Simon Mayo recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours list
Our presenter is being honoured for his amazing work in broadcasting
Last updated 14th Jun 2021
Greatest Hits Radio's Drivetime presenter Simon Mayo has been recognised in the Queen's birthday honours list 2021.
He has been given an MBE for services to broadcasting after working in radio for nearly 40 years, starting out in 1982.
He said: "I have to admit I am gobsmacked. Totally speechless. Which is a poor show for a broadcaster really.
"I feel very fortunate and privileged to have some of the best and most loyal listeners out there.
"And all I can promise Greatest Hits Radio listeners is that we’ll keep the shows coming, that they’ll be as good as ever but now with an extra gong!"
You can listen to Simon Mayo on The Album Show on Sundays at 1pm and on Drivetime from 4pm-7pm.
He joined the likes of Prue Leith, Jonathan Pryce, Englebert Humperdinck, Lulu and Arlene Phillips who were among those on the Queens Birthday Honours list this year.
Famous faces on the Queens Birthday honours list 2021
Greatest Hits Radio presenter Simon Mayo gets an MBE for services to broadcasting.
He said: "I have to admit I am gobsmacked. Totally speechless. Which is a poor show for a broadcaster really.
"I feel very fortunate and privileged to have worked at some of the greatest radio stations in this country"
Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith is made a Dame
Jonathan Pryce said the arts show "the importance of debate and tolerance" as he was given a knighthood.
The actor, who was nominated for an Oscar for his turn as Pope Francis, and acclaimed for his role as the High Sparrow in Game Of Thrones, has been recognised for services to drama and charity
Choreographer and ex-Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips is made a dame
Actress Ruth Wilson has been given an MBE
Manchester City and England footballer Raheem Sterling is made an MBE for services to racial equality in sport.
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson is also made an MBE after he raised £4 million for the NHS from fellow Premier League footballers through the #PlayersTogether appeal.
Singer and one-time Eurovision winner Lulu is also honoured with a CBE alongside keyboardist and songwriter Rick Wakeman.
Singer Alison Moyet is made an MBE, while cellist Julian Lloyd-Webber, brother of West End impresario Andrew Lloyd-Webber, is recognised with an OBE for services to music.
Presenter and ex-tennis player Sue Barker has been given a CBE for her service to sport, as has Ex-England football team manager Roy Hodgson.
Robert Rinder is being made an MBE on the same day as his mother!
The barrister and TV judge, 43, is being honoured for services to Holocaust education and awareness, as is his mother Angela Cohen, who is chairwoman of the '45 Aid Society, a charity set up by a group of child Holocaust survivors in 1963.
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