Greg James (DJ)
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| Greg James | |
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| Born | 17 December 1985 |
| Network | BBC Radio |
| Time slot | 1:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. Monday - Friday |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Website | Official Website |
| Running time | 1:00pm - 4:00pm Approx. 180mins |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 1 |
| Producers | Laura Sayers, Sarah Underwood |
| Exec. producers | Piers Bradford |
| Recording studio | Yalding House |
| Air dates | since 21 September 2009 |
| Audio format | FM and Digital Radio |
| Website | http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/gregjames/ |
Greg James [1] (born 17th December 1985 as Gregory James A Milward) is a British radio DJ at BBC Radio 1.
Having previously had experience at BBC Radio Norfolk and Galaxy North East, James started presenting the Early Breakfast show (4.00-6.30am Monday-Friday) in October 2007,[2] replacing the previous incumbents of the slot, JK and Joel.[3] He worked during this time as a continuity announcer for Dave,[4] although he announced on his Radio 1 show on 6 July 2009 that he wasn't to be continuing his Dave duties due to "streamlining" reasons. On 21 September 2009, he began presenting BBC Radio 1's afternoon show, replacing Edith Bowman.
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[edit] Education
James studied drama at the University of East Anglia in Norwich. During his three years at the university, he presented several shows on the student union radio station Livewire 1350AM, becoming the station manager in 2006. He also presented several breakfast shows on Future Radio in Norwich during their RSL's before he got his break at BBC Radio 1.[5] He is an alumnus of The Bishop's Stortford High School, where he was deputy head boy.
[edit] Career
On 21 September 2009 a new schedule was launched on Radio 1. Along with Fearne Cotton who moved from Weekend late-afternoons to Weekday mornings, James moved up from Early Breakfast to an Early Afternoon slot; 1pm to 4pm - replacing Edith Bowman, who moved to the weekend breakfast slot.[6][7][8] His early breakfast show was taken over by Dev.
James is also a TV presenter. He presented a TV show for BBC Three called Sun, Sex and Holiday Madness, about British tourists in Magaluf and Young, Jobless and Living at Home, also for BBC Three. He has presented Sound on BBC Two’s Switch and he hosted the backstage winners' podium at the 2009 Brit Awards which he did again in 2010. Greg also filmed Cash Mob for BBC Three investigating how teenagers are surviving with the credit crunch, and had a non-speaking cameo role in the Doctor Who episode Closing Time. He is a regular presenter of entertainment news on E24 for the BBC and also MTV News.
| Preceded by JK & Joel |
Radio 1 Early Breakfast Show Host October 2007-September 2009 |
Succeeded by Dev |
| Preceded by Edith Bowman |
Radio 1's Afternoon Host September 2009-Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
[edit] References
- ^ Greg James: From uni student to radio star - the rise of a boy wonder
- ^ BBC Radio 1 Schedules, 8 October 2007
- ^ BBC Radio 1 Schedules, 4 October 2007
- ^ http://tvannouncers.thetvroomplus.com/channel-89.html
- ^ Student Radio Association - Greg James
- ^ Kadri, Anisa (16 July 2009). "Cotton to replace Whiley on Radio 1". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a165452/cotton-to-replace-whiley-on-radio-1.html. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
- ^ "Radio 1 bosses replace Jo Whiley, 44, with Fearne Cotton, 27, in prized weekday slot". Mail Online. 16 July 2009. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1200107/Jo-Whiley-dropped-Radio-1-weekday-slot-replaced-Fearne-Cotton.html. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ^ Plunkett, John (16 July 2009). "Jo Whiley and Edith Bowman lose weekday BBC Radio 1 slots". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jul/16/bbc-radio-1-jo-whiley-edith-bowman-fearne-cotton-greg-james. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
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