Edward James (disambiguation)

Edward James (1907–1984) was a British poet and art patron.

Edward James may also refer to:

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Heart West Midlands

Heart West Midlands is a regional radio station owned and operated by Global Radio as part of the Heart network. It broadcasts to the West Midlands from studios in Birmingham. It is aimed primarily at people aged 25 – 44.

History

Heart began broadcasting on Tuesday 6 September 1994, as 100.7 Heart FM being the UK's third Independent Regional Radio station, five days after Century Radio and Jazz FM North West. The first song to be played on 100.7 Heart fm was "Something Got Me Started", by Simply Red. Its original format of "soft adult contemporary" music included artists such as Lionel Richie, Simply Red and Tina Turner. Reflecting this, its early slogan described the station as being "100.7 degrees cooler".

Its programming format was modified in 1996, a year after Chrysalis launched Heart 106.2 in London. The new format saw the "soft" AC music replaced with a generally more neutral Hot AC music playlist. This saw radio audience listening figures grow to equal that of local rival BRMB, which was for a long time undisputed number one commercial radio in the West Midlands. New disc-jockeys were brought in from other stations; Daryl Denham arrived in 2000 from Hallam FM's breakfast show in a high-profile move. Ian Danter and Carlos also arrived from BRMB.

Ed James (disc jockey)

Ed James (born Edward Stirk) is a British disc jockey, broadcaster and journalist, who currently hosts the Breakfast Show for Heart West Midlands in Birmingham alongside Rachel New. He has presented the programme since 2002. He is also a columnist with the Birmingham Mail, Chairman of the Birmingham Press Club and also runs a local PR and events management company.

Career

He started on the radio aged 12 on BBC Radio York. While studying at Newcastle University, he presented at various radio stations across England before getting his first 'proper' job at a station in Manchester. Ed presented many shows before joining 100.7 Heart FM in Birmingham as Breakfast Show presenter in 2002 taking over from Daryl Denham. He worked alongside Hellon Wheels until 2006, and Sarah-Jane Mee from 2007 to 2008. Rachel New has been his co-presenter since 2008 after moving from neighbouring station Kerrang! 105.2. In 2011 the Heart Breakfast Show won a Gold Sony Radio Award for Best Competition for its Beat The Star quiz that saw members of the public from around the Midlands competing alongside celebrities such as Gok Wan and Leona Lewis to answer general knowledge questions. On 17 April 2012 Ed James celebrated ten years as the Heart Breakfast Show presenter with a champagne breakfast in the studio, while Rachel New presented him with a pet lamb as a gift.