Chris Moyles
Chris Moyles was born in Leeds, England, United Kingdom on February 22nd, 1974 and is the Game Show Host. At the age of 50, Chris Moyles biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Christopher Moyles (born 22 February 1974) is an English radio and television presenter, author and presenter of The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X. Previously he has presented The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 from 2004 to 2012 and Chris Moyles' Quiz Night from 2009 to 2012 on Channel 4. Moyles has worked at various radio stations, including Radio Luxembourg (under the pseudonym Chris Holmes) and Capital FM.
Moyles moved to BBC Radio 1 in July 1997 and left the station in September 2012.
He has presented the early breakfast show, a Saturday morning show, and the drive time show (from September 1998 to December 2003), before presenting the breakfast show from 5 January 2004 to 14 September 2012.
In September 2009, he became BBC Radio 1's longest serving breakfast presenter.
Moyles has become famous for his maverick bad-boy broadcasting style on BBC Radio 1 and has been embroiled in numerous controversies, including accusations of sexism and homophobia, due to statements he has made on the air and in the press. He frequently made appearances on several television shows including Hotel Babylon, a celebrity version of Dale's Supermarket Sweep, Top Gear, The Charlotte Church Show, The F-Word, The Friday Night Project, The One Show, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Richard & Judy and The Paul O'Grady Show.
Early life and career
Moyles was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, Christopher Moyles, as a postman and housewife Hannah Veronica "Vera" Moyles, (from Dublin), and he was educated at Mount St Mary's Catholic High School. He began his radio broadcasting work at WBHS (Wakefield's Broadcast to Hospital Services Service), a volunteer-staffed hospital radio station in the West Yorkshire city while attending school.
Moyles served as an assistant for DJ Carl Kingston at WBHS and then moved to Aire FM as an assistant. He served as a host on Radio Top Shop in Leeds's Briggate branch during this period. He began hosting his own Evening Show on Aire FM (and occasionally serving as a stand-in host), and then worked as a host at Radio Luxembourg until it was shut down in 1992.
He began working at the Pulse of West Yorkshire in 1993, hosting the evening show from 7.00 pm to 10.00 pm. He stayed there until early 1994, when he was banned for remarks regarding the station's previous program controller. Moyles then appeared at Signal 1 in Stoke-on-Trent, presenting The Evening Bit from 7.00 p.m. He remained there until being fired by the station's program manager, who referred to him as a "spineless bastard" in his first autobiography. Moyles appeared on the Chiltern Radio Network in 1995, presenting the evening show from 7.00 pm to 1.00 p.m. before proceeding to the late show from 10.00 p.m. On Horizon Radio, Chiltern Radio, Severn Sound, and Northants 96, this show was simulcast.
In 1996, Moyles appeared on Capital FM in London, hosting his weekend show 'The Late Bit', which went out on a Friday and Saturday evening, as well as covering for other DJs. Moyles and fellow DJ 'Doctor' Neil Fox were knocked out in Capital. Moyles joined Radio 1 in July 1997 after losing the opportunity to host the breakfast show on rival station Kiss 100.