Biographies

Presenter, Radio 1

Greg James presents BBC Radio 1's Early Breakfast Show, Monday to Friday, 4.00 to 6.30am.

He graduated in 2007 after studying Drama at The University of East Anglia and was quickly snapped up to cover for JK and Joel on the station and for Sara Cox's weekend show after spending a month on the Early Breakfast Friday morning slot.

His first show was broadcast on 1 June 2007 – the day after he graduated. Since then he's become the regular stand-in presenter for Scott Mills' Drivetime show, as well as sitting in for a variety of shows including Jo Whiley, The Surgery, BBC Switch, the Radio 1 Request Show and the Radio 1 Breakfast show on Bank Holidays.

After pestering his local hospital radio station at the tender age of 14, he was eventually given a show, only later to find out that the transmitter was broken and his shows were never broadcast.

Greg picked up the Best Male Presenter award at the Student Radio Awards in 2005 for his work on UEA's student station, Livewire.

Following his award he also presented many cover shows across the Galaxy network.

Greg has recently appeared in an episode of BBC One's EastEnders, which made his nan very proud! He was the DJ in the Queen Vic.

Greg started presenting the Radio 1 Early Breakfast show in October 2007.