Phil Gayle
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Phil Gayle is a newsreader
, currently working as a freelance journalist. Former credits include The Big Breakfast
and the ITV News Channel
.
Phil Gayle's other TV credits include First Edition, Crimewatch Daily
, Seven Days and That's Esther
; as well as several LWT current affairs programmes including The Week and The London Programme.
Radio, Birmingham. Music DJ presenting various overnight, late night and early morning shows.
In 1988, he moved on to Signal Radio, Stoke. Phil presented a live weekday three-hour night time phone-in five nights per week. He also co-presented the Saturday afternoon sports programme which also included live interviews and music.
1995 saw Phil move to Rock FM, as a Preston Music DJ. He presented the Sunday evening, post Network Chart show alongside two weekend overnight shows.
Between 1995 and 1996 he presented a live current affairs and lifestyle phone-in on BBC Radio Newcastle
. Here Phil broke several stories that were subsequently picked up by national press. The shows would typically feature one-on-one interviews, panel discussions, on-the-road reports and live audience debates.
Since then, Phil has done a variety of radio work in a one-off form or providing relief for existing presenters. Between 2000 and 2001 Phil was a relief presenter for various live two and three hour shows on LBC
. In 2002 he would return as a relief presenter for Steve Allan on his live mid morning daily show as well as the LBC breakfast show.
. Here he was employed as a newsreader on their light-entertainment morning show The Big Breakfast
, a long-running early morning light entertainment show that enjoyed huge success for most of its run, suffering only when its most popular presenters left in 2001. This remains the role Gayle is arguably most famous for today. Gayle took over the role from Peter Smith and would fill this role until 2000 when he was succeeded by Jasmine Lowson
, but would return to the show for its final broadcast in 2002. He would also go on to present other programmes for Channel 4 such as First Edition (1997–2002), a 30 minute current affairs programme aimed at school age children and the Channel 4 News
, where he would act as the second presenter on the live, daily hour long news programme.
In 1998 he co-presented original broadcast pilot of the live, prime-time show Find A Fortune on ITV
, surprising people with inheritances they did not know about, providing situation updates throughout the show and presenting recorded reports in the field.
2000 saw Phil begin work for the BBC
where he would present several programmes. Between 2000 and 2001, Phil co-presented Crimewatch
Daily on BBC1 - a daily live morning show on crime which included live studio and telephone interviews. In the same year, he also presented a segment on walking holidays in the Lake District on the BBC1 programme Holiday On A Shoestring.
In 2001, Gayle moved to rival broadcaster ITV and had a major role in the show That's Esther
. Here he would be the on-the-road reporter for the half-hour consumer affairs and human-interest series. He would also act as the main reporter on anti-scalding campaign and interviews with ‘characters’ overcoming the odds during the show's run between 2001 and 2002.
Gayle also appeared in numerous LWT news-based programmes. He was the newsreader and reporter on the regional London news programmes London Today and London Tonight from 2002-2005, and hosted the monthly current affairs documentary series The London Programme. He also fronted another LWT current affairs programme, The Week.
In the same period, Phil also worked as a newsreader on the now defunct digital news station ITV News Channel
.
Phil could previously be seen presenting on ITN programmes the ITV Morning News and London Today/Tonight
.
Phil is the brother of lad lit writer Mike Gayle
and took part in the 2007 series of ITV
's Dancing on Ice
where he finished 10th, losing to Ulrika Jonsson
in the week two 'skate off'.
Phil can now be found presenting the breakfast show from 7am on BBC Radio Oxford
- and deputises for Moira Stuart
as newsreader on the Chris Evans Breakfast Show
on BBC Radio 2
.
Phil is also the voice of easyJet Airline, pre-recorded in-flight announcements.
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
, currently working as a freelance journalist. Former credits include The Big Breakfast
The Big Breakfast
The Big Breakfast was a British light entertainment television show shown on Channel 4 and S4C each weekday morning from 28 September 1992 until 29 March 2002 during which period 2,482 shows were produced. The Big Breakfast was produced by Planet 24, the production company co-owned by former...
and the ITV News Channel
ITV News Channel
The ITV News Channel was a 24-hour television news channel in the United Kingdom which broadcast from 1 August 2000 to 23 December 2005. It was available on Sky, NTL:Telewest, Freeview and analogue cable, presenting national and international news plus regular business, sport, entertainment and...
.
Phil Gayle's other TV credits include First Edition, Crimewatch Daily
Crimewatch
Crimewatch is a long-running and high-profile British television programme produced by the BBC, that reconstructs major unsolved crimes with a view to gaining information from the members of the public. The programme is usually broadcast once a month on BBC One...
, Seven Days and That's Esther
Esther Rantzen
Esther Louise Rantzen CBE is an English journalist and television presenter who is best known for presenting the BBC television series That's Life!, and for her work in various charitable causes. She is founder of the child protection charity ChildLine, and also advocates the work of the Burma...
; as well as several LWT current affairs programmes including The Week and The London Programme.
Radio
Before getting into TV, Phil Gayle was a DJ on various local radio stations. Between 1986 and 1988, Phil worked at BRMBBrmb
brmb is a local radio station based in Birmingham, UK, owned and operated by Orion Media. The station broadcasts on 96.4 FM, DAB Digital Radio in the West Midlands and online...
Radio, Birmingham. Music DJ presenting various overnight, late night and early morning shows.
In 1988, he moved on to Signal Radio, Stoke. Phil presented a live weekday three-hour night time phone-in five nights per week. He also co-presented the Saturday afternoon sports programme which also included live interviews and music.
1995 saw Phil move to Rock FM, as a Preston Music DJ. He presented the Sunday evening, post Network Chart show alongside two weekend overnight shows.
Between 1995 and 1996 he presented a live current affairs and lifestyle phone-in on BBC Radio Newcastle
BBC Radio Newcastle
BBC Newcastle is the BBC Local Radio service English metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, broadcasting from studios on Barrack Road in Newcastle upon Tyne.- Technical :...
. Here Phil broke several stories that were subsequently picked up by national press. The shows would typically feature one-on-one interviews, panel discussions, on-the-road reports and live audience debates.
Since then, Phil has done a variety of radio work in a one-off form or providing relief for existing presenters. Between 2000 and 2001 Phil was a relief presenter for various live two and three hour shows on LBC
LBC
LBC Radio operates two London-based radio stations, with news and talk formats. LBC was Britain's first legal commercial Independent Local Radio station, providing a service of news and information to London. It began broadcasting on 8 October 1973, a week ahead of Capital Radio...
. In 2002 he would return as a relief presenter for Steve Allan on his live mid morning daily show as well as the LBC breakfast show.
Television
In 1997, Phil joined Channel 4Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
. Here he was employed as a newsreader on their light-entertainment morning show The Big Breakfast
The Big Breakfast
The Big Breakfast was a British light entertainment television show shown on Channel 4 and S4C each weekday morning from 28 September 1992 until 29 March 2002 during which period 2,482 shows were produced. The Big Breakfast was produced by Planet 24, the production company co-owned by former...
, a long-running early morning light entertainment show that enjoyed huge success for most of its run, suffering only when its most popular presenters left in 2001. This remains the role Gayle is arguably most famous for today. Gayle took over the role from Peter Smith and would fill this role until 2000 when he was succeeded by Jasmine Lowson
Jasmine Lowson
Jasmine Lowson is a British newsreader. She is also a trained actress.-Journalism career:Lowson has presented on Channel 4's The Big Breakfast, BBC's Liquid News, the ITV News Channel and is currently interviewing and occasionally presenting on ITV London's London Tonight in addition to presenting...
, but would return to the show for its final broadcast in 2002. He would also go on to present other programmes for Channel 4 such as First Edition (1997–2002), a 30 minute current affairs programme aimed at school age children and the Channel 4 News
Channel 4 News
Channel 4 News is the news division of British television broadcaster Channel 4. It is produced by ITN, and has been in operation since the broadcaster's launch in 1982.-Channel 4 News:...
, where he would act as the second presenter on the live, daily hour long news programme.
In 1998 he co-presented original broadcast pilot of the live, prime-time show Find A Fortune on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
, surprising people with inheritances they did not know about, providing situation updates throughout the show and presenting recorded reports in the field.
2000 saw Phil begin work for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
where he would present several programmes. Between 2000 and 2001, Phil co-presented Crimewatch
Crimewatch
Crimewatch is a long-running and high-profile British television programme produced by the BBC, that reconstructs major unsolved crimes with a view to gaining information from the members of the public. The programme is usually broadcast once a month on BBC One...
Daily on BBC1 - a daily live morning show on crime which included live studio and telephone interviews. In the same year, he also presented a segment on walking holidays in the Lake District on the BBC1 programme Holiday On A Shoestring.
In 2001, Gayle moved to rival broadcaster ITV and had a major role in the show That's Esther
Esther Rantzen
Esther Louise Rantzen CBE is an English journalist and television presenter who is best known for presenting the BBC television series That's Life!, and for her work in various charitable causes. She is founder of the child protection charity ChildLine, and also advocates the work of the Burma...
. Here he would be the on-the-road reporter for the half-hour consumer affairs and human-interest series. He would also act as the main reporter on anti-scalding campaign and interviews with ‘characters’ overcoming the odds during the show's run between 2001 and 2002.
Gayle also appeared in numerous LWT news-based programmes. He was the newsreader and reporter on the regional London news programmes London Today and London Tonight from 2002-2005, and hosted the monthly current affairs documentary series The London Programme. He also fronted another LWT current affairs programme, The Week.
In the same period, Phil also worked as a newsreader on the now defunct digital news station ITV News Channel
ITV News Channel
The ITV News Channel was a 24-hour television news channel in the United Kingdom which broadcast from 1 August 2000 to 23 December 2005. It was available on Sky, NTL:Telewest, Freeview and analogue cable, presenting national and international news plus regular business, sport, entertainment and...
.
Phil could previously be seen presenting on ITN programmes the ITV Morning News and London Today/Tonight
London Tonight
London Tonight is a regional news programme broadcast on ITV London . Produced by ITN, the programme is broadcast at 6pm every weeknight, also including local sports news and local features of interest.Like all regional news programmes on ITV in England and Wales and Channel Television, it uses...
.
Recent Media Work
Between 2005-2006, Gayle worked and travelled in Australia.Phil is the brother of lad lit writer Mike Gayle
Mike Gayle
Mike Gayle is a British author.- Biography :Mr. Gayle is a chick-lit author and freelance journalist contributing to a variety of magazines including FHM and Sunday Times Style....
and took part in the 2007 series of ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
's Dancing on Ice
Dancing on Ice
Dancing on Ice is a British television show co-hosted by Christine Bleakley and Philip Schofield, in which celebrities and their professional partners figure skate in front of a panel of judges. The format, devised by LWT and Granada Television, has been a prime-time hit in eight different...
where he finished 10th, losing to Ulrika Jonsson
Ulrika Jonsson
Eva Ulrika Jonsson is a Swedish television presenter in the UK, who became famous as a TV-am weather presenter and moved on to present Gladiators and became a team captain of the show Shooting Stars.-Early life:...
in the week two 'skate off'.
Phil can now be found presenting the breakfast show from 7am on BBC Radio Oxford
BBC Radio Oxford
BBC Radio Oxford is the BBC Local Radio station for the English county of Oxfordshire, broadcasting on 95.2 FM via the Oxford transmitter and online. The station broadcasts live from the BBC's Summertown studios in Oxford between 5am and 7pm each weekday, for over 13 hours on Saturdays & 19 hours...
- and deputises for Moira Stuart
Moira Stuart
Moira Clare Ruby Stuart OBE is a British journalist who was the first African-Caribbean female newsreader on British television...
as newsreader on the Chris Evans Breakfast Show
Chris Evans Breakfast Show
The Chris Evans Breakfast Show is the flagship show on BBC Radio 2 in the United Kingdom. It is presented by Chris Evans from 11 January 2010, when Evans took over from Sir Terry Wogan who ended his stint as Breakfast presenter at the end of 2009...
on BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
.
Phil is also the voice of easyJet Airline, pre-recorded in-flight announcements.