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About Whale
James will soon be revealing all of his past in his new autobiography 'Almost a Celebrity' (pre-order it online here now).
Quick Details
Born: 13 May 1951
Occupation: Radio Presenter & TV Broadcaster
Marital Staus: Married
Books: Bald on Top
Books: Autobiography (yet to be named or published)
Radio Career: BBC Radio 4, Metro Radio, Radio Aire and Red Nose Radio
Books: Currently: Talksport
Television Career: Yorkshire Television.
Books: Currently: Sky News (Frequent Guest)
Wiki Bibliography
Michael Whale (b. 13 May 1951, London, England) better known as James Whale is a British radio and television broadcaster. He has presented late night phone in programmes on UK radio for several decades, starting on Metro Radio in Newcastle where he was the original presenter of the Nightowls Late Evening Phone-In show from the station's launch date in 1974. He later moved to Radio Aire in Leeds (which was also simulcast with Red Rose Radio from Preston - both being part of the same group, Transworld, owned by Owen Oyston), and at one time his radio programme was televised simultaneously as "The James Whale Radio Show" on late night ITV. Whale has hosted a regular phone-in show on talkSPORT from Sunday to Thursday since 1995.
He has been married to Melinda Whale since 1970, and has 2 children, James and Peter.
Whale has won three Sony Radio Awards. He has also written a book "Bald on Top", inspired by his own premature hair loss.
On the 21st of December 2006 he presented The Mike Dickin Tribute Show, a friend of his who died in a car crash on 18th of December 2006.
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Biography
You know you are in the presence of someone special when you look at the number of people James Whale has managed to offend over the years. Whether you’re pushing 80 or still collecting My Little Pony, if you annoy Whale, he’ll soon let you know about it. The outspoken and self-righteous late night king has developed a cult following over the years with his confrontational style that would have Attila the Hun running for the hills. James loves nothing more than verbally assaulting callers on his late night phone-ins and it seems people on the other end of the line can’t get enough as we’ve gone through eight switchboards in the last two years. The late night mouth-of-the-south started his career at Metro Radio in Newcastle, before going on to cause many a producer loss of sleep at Radio Tees and Radio Aire Leeds. He also made his first break into television with The James Whale Debate in which voices were never raised and toys never thrown from prams as he chaired live studio discussions on religious and moral issues. In 1993 he moved back to his native London to present Whale On for London Weekend Television, and 1995 saw the launch of The James Whale Show, which became cult late night viewing for millions. James has won three Sony Radio Awards. He has also written a book "Bald on Top" inspired by his own premature hair loss. Realising he may possibly be losing the chance to step on more toes because of people being fast asleep during his late night slot, James also has his own column on talkSPORT in which he vents more spleen.
Q&A
James Whale has recently said that he did not answer this question and that is was made up.
The Moose, his head is a big enough target that I’m bound to hit it.
Being asked this question.
With great difficulty. Only a few have ever succeeded.
We would live under a benevolent dictatorship and be gloriously happy to do so.
Tony would be the guest of honour. There are more than a few things I’d like to say to him.
Every backbench needs an Ash. Mike Parry, Alan Brazil and Mike Dickin would also have roles but I’m not sure what positions I’d punish them with yet.
No comment.
I said no comment.
Yes, all the time. I’m not giving you any examples though. If you want to know then you’ll have to listen, won’t you?
Stop wasting my time with rubbish questions.
Late night shows are much better. I’m not saying you can get away with more because you can’t, if anything you’re more scrutinized. But you’d be surprised how much of an audience deprive themselves of sleep just to air their views late at night.
Ian Collins has changed his number several times. Something about not being interested in my rants at 3 o’clock in the morning.
Trivia
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In the late 1990s, Whale would occasionally merge his radio show with the Tom Leykis Show from the United States, which aired in the same time slot, resulting in a single simulcast show co-hosted by Whale and Leykis via a satellite link between the two studios. Whale and Leykis would alternate equally between British and American callers.
- James champions animal right's and this can be heard on his show if he learns of cruelty to animals in the media he also hold's the belief that these people who abuse animals should be castrated.
- James once worked at the same radio station in Yorkshire as Peter Levy who now presents Look North from studios at Queens Court in Hull where Peter now lives. James's friend and common contributor to the show the late Richard Whiteley was replaced as Mayor of Wetwang in the East Riding of Yorkshire by Paul Hudson who presents the weather forecast daily on Peter Levy's show.