Holly Samos
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Holly Samos | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 December 1970 |
| Education | Ealing College (BA) |
| Occupation | Radio broadcaster |
Holly Samos (born 23 December 1970 in Guildford, Surrey) is a British radio broadcaster. A former member of Chris Evans's breakfast show team from the 1990s, Samos and the team released the Breaking Breakfast podcast series in 2022. After a successful music radio career Samos became the Formula 1 pit lane reporter for BBC Radio 5 Live.[1] She currently is a freelancer for Formula One.
Born to a Greek father and English mother in Surrey, Samos grew up in Oklahoma, London and Northampton. A portable radio cassette player given to her for Christmas as a child led her onto the path of broadcasting. She gained 9 O-Levels, and a BTEC National Diploma in Business & Finance at Northampton College for Further Education, before studying in London at Ealing College for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Design and Media Management.[2]
Early career
Aged 19 during her degree years in London, Samos undertook work experience for GLR (BBC Greater London Radio) as a runner and switchboard operator, where she worked on the Greenhouse radio show presented by Chris Evans. She completed her degree, and moved into the record business working for MCA Records on Piccadilly in the A&R department.
Chris Evans period - BBC1 / Virgin Radio
In 1995, Chris Evans moved to the BBC to take over the Radio One Breakfast show from Steve Wright, taking previous colleagues, producer John Revell, sound engineer Dan McGrath and radio researcher Holly Samos. The 7-month contract evolved to become seven years on the breakfast show until 2001.
In September 1997, Evans and his team made a return to Breakfast Radio, on Virgin Radio.
By the middle of the May 2001, Evans was reported to have sacked his team and the Chris Evans breakfast show was dissolved.
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