Helen Mayhew

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Helen Mayhew is a British radio presenter and producer, specialising in jazz music. Mayhew started with the BBC, and then moved to Jazz FM at its launch, but has now rejoined the BBC where she presents her own weekly show.

Contents 1 Early Career 2 BBC 3 Current Work 4 References

[edit] Early Career

Mayhew's broadcasting career began at BBC Radio Devon & BBC Radio Kent, presenting and producing a wide range of programmes. She was one of the original presenters on Jazz FM when it started in 1990, where she devised & presented the 'Dinner Jazz' programme, broadcast on weekday evenings from 7-9pm.

Also at Jazz FM, she presented & produced many other programmes including blues, jazz-dance music, new releases, and latin music.

[edit] BBC

Mayhew joined BBC Radio 2 in July 2004, presenting the Monday evening 'Big Band Special', Mondays 10-10.30pm featuring the BBC Big Band. In September 2004, she took over her own weekly show, which she described as "A chill-out zone with a difference featuring music perfect for dreaming away the small hours. This aired every Saturday night/Sunday morning from 1-4am.

Mayhew also occasionally presents the 'Jazz Line Up' programme on BBC Radio 3, on Saturdays from 4-5pm.

[edit] Current Work

Her roles on Radio 2 ended in April 2006, and made her final appearance on Radio 3 in February 2007. She joined GCap-owned theJazz in April 2007.^[1]

In addition to her 'day-job' in radio, she is also a club DJ, playing jazzy dance music.

[edit] References