Phil Williams is a British

United Kingdom

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 radio news reporter and presenter, currently presenting the BBC Radio 5 Live

BBC Radio 5 Live

BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries...

 weekend breakfast show with Anna Foster.

A graduate of the BBC

BBC

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 trainee reporters scheme, Williams soon joined the corporation's Greater Manchester Radio

BBC Radio Manchester

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 (GMR) station as a newsreader and presenter. His time at the station included reporting in the immediate aftermath of a Provisional Irish Republican Army

Provisional Irish Republican Army

The Provisional Irish Republican Army is an Irish republican paramilitary organisation whose aim was to remove Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom and bring about a socialist republic within a united Ireland by force of arms and political persuasion...

 bombing in the city.

Three years in a similar role at Radio 1

BBC Radio 1

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 followed before Williams transferred to Radio 5 Live

BBC Radio 5 Live

BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries...

, initially as an entertainment reporter. He currently hosts the Weekend Breakfast show with Anna Foster and frequently presents in the absence of Richard Bacon or to cover the station's 10pm till 1am late night show. He also covered Colin Murray

Colin Murray

Colin Murray is a Northern Irish sports and music radio and television presenter. He is the current host of the BBC Television show Match of the Day 2 on BBC Two, and the BBC Radio 5 Live shows 5 Live Sport and Fighting Talk, as well as a show on BBC Radio Ulster. He has previously hosted regular...

's absence, hosting FiveLive's comedy sports panel game, Fighting Talk

Fighting Talk

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. From January 2010 until April 2011, Williams hosted the Sunday-night "Comedy Club" on BBC Radio 7.

Williams used to feature on the schedule of commercial station XFM London

Xfm London

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, presenting from 10am till 2pm every Sunday.

Phil Williams supports Aston Villa F.C.

Aston Villa F.C.

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