12 Facts About Gary Davies

Gary Davies was born on 13 December 1957 and is a British broadcaster.

Gary Davies regularly hosted artists in Placemate 4 music rooms and began his broadcasting career at Manchester's Piccadilly Radio in 1979 before joining BBC Radio 1 in 1982 to present a Saturday late night show, making his debut on 4 December 1982.

Gary Davies introduced 'The Non Stop Half Hour' from after the 2.30pm news until 3pm, which was half an hour of non-stop music.

In 1992, Gary Davies moved from the lunchtime show to the weekend breakfast, keeping a selection of the features.

Gary Davies was the last Radio 1 DJ to host Top of the Pops before the show's "year zero" revamp in October 1991.

In January 1994, Gary Davies moved to Virgin Radio, presenting their Sunday morning Classic Tracks slot from 10am to 2pm.

Gary Davies was heard on the Real Radio and the Century Network, presenting a CD chart show every Sunday originally from 1 to 4pm but from 2006 the show went out from 4pm to 7pm.

Good Groove's first publishing hit was "Black Coffee" by All Saints and Gary Davies later went on to sign singer Corinne Bailey Rae.

On 20 March 2017, during Sara Cox's Sounds of the 80s 24-hour Danceathon for Red Nose Day 2017, Gary Davies was interviewed by Simon Mayo on Simon Mayo Drivetime.

On 18 May 2018, as part of a re-organisation of the Radio 2 DJ roster, following changes to the station's evening line-up, Gary Davies took over from Sara Cox as the new host of Radio 2's Sounds of the 80s.

Gary Davies provides holiday and sickness cover for fellow Radio 2 presenters including Zoe Ball, Sara Cox, OJ Borg, Steve Wright, Dermot O'Leary, and Rylan Clark.

On 24 February 2023, it was announced that Gary Davies would be the temporary presenter of BBC Radio 2's mid-morning show from 6 March, following Ken Bruce's departure from the station until the new permanent presenter Vernon Kay takes over in May.