Jim Davis (radio presenter)

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Jim Davis is a British radio presenter, who presents on Magic Radio, Mellow Magic, Magic at the Musicals and BBC Local Radio.

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Background

Davis's passion for radio began when his cousin asked him to stand in for her on a BBC radio programme in Cumbria. [1]

Radio career

Davis worked at Signal 1, a radio station playing new pop music in Stoke-on-Trent. While at Signal 1, he co-presented the breakfast show with Paula White, whom he would later work with again at Century FM. [2] He presented the breakfast show on Century FM in Nottingham from 2002 until approximately 2004. [1]

In 2007, Davis was presenting a weekday lunchtime wellbeing programme on LBC 97.3. In the same year, in between presenting two editions of the show, Davis took part in the London Bikeathon to raise money for Leukaemia Research. [3] In early 2009, Davis was presenting on Friday and Saturday late evenings on the station; in March 2009, Davis stopped presenting his Saturday late evening show but continued presenting Friday late evenings. [4] [5]

From 2009 until 2010, Davis presented the breakfast show on Heart Cambridge.

In early 2011, he began presenting between 9am and midday on weekdays at BBC Radio Leicester. [1] In 2014, he began co-presenting the breakfast show with Jo Hayward between 6am and 9am on the station. [6] In September 2017 he began presenting a show on BBC Radio London which was broadcast between 2am and 6am on Saturdays [7] and Sundays, [8] and between 1am and 4am on Mondays. [9] In 2020, his show began to be broadcast nationally across the UK and on BBC Radio 5 Live, due to cuts to the BBC's output as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. In September 2021, Davis stopped presenting the show between 1am and 5am on weekends. [10] He could also be heard doing voiceovers for the BBC around this time. In 2022, he presented a daily show on BBC Radio London for a short period. [11]

In 2019, Davis joined the Magic family of stations. [12] He currently presents on Magic Radio between 4pm and 7pm on both days of the weekend, on Mellow Magic between 10am and 1pm on weekdays, and on Magic At The Musicals between 4pm and 7pm on weekdays.

Television career

Davis was the live continuity announcer on ITV1 during primetime hours on Saturdays and Sundays for more than 5 years. [13]

He has reported for Inside Out on BBC One and reviewed the newspapers on Sky News. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "BBC - Press Office - Begin the New Year in style with Jim Davis on Radio Leicester". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  2. ↑ Hiles, Hannah (2023-09-02). "40 of your favourite Signal 1 stars - and what happened to them". Stoke on Trent Live. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  3. ↑ "LBC 97.3 FM'sJim Davis joins the London Bikeathon for Leukemia Research". neighbournet.com. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  4. ↑ Davis, Jim (20 February 2009). "Jim leaves his Saturday show on LBC 97.3". Facebook. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "LBC 97.3 FM Schedule | LBC". LBC. 18 June 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-06-18. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "BBC Radio Leicester - Jim Davis and Jo Hayward, Travellers, Ceramic Poppies & Halal school meals". BBC. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  7. ↑ "BBC Radio London - Jim Davis, 30/09/2017". BBC. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  8. ↑ "BBC Radio London - Jim Davis, 01/10/2017". BBC. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  9. ↑ "BBC Radio London - Jim Davis, Today compared to fifty years ago". BBC. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  10. ↑ "Hayley Hassall to host weekend overnights on 5 Live". RadioToday. 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  11. ↑ "BBC Radio London - Jim Davis - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  12. ↑ "Jim Davis | Presenter Biography - Magic Radio". Rayo. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Jim Davis | 6th Vision". www.6thvision.com. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
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