Simon Groom
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Simon Groom (born August 12, 1950) is a British television presenter and former disc jockey, best known as a former presenter of Blue Peter.
Groom was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire[1] and was brought up on a farm, which he often visited for Blue Peter reports. He then attended Birmingham University and worked briefly as an English teacher before becoming a disc jockey and joining Blue Peter in 1978.
Groom's many co-presenters on Blue Peter were Lesley Judd, John Noakes, Christopher Wenner, Tina Heath, Peter Duncan, Sarah Greene, Janet Ellis and Michael Sundin.
He became known among the programme's production team for his ability to ad lib innuendo in his broadcasting (which would pass the programme's main audience of children unnoticed). Probably his most famous such statement was at the end of a piece on a replacement door knocker at Durham Cathedral; where Groom demonstrated his gift - declaring that together they were a lovely pair of knockers.
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- ^ Simon Groom biography at IMDb accessed June 2007
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| Preceded by Peter Purves |
Blue Peter Presenter No. 8 1978-86 |
Succeeded by Mark Curry |
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