Brian Hayes (broadcaster)

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Brian Hayes (born on 17 December 1937 in Perth, Western Australia) is a radio presenter who is known in United Kingdom for his phone-in shows.

The son of a miner, he left school aged 15 and worked as a clerk for a mining company before obtaining a job as a newsreader for a radio station in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. He moved to the UK and worked for Capital Radio, producing Capital Open Line and on LBC Radio. Hayes presented the BBC Radio 2 breakfast show "Good Morning U.K." from January 1992 until the end of that year. He was replaced by the show's former host Terry Wogan. He has also worked on BBC Radio Five Live, and BBC Radio 4, most recently on Not Today, Thank You.