Greg James Biography
Greg James is an author and radio and television broadcaster from England. He rose to prominence as a BBC Radio 1 presenter in 2007, hosting programming such as his previous drive-time show and the station’s flagship breakfast show.
How old is Greg James? – Age
He is 37 years old as of 17 December 2022. He was born in 1985 in Lewisham, London, United Kingdom. His real name is Gregory James Alan Milward.
Greg James Family – Education
James Milward was born on December 17, 1985, in Lewisham, London, to Alan and Rosemary Milward. Alan, the headteacher, and Rosemary, the special-needs teacher, were both teachers. Catherine is his only sibling. He underwent three life-saving blood transfusions as a baby and spent a week in an incubator.
Greg James Wife
James announced his engagement to Bella Mackie, the daughter of newspaper editor Alan Rusbridger and the author of the bestselling dark novel How to Kill Your Family, on June 1, 2018. They married the following September. They are from London.
Greg James’ Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $5 Million.
Greg James Podcast
He also co-hosts the weekly podcast That’s What He Said with Chris Smith of BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat. Each week, the podcast combines the greatest parts of James’ show, as well as guest interviews and exclusive bonus content. Every week, Greg and Chris play ‘Cheeseball,’ a game in which Babybell is thrown towards the center of a cheese ‘court,’ with the closest to the center winning.
The couple also creates Jurassic Park-themed birthday, engagement, and wedding announcements. Each podcast also includes an e-mail from Julia from Germany, the show clerk, who sends the pair a weekly schedule. ‘Friendly Foreigners,’ ‘Julia’s word of the week,’ and ‘Dr. Tiny’s Science fact’ are among the most recent podcast features.
James filled in for Colin Murray on the 16 February 2013 episode of 5 Live’s comic sports show Fighting Talk. On November 15, 2017, James, Felix White, Jimmy Anderson, returning producer Mark ‘Sharky’ Sharman (AKA Sharknado the Movie), and regular contributor Bristolian Matt ‘Mattchin’ Horan launched the cricket podcast Tailenders. This was originally a weekly podcast chronicling the 2017-18 Ashes series, however, it was renewed on May 23, 2018, to continue on a ‘weekly’ basis. ‘General Cricketing Sadness,’ ‘Mattchin’s Quiz,’ and ‘Black Wednesday/Xmas Show/App Launch’ are among the features.
Greg James Radio 1 Breakfast
James took over Radio 1 Breakfast from Nick Grimshaw on August 20, 2018. Grimshaw will take over the Drivetime show from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. On May 31, the two presenters announced the move on Grimshaw’s Breakfast Show, with Grimshaw saying, “It’s time for a change, time for a new show, and, most importantly, it’s going to be time for a new wake-up time… preferably around 11:30 am.” Both presenters were ecstatic about the shift, with James admitting that taking over would be a “big challenge,” but that he was ready and eager “to give it a shot.” Wallace the Lion from Blackpool Zoo was his first visitor on the show.
The show aired four days a week until December 2020, when the BBC announced changes to the Radio 1 schedule, with James’ Breakfast Show now airing five days a week and Matt Edmondson and Mollie King switching from the weekend breakfast show to the weekend afternoon slot.
Greg James Kid Normal
James co-wrote the children’s book series Kid Regular, a 6-book series about a regular boy in a heroic world, with broadcaster Chris Smith. The first was published by Bloomsbury and launched on 13 July 2017 in the United Kingdom, followed by the second in March 2018. The first book was the best-selling children’s début of the year, selling over 100,000 copies in total. The novels have now been published in 19 additional languages worldwide.
Greg James Drivetime
On February 28, 2012, it was announced that James and Scott Mills would swap shows starting on April 2 of that year. From that point on, James would host the drivetime show from 1600 to 1900. James’ show had different repeating highlights including: ” The Brief Takeover” (Mon-Thurs 1800), “Unthinkable Karaoke”, “Fury against the Response Machine”, “City Chairman of Where”, “Ask The Country”, “Wrong Uns”, “What’s My Age Once more” preceding “The Authority Outline” moving to Fridays, VIP visitors on Thursdays, and Film Surveys with commentator Ali Plumb. Chris Smith, aka: ‘, is frequently featured in spontaneous improv games. Chris Smith is the primary Newsbeat reader in the afternoon.
From the BFBS radio studio in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, James once hosted his show for an entire week. Prior to the T in the Park festival, he also put on “G In the Park,” a BBC mini-music festival in Glasgow. Since July 10, 2015, James’ former Friday show has been replaced by The Official Chart between 1600 and 1745, followed by Dance Anthems between 1800 and 1900, as a result of global shifts in music release dates. The drive-time show is generally parted into equal parts, with a fifteen-minute break somewhere in the range of 1745 and 1800 for the night Newsbeat broadcast.
On June 19, 2017, James selected the name “RoboCrop” from the suggestions of “thousands and thousands” of listeners for a tractor that would be loaned to Dorset Police and used to tour agricultural shows to educate people about rural crime. The tractor, which was equipped with a siren and had a top speed of 23 mph (37 km/h), was “not built for response policing,” according to Dorset Police.