Simon Andrew Cole (born 20 February 1958) is

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. He co-founded the Unique Broadcasting Company in 1989, which floated on the

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in July 2000 as part of UBC Media Group. Simon started his radio career as a

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trainee, moving to

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in the early 1980s where he became programme director at

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. Whilst at Piccadilly, Simon helped pioneer the market for national sponsored programmes. He is a Fellow of The

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.The Radio Academ
"Fellows"

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