James Greeley (born 12 September 1945) is an

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radio voiceover. He worked for 4fm until early 2012. Greeley is a veteran of Irish radio having worked for many stations such as

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and

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. In May 1994 he joined Dublin's local station

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, presenting the weekday ''Morning News'', alongside the Head Teena Gates. Greeley spent 14 years in that post. In 2006 he began a new show on the

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called ''On The Menu'' programme. In February 2009, after spending 14 years as a newsreader, Greeley left 98FM to join Ireland's new station 4fm, where he started off working Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., then moved to the 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. time slot.Veterans back on the airwaves as 4FM launches

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, February 28, 2009. In May 2011, following the schedule changes, he returned to presenting ''Morning News and Sport'' In January 2012, Greeley confirmed his decision to retire from radio broadcasting to concentrate more on voice imaging.

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