- Greg James (DJ)
Infobox Radio presenter
name = Greg James
birthname = Greg Milward
birthdate = birth date and age|1985|12|17
birthplace =Bishop's Stortford ,Hertfordshire ,England ,United Kingdom
show = The Early Breakfast Show
station =BBC Radio 1
network =BBC Radio
timeslot = nowrap begin4:00a.m. - 6:30a.m. Monday - Fridaynowrap end
country =United Kingdom
parents =
web = http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/gregjames/Greg James (born Greg Milward [http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/content/articles/2007/05/16/feature_greg_james_20070516_feature.shtml BBC Norfolk - Greg James lands Radio 1 show] ] ,
December 17 ,1985 inBishop's Stortford ,Hertfordshire ) is an Englishradio DJ. Having previously had experience atBBC Radio Norfolk and Galaxy in Newcastle, he is now a DJ atBBC Radio 1 inLondon . He started presenting the Early Breakfast show 4.00-6.30am Monday-Friday fromOctober 15 2007, replacing the previous incumbents of the slot,JK and Joel . [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/schedule/oct2007_schedule.shtml] He is also a continuity announcer for Dave TV.During his three years studying
drama at theUniversity of East Anglia inNorwich , he presented several shows on thestudent union radio station Livewire 1350AM , becoming the station manager in 2006. He also presented several breakfast shows onFuture Radio in Norwich during their RSL's before he got his lucky break at BBC Radio 1. He is an alumnus ofThe Bishop's Stortford High School .He won the award for "Best Male Presenter" at the
Student Radio Awards in November 2005, for which the prize was a 1 hour show onBBC Radio 1 . Having impressed bosses at the station, in June 2007 he was asked to present five Friday morning early breakfast shows. Following this he was then asked to presentJK and Joel 's Early Breakfast Show for a week whilst they were away. He returned for a further two weeks in July and has also stood in forSara Cox on her weekend afternoon show. He also presented Radio 1's drivetime show for two weeks while Scott Mills filled in for Chris Moyles.Greg's Early Morning Breakfast Show is well-known for the "Flash Flash" introductory sequence, in which listeners are encouraged to flash their lights (headlights, room lights, table lamps, etc) to the "Flash Flash" tune, which is a sample of
In the Mood byGlenn Miller . Subsequently, listeners also call in to say the words "Flash Flash", "Welcome Along", or "Brap Brap" when the tune is played. Callers are currently not involved with the "Flash Flash" tune, as Greg James plays segments of Jo Whiley's and others' broadcasts.External links
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/gregjames/ Greg James's Radio 1 Webpage]
* [http://www.gregfans.co.uk Greg Fans]
* [http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/features/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=Features&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=Features&itemid=NOED01%20Mar%202008%2011%3A23%3A51%3A217 EDP24 - UEA graduate to Radio 1 – in a day]
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