Vassos Alexander

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Vassos Alexander
Born
Occupation(s)Sports reporter, radio presenter and writer
Years active2004-present
Known forThe Chris Evans Breakfast Show
Notable work
  • Don't Stop Me Now: 26.2 Tales of a Runner's Obsession
  • Running up that Hill
  • How to Run a Marathon: The Go-to Guide for Anyone and Everyone

Vassos Alexander Georgiadis is a British sports reporter, presenter, author and endurance runner. He is currently the sports presenter of The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Virgin Radio.[2] Alexander hosts the Parkrun podcast, he is a motivational speaker and serves as an ambassador for the young person's charity SkillForce.[3]

Broadcasting career

From 2011, Alexander was the sports presenter on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2.[1] In January 2019, Alexander along with Chris Evans, and several members of the BBC Radio 2 team moved to the Breakfast Show on Virgin Radio, where Alexander continued in his role as the sports reporter and side kick presenter.[4]

He has also worked on

BT Sport and Eurosport. He has reported on six Olympic Games for BBC Sport and has commentated on tennis, golf, diving and darts.[5]

Podcasts

Since April 2018, Alexander has been the co-host of 'free weekly timed', a podcast about parkrunning. Alexander is a Parkrunner and co-hosts the podcast with Helen Williams.[6][7]

Running

Alexander has competed in ultra-marathons, including the 153-mile Spartathalon[8] and ironman triathlons.[9] He has run over 50 road marathons and has a sub-3-hour personal best.[10][11]

Author

Alexander has written three books on running.

  • Alexander, Vassos (2016). Don't Stop Me Now: 26.2 Tales of a Runner's Obsession. Bloomsbury Sport. . - a celebration of running in 26.2 chapters
  • Alexander, Vassos (8 May 2018). Running Up That Hill, the highs and lows of going that bit further. Bloomsbury Publishing. . - explores what lies beyond the marathon finish line
  • Alexander, Vassos (2021). How to Run a Marathon: The Go-to Guide for Anyone and Everyone. .

References

  1. ^ a b "Vassos Alexander". The Chris Evans Breakfast Show - About The Team. BBC Radio 2. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. ^ Williams, Andrew (4 February 2019). "Vassos Alexander's London home is in running distance from Virgin Radio". Metro. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Team SkillForce Run the 2016 London Marathon". SkillForce. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017.
  4. ^ Martin, Roy. "Chris Evans to move his Radio 2 team to Virgin Radio". RadioToday. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Vassos Alexander". BBC. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  6. ^ Alexander, Vassos (2019). "Free Weekly Timed the podcast; It's a parkrun thing". Free Weekly Times. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Home We organise free weekly timed runs all over the world. Held in pleasant parkland on weekend mornings, our runs are open to all – from juniors and first timers to Olympians and octogenarians". Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Alexander Vassos". Spartathlon. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  9. ^ "SDW100 2016 Race Report". Centurion Running. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  10. ISSN 0307-1235
    . Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  11. ^ Jarmey, Luke; Stinton, Dan (10 May 2019). "Ten Questions with Vassos Alexander". RunUltra. RunUltra Endurance. Retrieved 20 April 2020.