James Lee (born 21 April 1953 in
Nuneaton, England) is a freelance
continuity announcer
In broadcasting, continuity or presentation (or station break in the U.S. and Canada) is announcements, messages and graphics played by the broadcaster between specific programmes. It typically includes programme schedules, announcement of the ...
and
newsreader on
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC' ...
and the
BBC World Service as well as providing links for
BBC Radio 4 Extra. Lee is also an
amateur radio licence holder in the U.K., operating with the callsign G4AEH.
Early life
Lee was born in
Nuneaton,
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
and lived in
Camp Hill (to the west towards
Hartshill
Hartshill is a large village and civil parish in North Warwickshire, England, 2.5 miles (4 km) north-west of the town of Nuneaton. The parish borders the district of Nuneaton and Bedworth at the south, the North Warwickshire district parishes ...
). He went to the King Edward VI Grammar School in Nuneaton (now the
King Edward VI College). He worked for two years in a bank, and then decided to go to college. At Liverpool Polytechnic (now
Liverpool John Moores University), he studied Business.
Career
He worked in hospital radio at
Walsgrave Hospital, and in 1980 was asked to join
Mercia Sound
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in Coventry. He joined the
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in 1989. He did the Breakfast Show on
for 18 months from 1990, and then the Afternoon Show for two years. The BBC then decided to merge BBC CWR with
– i.e. Digital Radio), but was made redundant on 2 May 1997.
Shortly after he re-joined as a freelance continuity announcer on Radio 4 and the
in 2002. He is known for his distinctive accent, and often interjects humour into his announcements. After the
made it into the UK popular music charts in 2006, Lee introduced it by saying "You don't often hear a hit single on Radio 4 ... but here's the UK theme".