Darryl Morris | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 September 1990[ citation needed ] |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Broadcaster, journalist. |
| Years active | 2008–present[ citation needed ] |
| Known for | Radio, documentaries |
| Website | www.darrylmorris.co.uk |
Darryl Morris (born 7 September 1990) is an English radio broadcaster and documentary maker. He currently hosts the weekend late show on national speech radio station Times Radio. [1]
Morris was raised in Horwich and attended Rivington and Blackrod High School. [2]
Before joining Times Radio, he presented the Early Breakfast show on sister station talkRADIO. [3]
Morris started out on school radio, and was a youth presenter on the 4 episodes of BBC World Service series Generation Next. He had brief stints at Manchester-based radio station Key 103 and digital station The Hits Radio, as well as working for BBC Radio Manchester as a researcher. [4]
In 2008, Morris appeared in Chicago Town Pizza television adverts. [4]
In 2009, he joined Global Radio to work across the now rebranded Capital Manchester, formerly Galaxy Manchester, and XFM Manchester. [5]
On 24 June 2012 he returned to Bauer Radio to host the simulcast The Late Show (Key 103, Rock FM and The Hits Radio). [6]
He hosted Darryl Morris in the Morning, the breakfast show on The Hits and Bauer City 3 from 2013 [7] until August 2015. He also hosted a Saturday talk show on Liverpool's Radio City Talk. [8]
In 2015, Darryl Morris in the Morning moved for a short run on Rock FM [9] , before Morris become presenter of Bauer Media Group's simulcast Evening Show in July 2016, broadcasting on 9 different radio stations including Key 103, Radio City and Metro Radio. [10]
Morris was one of the first journalists on the scene of the Manchester Arena bombing, covering the event, it's aftermath and writing extensively about it's impact. [11] [12] [13] [14]
In 2019, Morris left music radio and moved into speech radio, joining national speech station talkRADIO to host the overnight show before later moving to Early Breakfast and the weekend Evening Show. [15]
In 2021, he produced and presented a documentary about manipulative web design, Dark Patterns, for BBC World Service. [16]
In February 2023, Morris investigated the events surrounding the disappearance of Nicola Bulley, focusing on the role of TikTok sleuths and "grief junkies" who flocked to the scene. [17] [18]
In 2024, he presented a documentary about a man who claims to be God, God Next Door, for BBC Radio 4. [19] Morris spent several years with the man and with the group of people who follow him. [20] [21]
Morris has talked extensively about his childhood diagnosis of ADHD and the impact it has on his life and work. [22] In 2024, he hosted an episode of The Story Podcast about the speculation surrounding over-diagnosis of ADHD.
He has had bylines in The Times [17] , Grazia [23] ,and HuffPost [24] and was a regular columnist for the Lancashire Evening Post . [25] He occasionally contributes on BBC News, Sky News [26] and Good Morning Britain , [27] Jeremy Vine on Channel 5. [28]
Morris lives in Manchester and London and is a season-ticket holder for Bolton Wanderers Football Club. [29] He was flatmates with Capital FM presenter Jordan North. [30] [ unreliable source? ] [31]