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Phil Williams (born 2 August 1974) is a British radio news reporter and presenter who worked for 18 years on
BBC Radio 5 Live
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until 2019.
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trainee reporters scheme, Williams soon joined the corporation's
Greater Manchester Radio (GMR) station as a newsreader and presenter. His time at the station included reporting in the immediate aftermath of a
Provisional IRA bombing in the city.
Three years in a similar role at
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It specialises in modern popular music and current chart hits throughout the day. The station provides alternative genres at night, including electronica, dance, ...
followed before Williams transferred to Radio 5 Live, initially as an entertainment reporter. He formerly hosted the ''Weekend Breakfast'' show, firstly with
Anna Foster, and then with
Eleanor Oldroyd
Eleanor Oldroyd (born in Bury, Lancashire, 2 June 1962) is a British sports broadcaster with BBC Radio.
Early life
Oldroyd was educated at Oxford High School and Girton College at Cambridge University.
Broadcasting career
Beginning her career i ...
on Saturdays and with
Caroline Barker
Caroline Barker (born 1981) is a British sports journalist and broadcaster who works in television and radio. She currently presents mainly for BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC World Service, Sky Sports and Premier League Productions. Barker was the fir ...
on Sundays. From 13 May 2013 he switched to the late-night show – presenting the show from Mondays to Wednesdays, 10:30pm1am, and also on Thursdays 10pm1am, when
BBC One
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's political discussion show ''
Question Time
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'' was off-season. He left the station after presenting his final programme on 8 May 2019. In November 2019, he stood in for
OJ Borg
Oliver James Borg D'Anastasi (), known as OJ Borg (born 4 April 1979), is a British radio and television presenter employed by the BBC.
Career Radio
Borg is currently the presenter of BBC Radio 2's weekday overnight programme. He has previousl ...
on
BBC Radio 2
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's late night show.
Williams previously presented a show on commercial station
XFM London
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, running from 10am to 2pm every Sunday.
Beginning in June 2020, he started presenting an evening show, Monday to Thursday, on the digital radio station
Times Radio
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As of September 2022, the station broadcasts to a weekly audienc ...
. He left the station in June 2022.
Williams supports
Aston Villa F.C.
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Phil covers shows for
BBC Radio 2
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References
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1974 births
Living people
BBC Radio 5 Live presenters
English radio personalities
British radio DJs