Alex lester james whale biography

British broadcaster (born )

Alexander Norman Charles Lester (born 11 May ) is a British broadcaster.^[1] He presented the weekday overnight/early-morning programme on BBC Radio 2 from until From October until January , he presented the midnight to 3&#;am programme every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

He also temporarily replaced Russell Brand on Saturday evenings in late , between 9 and 11&#;pm, following Brand's resignation over his infamous prank calls row.

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Early life and career

A doctor's son, Lester was educated at Denstone College, and worked in a variety of jobs (including at Dudley Zoo, in a pub, and as a civil service clerk), before he began his broadcasting career in for BBC local radio stations.

He joined Radio Aire in Leeds in ^[2]

Later, he worked for other radio stations in the commercial sector. These included Radio Tees, based in Stockton-on-Tees, where he worked from until At Radio Tees, on joining, he narrowly avoided an attem