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