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James WhaleJames Whale is a British Radio and Television Broadcaster.

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Winner of 3 Sony Radio Awards and You TV’s Current Affairs Broadcaster of the Year. Founder of the ‘James Whale Fund for Kidney Cancer’ - Based in the United Kingdom. Author of ‘Almost a Celebrity: A lifetime of Night-Time’.

In 1970, James Whale created Topshop Radio, the first instore commercial radio station.

James Whale started a long and distinguished career as a phone-in chat show host at Metro Radio in Newcastle where he was the original presenter of the ‘Nightowls’ Late Evening Phone-In Show from the station's launch date in 1974.

He later moved to Radio Derby hosting a morning phone-in and then to Radio Aire in Leeds as well as having a successful commercial voiceover career.

In the 1990's, James hosted a popular simulcast television and radio show called 'The James Whale Radio Show' and 'Whale On', which was broadcast on ITV.

In 1994 he presented a weekend afternoon show on LBC in London and a weekend Breakfast Show on Atlantic 252 from Dublin, as well as working at GLR in London.

James then moved to talkSPORT and hosted regular phone-in shows from 1995 to 2008. He was best known for his late night show in the 10pm to 1am slot.