Alex Lester

Alex Lester (born Walsall, West Midlands, 11th May 1956) is a British broadcaster who presents the weekday overnight/early-morning programme on BBC Radio 2.

Early Life & Career

A doctor's son, Lester was privately educated 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 1977 for BBC local radio stations. He then joined Radio Aire in Leeds in 1981 and later worked for other radio stations in the commercial sector. These included Radio Tees, based in Stockton-on-Tees, where he worked from 1984 to 1986 presenting the weekday lunchtime show and a specialist blues music programme. In 1986 he returned to the BBC, joining the newly opening BBC Essex based in Chelmsford. Lester joined Radio 2 in 1987 as an announcer and newsreader who also presented the night-time show on a rota basis. In 1992, he was given the overnight show permanently.

Related Topics:
Doctor - Dudley Zoo - Pub - Civil service - 1977 - Radio Aire - Leeds - 1981 - Commercial - Radio Tees - Stockton-on-Tees - 1984 - 1986 - Blues - BBC Essex - Chelmsford - 1987 - Newsreader - Rota - 1992

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