Xfm London
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Xfm London is a commercial radio station
in the United Kingdom
owned by Global Radio
and broadcasts on 104.9 FM
in London
, on digital radio
via 30 DAB
multiplexes across the country, Sky, TalkTalk TV and Virgin Media.
Xfm
built its reputation on playing a wide range of alternative music, particularly indie
, hip-hop, rock and a wide range of dance music
, but since the merger between GWR Radio and Capital Radio Group, which led to the creation of its parent Gcap Media
, the range of music it plays has narrowed markedly and the station now focuses primarily upon commercially successful indie
.
London station called "Q102", which was famed for launching the career of BBC Radio 1
DJ Steve Lamacq
.
Following further RSLs under the Xfm moniker, the station became full time on 1 September 1997, under the management/marketing directorship of Chris Parry and programming director/founder Sammy Jacob (who subsequently launched NME Radio
in 2007). During the following year the station played a diverse range of music from its studios in Charlotte Street
, but mass appeal was thwarted by the lack of awareness due to a poor marketing campaign which was compounded by the death
of Princess Diana
the day before its launch.
It was taken over by the then Capital Radio
group in 1998, and on 23 August of that year was abruptly closed down for four days (during which a test tape featuring mainstream soft-rock acts was looped). The station subsequently relaunched with a vastly more mainstream format, and a new advert featuring a friendly cartoon radio saying "Don't be afraid!" (referring to the perceived inaccessibility of its old format). However the soft-rock revamp did not prove a success, culminating in listener-led protests outside the Capital Radio studios. Listeners also lodged objections with the radio authority, which found Xfm to be acting in a manner contrary to its licence requirements, and a degree of alternative output was eventually restored, particularly through night-time playlists and cutting-edge specialist shows.
The station found itself in hot water again the following year. Since the take-over by Capital, the station had become more male-orientated and featured football
coverage and "laddish" output. This came to an abrupt end when the Radio Authority fined Xfm £50,000 for breakfast presenter Tom Binns
joking about bestiality on air. No one complained about the comedian's comments until the station re-edited his remarks and rebroadcast them for a "Best of Binns" compilation show.
Capital Radio set about increasing Xfm's listening figures, recruiting famous DJs such as Zoë Ball
, former BBC Radio 1
presenter Kevin Greening
, and re-recruiting comedians Ricky Gervais
and Stephen Merchant
who took voluntary redundancy when Capital Radio
bought the station, after the pair rose to fame with the first airing of The Office
. This yielded good results for the station in a period in which it could boast growing listening figures and talent such as Zane Lowe
and Christian O'Connell
. The music was still tightly a playlisted mix of popular indie and soft rock, not what the original station set out to do, and this continues to the present day.
In May 2007, as an attempt to cut costs, the parent company of XFM, GCap Media
(now Global Radio
) announced that they would be removing all presenters from the daytime (10am-4pm) lineup and replacing them with a jukebox based upon listener requests through their websites. This has since been reversed and new presenters have been hired and networked across the stations.
On 6 March 2008 an announcement was made to reverse the decision to remove daytime presenters. From Tuesday 25 March 2008 a new schedule restoring daytime schedules was put in place.
A new schedule was launched on the 12 January 2009. Changes at this date included the returning Ian Camfield taking over the Afternoon Show, including Afternoon X List from Jo Good
, and new signing Richard Skinner
taking over the Morning Show from Rick Shaw
. The times of the shows were also adjusted, with the morning show only becoming an 2 hour show (previously an 3 hour show) and the afternoon show becoming a 4 hour show (previously a 3 hour show). The weekend schedule was also adjusted at this time, with Rick Shaw
moving to present the Weekend Morning Show on a Saturday and Sunday from 10 am - 2 pm. This led to other changes in the weekend schedule, such as Marsha Shandur
Sunday Brunch ending, and the air times of Marc Haynes
Certificate X changing (from 1 pm - 3 pm to 6 pm - 8 pm). Jo Good
left the station during these changes.
In January 2010 it was announced that Ian Camfield was to swap timeslots with Dave Berry. Dave remained on Breakfast until May 2011 when he announced his resignation. This was followed by a period of months in which Ian Camfield covered breakfast while new signing Eoghan McDermott took over drivetime. On July 4th it was revealed that Danny Wallace was to start as the new Breakfast presenter from August 1st
In September 2011 the XFM schedule had a reshuffle with Ian Camfield moving to networked mid-mornings, Eoghan Mcdermott to a new networked drivetime slot and Mary Anne Hobbs
moving to a re-launched evening show 'Music:Response', . The new local afternoon slot will be hosted by Dan O'Connell with Richard Skinner
leaving the station after two years.
size" women's magazines and came bundled with a CD demoing various signed and unsigned artists. After what seemed like a dispute with the publishers, the magazine went out of print, although Xfm still offer readers reassurance of its return on their website. http://www.xfm.co.uk/xray
Xfm London airs 43 hours of exclusive London only programmes (per week), and the rest shared with XFM Manchester
.
* [Alex Lowe (actor)
]
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
owned by Global Radio
Global Radio
Global Radio UK Ltd. is a British commercial radio company, the largest in the country following acquisitions of Chrysalis Radio and GCap Media.The company's Chief Executive Officer is Stephen Miron, while the Group Chairman is Charles Allen...
and broadcasts on 104.9 FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, on digital radio
Digital radio in the United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, the roll-out of digital radio is proceeding since test transmissions were started by the BBC in 1990. The UK currently has the world's biggest digital radio network, with 103 transmitters, two national DAB ensembles and 48 local and regional DAB ensembles...
via 30 DAB
Digital audio broadcasting
Digital Audio Broadcasting is a digital radio technology for broadcasting radio stations, used in several countries, particularly in Europe. As of 2006, approximately 1,000 stations worldwide broadcast in the DAB format....
multiplexes across the country, Sky, TalkTalk TV and Virgin Media.
Xfm
Xfm
Xfm is a brand of two commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie pop, and owned by Global Radio.-History:Xfm was created in London in 1992 by Sammy Jacob, who later co-founded NME Radio in 2008. Xfm subsequently expanded to a network of four stations; there are...
built its reputation on playing a wide range of alternative music, particularly indie
Indie (music)
In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie" is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing....
, hip-hop, rock and a wide range of dance music
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
, but since the merger between GWR Radio and Capital Radio Group, which led to the creation of its parent Gcap Media
GCap Media
GCap Media was a British commercial radio company formed from the merger of the Capital Radio Group and GWR Group. The merger was completed in May 2005. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. On 31 March 2008 the company agreed a takeover by...
, the range of music it plays has narrowed markedly and the station now focuses primarily upon commercially successful indie
Indie (music)
In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie" is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing....
.
History
The station's roots go back to 1989 and a pirate-turned-Restricted Service Licence (RSL)Restricted Service Licence
A UK Restricted Service Licence , is typically granted to radio stations and television stations broadcasting within the UK to serve a local community or a special event...
London station called "Q102", which was famed for launching the career of BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
DJ Steve Lamacq
Steve Lamacq
Steve Lamacq , sometimes known by his nicknames Lammo or "The Cat" is an English disc jockey, currently working with the BBC radio stations BBC 6 Music and BBC Radio 2.-Early career:He was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire...
.
Following further RSLs under the Xfm moniker, the station became full time on 1 September 1997, under the management/marketing directorship of Chris Parry and programming director/founder Sammy Jacob (who subsequently launched NME Radio
NME Radio
NME Radio is the radio station from NME magazine, that broadcasts in a new commercially oriented alternative music format. It first began broadcasting on 24 June 2008.- History :...
in 2007). During the following year the station played a diverse range of music from its studios in Charlotte Street
Charlotte Street
Charlotte Street is a well-known street in Fitzrovia, central London, England. The southern half of the street has many restaurants and cafes, and a lively nightlife during the evening; while the northern part of the street is more mixed in character and includes the large office building of the...
, but mass appeal was thwarted by the lack of awareness due to a poor marketing campaign which was compounded by the death
Death of Diana, Princess of Wales
On 31 August 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, died as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris, France. Her companion, Dodi Fayed, and the driver of the Mercedes-Benz W140, Henri Paul, were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. Fayed's...
of Princess Diana
Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, and an international charity and fundraising figure, as well as a preeminent celebrity of the late 20th century...
the day before its launch.
It was taken over by the then Capital Radio
Capital Radio
Capital London is a London based radio station which launched on 16 October 1973 and is owned by Global Radio. On 3 January 2011 it formed part of the nine station Capital radio network.- Pre-launch :...
group in 1998, and on 23 August of that year was abruptly closed down for four days (during which a test tape featuring mainstream soft-rock acts was looped). The station subsequently relaunched with a vastly more mainstream format, and a new advert featuring a friendly cartoon radio saying "Don't be afraid!" (referring to the perceived inaccessibility of its old format). However the soft-rock revamp did not prove a success, culminating in listener-led protests outside the Capital Radio studios. Listeners also lodged objections with the radio authority, which found Xfm to be acting in a manner contrary to its licence requirements, and a degree of alternative output was eventually restored, particularly through night-time playlists and cutting-edge specialist shows.
The station found itself in hot water again the following year. Since the take-over by Capital, the station had become more male-orientated and featured football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
coverage and "laddish" output. This came to an abrupt end when the Radio Authority fined Xfm £50,000 for breakfast presenter Tom Binns
Tom Binns
Tom Binns is a British writer, actor, stand-up comic, television presenter and radio presenter.-Career:Binns was nominated at the Edinburgh Festival for the Edinburgh Comedy Award 2007 - as the hospital radio DJ Ivan Brackenbury....
joking about bestiality on air. No one complained about the comedian's comments until the station re-edited his remarks and rebroadcast them for a "Best of Binns" compilation show.
Capital Radio set about increasing Xfm's listening figures, recruiting famous DJs such as 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...
, former BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
presenter Kevin Greening
Kevin Greening
Kevin Greening was a British radio presenter, who co-hosted the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show with Zoe Ball from 1997 to 1998.-Early career:...
, and re-recruiting comedians Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais
Ricky Dene Gervais is an English comedian, actor, director, radio presenter, producer, musician, and writer.Gervais achieved mainstream fame with his television series The Office and the subsequent series Extras, both of which he co-wrote and co-directed with friend and frequent collaborator...
and Stephen Merchant
Stephen Merchant
Stephen James Merchant is an English writer, director, radio presenter, comedian, and actor. He is best known for his collaborations with Ricky Gervais, as the co-writer and co-director of the popular British sitcom The Office, as the co-writer, co-director and a co-star of Extras, and as the...
who took voluntary redundancy when Capital Radio
Capital Radio
Capital London is a London based radio station which launched on 16 October 1973 and is owned by Global Radio. On 3 January 2011 it formed part of the nine station Capital radio network.- Pre-launch :...
bought the station, after the pair rose to fame with the first airing of The Office
The Office
The Office is a popular mockumentary/situation comedy TV show that was first made in the UK and has now been re-made in many other countries, with overall viewership in the hundreds of millions worldwide. The original version of The Office was created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. It...
. This yielded good results for the station in a period in which it could boast growing listening figures and talent such as Zane Lowe
Zane Lowe
Zane Lowe also known as 'Zipper', is a radio DJ and television presenter. He was born in New Zealand and grew up in Auckland, where he was a presenter on the local music station Max TV, before moving to England...
and Christian O'Connell
Christian O'Connell
Christian O'Connell is an English radio DJ who presents the Absolute Radio weekday breakfast show.He has formerly hosted BBC Radio Five Live's weekend sports game show Fighting Talk alongside the weekday breakfast show on indie music station Xfm London...
. The music was still tightly a playlisted mix of popular indie and soft rock, not what the original station set out to do, and this continues to the present day.
In May 2007, as an attempt to cut costs, the parent company of XFM, GCap Media
GCap Media
GCap Media was a British commercial radio company formed from the merger of the Capital Radio Group and GWR Group. The merger was completed in May 2005. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. On 31 March 2008 the company agreed a takeover by...
(now Global Radio
Global Radio
Global Radio UK Ltd. is a British commercial radio company, the largest in the country following acquisitions of Chrysalis Radio and GCap Media.The company's Chief Executive Officer is Stephen Miron, while the Group Chairman is Charles Allen...
) announced that they would be removing all presenters from the daytime (10am-4pm) lineup and replacing them with a jukebox based upon listener requests through their websites. This has since been reversed and new presenters have been hired and networked across the stations.
On 6 March 2008 an announcement was made to reverse the decision to remove daytime presenters. From Tuesday 25 March 2008 a new schedule restoring daytime schedules was put in place.
A new schedule was launched on the 12 January 2009. Changes at this date included the returning Ian Camfield taking over the Afternoon Show, including Afternoon X List from Jo Good
Jo Good
Jo Good is a Kuwaiti born British disc jockey and current presenter on BBC 6 Music, where she hosts the Weekend Breakfast Show.-Career:Good had worked in the media industry for a decade before joining BBC 6 Music. Among her previous work includes being a presenter on the music channel MTV, where...
, and new signing Richard Skinner
Richard Skinner
Richard Skinner was an American politician, attorney, and jurist from the US state of Vermont.Skinner was born in Litchfield, Connecticut. He completed preparatory studies and graduated from Litchfield Law School, and was admitted to the bar in 1800, beginning a practice in Manchester, Vermont...
taking over the Morning Show from Rick Shaw
Rick Shaw
Rick Shaw is the director of Pictures of the Year International, the oldest and most prestigious photojournalism program in the world, and an educator in visual journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism...
. The times of the shows were also adjusted, with the morning show only becoming an 2 hour show (previously an 3 hour show) and the afternoon show becoming a 4 hour show (previously a 3 hour show). The weekend schedule was also adjusted at this time, with Rick Shaw
Rick Shaw
Rick Shaw is the director of Pictures of the Year International, the oldest and most prestigious photojournalism program in the world, and an educator in visual journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism...
moving to present the Weekend Morning Show on a Saturday and Sunday from 10 am - 2 pm. This led to other changes in the weekend schedule, such as Marsha Shandur
Marsha Shandur
Marsha Shandur is a radio presenter, DJ, music manager, voiceover artist and music supervisor who is also best known for presenting on Xfm London and Xfm Manchester .- Career :...
Sunday Brunch ending, and the air times of Marc Haynes
Marc Haynes
Marc Haynes is an English comedy writer and radio broadcaster.- Biography :Marc Haynes was brought up in London and won the 1998 edition of The Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award for stand-up comedy, the finals of which also featured Stephen Merchant and Dan Antopolski.- Radio :From 2004 to 2007, he...
Certificate X changing (from 1 pm - 3 pm to 6 pm - 8 pm). Jo Good
Jo Good
Jo Good is a Kuwaiti born British disc jockey and current presenter on BBC 6 Music, where she hosts the Weekend Breakfast Show.-Career:Good had worked in the media industry for a decade before joining BBC 6 Music. Among her previous work includes being a presenter on the music channel MTV, where...
left the station during these changes.
In January 2010 it was announced that Ian Camfield was to swap timeslots with Dave Berry. Dave remained on Breakfast until May 2011 when he announced his resignation. This was followed by a period of months in which Ian Camfield covered breakfast while new signing Eoghan McDermott took over drivetime. On July 4th it was revealed that Danny Wallace was to start as the new Breakfast presenter from August 1st
In September 2011 the XFM schedule had a reshuffle with Ian Camfield moving to networked mid-mornings, Eoghan Mcdermott to a new networked drivetime slot and Mary Anne Hobbs
Mary Anne Hobbs
Mary Anne Hobbs is an English DJ and music journalist from Garstang, Lancashire. She launched a new Primetime show on Xfm on 9 July 2011-Early career:...
moving to a re-launched evening show 'Music:Response', . The new local afternoon slot will be hosted by Dan O'Connell with Richard Skinner
Richard Skinner
Richard Skinner was an American politician, attorney, and jurist from the US state of Vermont.Skinner was born in Litchfield, Connecticut. He completed preparatory studies and graduated from Litchfield Law School, and was admitted to the bar in 1800, beginning a practice in Manchester, Vermont...
leaving the station after two years.
Former Magazine
X-Ray was Xfm's short lived sister publication. Initially a free quarterly magazine, it later changed format and became commercially available. The magazine was issued monthly, in an unusually small format, now associated with "handbagHandbag
A handbag, or purse in American English, is a handled medium-to-large bag that is often fashionably designed, typically used by women, to hold personal items such as wallet/coins, keys, cosmetics, a hairbrush, pepper spray, cigarettes, mobile phone etc....
size" women's magazines and came bundled with a CD demoing various signed and unsigned artists. After what seemed like a dispute with the publishers, the magazine went out of print, although Xfm still offer readers reassurance of its return on their website. http://www.xfm.co.uk/xray
Monday - Friday
- 0200 - 0630 Overnights with Rich Walters
- 0630 - 1000 The XFM Breakfast Show with Danny WallaceDanny Wallace (humourist)Daniel Frederick Wallace is a British filmmaker, comedian, writer, actor, and presenter of radio and television. His notable works include the books Join Me, Yes Man, and the TV series How to Start Your Own Country.He lives in London, with his wife, an Australian publicist...
- 1000 - 1400 Ian Camfield
- 1400 - 1700 Dan O'Connell
- 1700 - 2000 Drivetime with Eoghan McDermott
- 2000 - 2300 Music:Response with Mary Anne HobbsMary Anne HobbsMary Anne Hobbs is an English DJ and music journalist from Garstang, Lancashire. She launched a new Primetime show on Xfm on 9 July 2011-Early career:...
- 2300 - 0200 Xposure with John Kennedy
Friday Variants
- 2000 - 2200: Import:Export with KROQ-FMKROQ-FMKROQ-FM — branded 106.7 KROQ — is a commercial modern rock radio station licensed to Pasadena, California serving the Greater Los Angeles. The call sign is pronounced "kay rock." It is the flagship station of Loveline hosted by Dr...
- 2200 - 0200: The Remix with Eddy Temple Morris
Saturday
- 0200 – 0800: Overnights with Shak
- 0800 – 1200: Rick Shaw
- 1200 – 1500: Re-Fried Breakfast with Danny WallaceDanny Wallace (humourist)Daniel Frederick Wallace is a British filmmaker, comedian, writer, actor, and presenter of radio and television. His notable works include the books Join Me, Yes Man, and the TV series How to Start Your Own Country.He lives in London, with his wife, an Australian publicist...
- 1500 – 1800: Steve Harris
- 1800 – 1900: The Mix Master MikeMix Master MikeMix Master Mike is an American turntablist and contributing member of the Beastie Boys.-Life and career:Born Michael Schwartz in San Francisco, California, Mix Master Mike is of German and Filipino descent. He first came to prominence upon winning the 1992 New Music Seminar/Supermen Inc...
Show - 1900 – 2200: Mary Anne HobbsMary Anne HobbsMary Anne Hobbs is an English DJ and music journalist from Garstang, Lancashire. She launched a new Primetime show on Xfm on 9 July 2011-Early career:...
- 2200 - 0200: The Remix Reloaded with Eddy Temple Morris
Monday Variants
- 0000 - 0200: The Remix with Eddy Temple Morris
Sunday
- 0200 – 0800: Overnights with Shak
- 0800 – 1200: Rick Shaw
- 1200 – 1500: Smart on Sunday with Gordon SmartGordon SmartGordon Smart is a Scottish journalist and editor of The Suns celebrity column Bizarre.-Journalism career:...
- 1500 – 1800: Steve Harris
- 1800 – 2200: The Weekender with Sunta Templeton
- 2200 – 0000: The XFM Rock Show with Ian Camfield
Xfm London airs 43 hours of exclusive London only programmes (per week), and the rest shared with XFM Manchester
Xfm Manchester
Xfm Manchester is a commercial radio station broadcasting alternative and indie music to Manchester in North West England.It builds on the brand and format established by Xfm London. The majority of programming is shared but some is produced specifically for Manchester...
.
Notable Former Xfm presenters
- Alex ZaneAlex ZaneAlex Zane is an English television presenter and DJ.-Background:Zane was born in Leeds and attended Boston Spa School before going on to study Medicine at University College London, a course which he left after a year, and then Media and Communications at Goldsmiths College.-Stand-up comedy and...
- Rick EdwardsRick EdwardsRick Edwards is a British TV presenter who mainly works on Channel 4 and E4. Rick has presented T4 with co-hosts Georgie Okell, Miquita Oliver, Jameela Jamil and Alexa Chung from which he left on 3 July 2011...
- Russell BrandRussell BrandRussell Edward Brand is an English comedian, actor, columnist, singer, author and radio/television presenter.Brand achieved mainstream fame in the UK in 2004 for his role as host of Big Brother spin-off, Big Brother's Big Mouth. His first major film role was in the 2007 film St Trinians...
- AdamAdam BuxtonAdam Offord Buxton is an English comedian and actor. With Joe Cornish, he forms one half of the duo Adam and Joe. The pair presented Adam and Joe on BBC 6 Music, whilst Buxton also presents his own show on 6 Music on Sundays, called Adam Buxton's Big Mix Tape, currently on hiatus.-Major work:His...
and JoeJoe Cornish (comedian)Joseph Murray "Joe" Cornish is an English comedian, television and radio presenter, director, writer and actor, who along with his long-time comedy partner, Adam Buxton, form the comedy duo Adam and Joe.... - Jimmy CarrJimmy CarrJames Anthony Patrick "Jimmy" Carr is an English-Irish comedian and humourist. He is known for his deadpan delivery and dark humour. He is also a writer, actor and presenter of radio and television....
- Bob GeldofBob GeldofRobert Frederick Zenon "Bob" Geldof, KBE is an Irish singer, songwriter, author, occasional actor and political activist. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s and early 1980s alongside the punk rock movement. The band had hits with his...
- Paul TonkinsonPaul TonkinsonPaul Tonkinson is an English radio presenter and television personality. He is perhaps best known for his work presenting on The Big Breakfast and The Sunday Show and his appearances on list programmes where he comments on popular culture...
- Jane GazzoJane GazzoJane Gazzo is an Australian television presenter, radio presenter, performance and club DJ, television personality, voice artist, and music journalist....
- Christian O'ConnellChristian O'ConnellChristian O'Connell is an English radio DJ who presents the Absolute Radio weekday breakfast show.He has formerly hosted BBC Radio Five Live's weekend sports game show Fighting Talk alongside the weekday breakfast show on indie music station Xfm London...
- Arthur BakerArthur Baker (musician)Arthur Baker is an American record producer and DJ best known for his work with hip hop artists like Afrika Bambaataa, Planet Patrol, and the British group New Order.-Early career:...
* [Alex Lowe (actor)
Alex Lowe (actor)
Alex Lowe is an English actor and comedian, who is best known as the creator and voice behind the character 'Barry from Watford' on Steve Wright's BBC Radio 2 show and Absolute Radio's Iain Lee Show-Barry from Watford:...
]
- Jo GoodJo GoodJo Good is a Kuwaiti born British disc jockey and current presenter on BBC 6 Music, where she hosts the Weekend Breakfast Show.-Career:Good had worked in the media industry for a decade before joining BBC 6 Music. Among her previous work includes being a presenter on the music channel MTV, where...
- DJ Greenpeace
- Kevin GreeningKevin GreeningKevin Greening was a British radio presenter, who co-hosted the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show with Zoe Ball from 1997 to 1998.-Early career:...
- Ricky GervaisRicky GervaisRicky Dene Gervais is an English comedian, actor, director, radio presenter, producer, musician, and writer.Gervais achieved mainstream fame with his television series The Office and the subsequent series Extras, both of which he co-wrote and co-directed with friend and frequent collaborator...
- Stephen MerchantStephen MerchantStephen James Merchant is an English writer, director, radio presenter, comedian, and actor. He is best known for his collaborations with Ricky Gervais, as the co-writer and co-director of the popular British sitcom The Office, as the co-writer, co-director and a co-star of Extras, and as the...
- Karl PilkingtonKarl PilkingtonKarl Pilkington is a British podcaster, author, television personality and former radio producer. He is best known for the Sky travel series, An Idiot Abroad, which was also presented in the United States on the Science Channel, in Canada on Discovery Channel and in Australia on One HD, and The...
- Zoë BallZoë BallZoë 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...
- Dermot O'LearyDermot O'LearyDermot O'Leary is an English television and radio presenter. He established himself as a presenter of Big Brother's Little Brother on Channel 4 before moving on to The X Factor on ITV. O'Leary has also presented on the BBC and has his own radio show on BBC Radio 2...
- Zane LoweZane LoweZane Lowe also known as 'Zipper', is a radio DJ and television presenter. He was born in New Zealand and grew up in Auckland, where he was a presenter on the local music station Max TV, before moving to England...
- Lauren LaverneLauren LaverneLauren Cecilia Fisher , known professionally as Lauren Laverne, is an English radio DJ, television presenter, author and singer...
- Phil CliftonPhil CliftonPhil Clifton is a British television and Sony nominated radio presenter, who can currently be seen presenting on Channel 4 and MTV Rocks.-Radio:Phil began presenting Early Breakfast on Xfm London and Xfm Manchester in 2008...
- Simon AmstellSimon AmstellSimon Marc Amstell is a BAFTA nominated, award-winning English comedian, television presenter, screenwriter and actor, best known for his roles as former co-host of Popworld, former host of Never Mind the Buzzcocks and co-writer and star of the sitcom Grandma's House.-Early life:Amstell was born...
- Katie Parsons
- Guy GarveyGuy GarveyGuy Edward John Patrick Garvey , is the singer/guitarist in the band Elbow, as well as a presenter for BBC 6 Music and A&R manager of Skinny Dog Records...
- Iain Baker
- Nick Luscombe
- Shaun KeavenyShaun KeavenyShaun William Keaveny is a British broadcaster, who presents the breakfast show on digital radio station BBC 6 Music.- Career :He played guitar for John Ariss in the student band Mosque between 1987 and 1993....
- Iain LeeIain LeeIain Lee is a British comedian, and a television and radio presenter. His career began when he performed stand-up comedy gigs across venues in London. He subsequently became co-presenter of the comedy current affairs show The 11 O'Clock Show on Channel 4 and RI:SE...
- Claire SturgessClaire SturgessClaire Sturgess is a British disc jockey, and voiceover artist. She was a presenter on BBC Radio 1 from 1993, after working as a production assistant on the Simon Bates mid-morning show...
- James HymanJames HymanJames Hyman is a DJ, Radio & TV presenter, music supervisor and MD of JLH, a creative media–marketing company.Hyman put aside his place at the University of Manchester in order to work in the Press office of the, then new, company MTV, despite his parents' misgivings James Hyman (born 18 April...
- Tom BinnsTom BinnsTom Binns is a British writer, actor, stand-up comic, television presenter and radio presenter.-Career:Binns was nominated at the Edinburgh Festival for the Edinburgh Comedy Award 2007 - as the hospital radio DJ Ivan Brackenbury....
- Steve TaylorSteven TaylorSteven or Steve Taylor may refer to:*Steve Taylor American singer; keyboardist for Rogue Wave*Steven Taylor , English footballer playing for Newcastle United*Steven W...
- Martin BateMartin BateMartin Bate has been a DJ on UK radio station Xfm since January 2008. He has his own show called "The XFM Rock Show". He also worked on another show called "Music: Response" on Xfm Scotland until the station became Galaxy Scotland in November 2008....
- Jon Hillcock
- Johnny BorrellJohnny BorrellJohnny Borrell is an English guitarist and singer, currently the frontman of the band Razorlight.-Early life and career:...
- Adrian Gibson
- Marsha ShandurMarsha ShandurMarsha Shandur is a radio presenter, DJ, music manager, voiceover artist and music supervisor who is also best known for presenting on Xfm London and Xfm Manchester .- Career :...
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