Jim Lee (broadcaster)
James Lee (born 21 April 1953 in
continuity announcer and newsreader on BBC Radio 4 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 and lived in Camp Hill (to the west towards Hartshill). 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
BBC WM
in Birmingham.
In the early 1990s, he was involved in trials of DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting – i.e. Digital Radio), but was made redundant on 2 May 1997.
Freelance
Shortly after he re-joined as a freelance continuity announcer on Radio 4 and the
BBC Radio 7 in 2002. He is known for his distinctive accent, and often interjects humour into his announcements. After the Radio 4 UK Theme 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".[citation needed
]
External links
- BBC Radio 4 profile, with photo
- Jim Lee on BBC7 - Profile
- Jim Lee - Began his career at Mercia Sound in Coventry
- History of BBC CWR
Video clips
- 1988 BBC news item on Mercia Sound on YouTube