Brian Hayes (broadcaster)
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Brian Hayes (born 17 December 1937) is a radio presenter who is known in the United Kingdom for his phone-in shows.
The son of a miner, Hayes was born in
He moved to the UK and joined Capital Radio at its inception in 1973, first as a producer of talk programmes, and then presenting Capital Open Line, before making his name as presenter of the morning interview and phone-in show on LBC Radio[1] from 1976 to 1990. Here he adopted an often aggressive style with callers, making it clear he did not suffer fools gladly. Though this sometimes caused irritation, it was considered a valuable asset to the station; he was once satirised in Private Eye as ‘Brian Bastard'.
Since 1990, Hayes has appeared on various stations, including presenting the BBC Radio 2 breakfast show throughout 1992, which was subtitled Good Morning UK throughout his tenure. He left the show at the end of the year due to unpopularity, and he was replaced by the show's former host Terry Wogan in January 1993.
Hayes presented the weekly phone-in Hayes over Britain on BBC Radio 2 in the 1990s, winning a Gold Sony Radio Award for 'Best Phone-In', a programme on Euthanasia, as well as sitting in for
He is mentioned on the song "Hello" by The Beloved.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Hayes, Brian (1 October 2003). "LBC: you could have been a contender". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2010.