Wes Butters
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| Born | Wesley Paul Butters 4 May 1979 |
| Occupation(s) | Writer and broadcaster |
| Website | www.wesbutters.com |
Wesley Paul Butters (born 4 May 1979) is a radio broadcaster, formerly of BBC Radio 1, and writer.
Early life
Butters attended
between 1995 and 1997, where he gained a National Diploma in Design & Media Communications, followed by a BA (Hons) Radio between 1997 and 1998.Radio career
On joining AA Roadwatch he shortened his name to Wes Butters.[
Radio 1
In February 2003 Butters took over as host of The Radio 1 Chart Show on BBC Radio 1, and the programme was renamed The Official Chart Show with Wes. A change in the show's format led to greater coverage of top-selling albums and an end to the need for every entry in the Top 40 singles chart to be played.
He regularly stood in for Scott Mills – first on early breakfast, then on drive-time. He also deputised for Chris Moyles on the Radio 1 breakfast show on bank holidays and at Christmas.
Working closely with
In February 2005 Butters left Radio 1 and the chart show underwent further changes to its format.
Butters was regularly heard on the BBC World Service as well. He sat in for Steve Wright on Wright Round the World and was used as their voice for Live 8.
After Radio 1
Soon after his final chart rundown on 30 January 2005 the press announced the launch of podshows.com, a joint venture by Butters and fellow broadcaster Daryl Denham. It was the world's first professional podcasting company, using presenters such as Tony Blackburn, Paul Gambaccini, Gary Davies and Terry Christian to record tailor-made programmes for MP3 players.[1]
Wes@Breakfast
In October 2005 Butters agreed a deal with
In May 2007 he was voted North West England Presenter of the Year in the radio industry magazine X-Trax.
It was announced in June 2007 that Wes had "had enough of early starts" and that he wanted more time to focus on his other projects. Keen to keep him on the station he agreed with Galaxy to do a short afternoon show but in April 2008 he revealed that he would leave the group completely.
At the end of July 2008 Wes enjoyed another stint on breakfast, this time sitting in for
Radio 4 Extra
Manager Simon Jordan invited Wes to join
BBC Radio Leeds
In October 2011, Butters was announced as BBC Radio Leeds' new mid-morning presenter. His programme, which contained phone ins, real-life stories, consumer issues and political interviews, became the highest rated on the station.[4]
A forthright style when interviewing politicians led to national news coverage, as in the case of Labour MP George Mudie who admitted he would vote for an independent Scotland despite his party being part of the Better Together campaign.[5]
Butters left in October 2014, referring in a statement to Kenny Everett who famously abandoned parties as they were just getting going.[6]
Bauer City Network
In 2016, Butters signed to host a weekly network show for
Hits Radio Network
As of 2020, Butters hosts the drive time slot across the
Television and writing
Butters has appeared on many TV programmes including
Butters has written for a number of newspapers (including
On its release in May 2010, his second book, Whatshisname, The Life and Death of
Personal life
- He has a daughter, to whom both of his books are dedicated.
- He has a fiancé who he proposed to in New York in 2019.
- He suffers from colitis and often speaks of the condition to help raise awareness and his "fellow sufferers".
References
- ^ Day, Julia; correspondent, radio (11 April 2005). "Radio DJs launch podcast shows". The Guardian.
- ^ Day, Julia (27 September 2005). "Butters back north with Galaxy". the Guardian. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Radio 4 Extra Presenters - Wes Butters - BBC Radio 4 Extra". Bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Stead takes over from Butters at BBC Radio Leeds". 25 September 2014.
- ^ "Scottish independence: Labour MP George Mudie 'would vote Yes'". BBC News. 6 June 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Paddy McGuinness radio show ends at Bauer". Radiotoday.co.uk. 18 August 2017.
- The Sunday Express, "Hail the best of 2008", 4 January 2009
- ^ "Radio – Wes Butters". Wesbutters.com.
External links
- Wes Butters's Official Website
- Wes Butters on Hits Radio
- Wes & Sheree on Hits Radio
- Profile – BBC News
- Wes Butters article in The Guardian (2004)
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