Mo Dutta
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Mohit "Mo" Dutta is a television
and radio
presenter known for his dry sense of humour, who presented Saturday and Sunday morning shows on BBC Radio 2
between 1994 and May 2009.
He has also been a familiar face on BBC1's Daytime TV. His TV work includes Big Day Out and TalkAbout, both on BBC1, Network East and Bollywood or Bust, the Hindi movie quiz show, both on BBC2, plus occasional appearances on BBC1's Countryfile.
He joined Radio 2 in 1994 when he took over the Saturday and Sunday morning shows. They were broadcast from 6:00–8:00 a.m. on Saturday and from 4:00–7:00 a.m. on Sunday. In 2008 his Saturday show was extended to 4:00–8:00 a.m. and he lost his Sunday show.
Mo also briefly presented the weekend breakfast show on the BBC Asian Network
and used to be a presenter at BBC Radio Kent
, and before that on BBC Radio Bedfordshire and BBC GMR.
In his spare time he runs a number of his own business enterprises including Internet training, software design, broadcast electronics and production.
Mo announced on his BBC Radio 2
show that his last show would be on 30 May 2009. Zoë Ball
took over the show early June 2009.
Television
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and radio
Radio
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presenter known for his dry sense of humour, who presented Saturday and Sunday morning shows on BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
between 1994 and May 2009.
He has also been a familiar face on BBC1's Daytime TV. His TV work includes Big Day Out and TalkAbout, both on BBC1, Network East and Bollywood or Bust, the Hindi movie quiz show, both on BBC2, plus occasional appearances on BBC1's Countryfile.
He joined Radio 2 in 1994 when he took over the Saturday and Sunday morning shows. They were broadcast from 6:00–8:00 a.m. on Saturday and from 4:00–7:00 a.m. on Sunday. In 2008 his Saturday show was extended to 4:00–8:00 a.m. and he lost his Sunday show.
Mo also briefly presented the weekend breakfast show on the BBC Asian Network
BBC Asian Network
BBC Asian Network is a British radio station serving those originating from and around the Indian subcontinent. The music and news comes out of the main urban areas where there are significant communities with these backgrounds. The station has production centres in Birmingham, Leicester and London...
and used to be a presenter at BBC Radio Kent
BBC Radio Kent
BBC Radio Kent is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Kent.It broadcasts on FM on 96.7 , 97.6 and 104.2 also 774 and 1602 MW and DAB.- History :The radio station was launched in 1970 under the name of BBC Radio Medway, originally only serving the...
, and before that on BBC Radio Bedfordshire and BBC GMR.
In his spare time he runs a number of his own business enterprises including Internet training, software design, broadcast electronics and production.
Mo announced on his BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
show that his last show would be on 30 May 2009. Zoë Ball
Zoë Ball
Zoë Louise Ball is an English television and radio personality, most famous for becoming the first female host of the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show and for her earlier work presenting the 1990s children's show, Live & Kicking.-TV career:The daughter of the children's TV presenter Johnny Ball and his...
took over the show early June 2009.