Chris Moyles
Born	February 22, 1974 (1974-02-22) (age 34) Temple Newsam, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Radio DJ, Presenter, Author
Salary	£630,000+ (estimated). Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Temple Newsam (historically Temple Newsham) ( is a Tudor - Jacobean house with grounds landscaped by Capability Brown, in Leeds, Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency
Known for	The Chris Moyles Show, Being a contestant on The X Factor: Battle of the Stars
Partner	Sophie Waite (2002—)
Website The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1

Christopher Moyles (born February 22, 1974^[1]) is an English broadcaster. The Chris Moyles Show is the current BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK, and has been since Chris Moyles became the station's breakfast show The X Factor Battle of the Stars was a UK celebrity special edition of The X Factor, which screened on ITV starting on 29 May 2006 Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event He currently hosts the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show, entitled The Chris Moyles Show. The Chris Moyles Show is the current BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK, and has been since Chris Moyles became the station's breakfast show

Contents 1 Pre-Radio 1 2 Radio 1 3 Show format 3.1 Features 3.2 The team 3.3 Parody songs 4 Work outside radio 4.1 Television presenter 4.2 Other television appearances 4.3 Autobiography 4.4 Miscellaneous 5 Controversies 5.1 Accusations of sexism 5.2 Pay controversies 5.3 Accusations of homophobia 6 Awards 7 Bibliography 8 References 9 External links

Pre-Radio 1

Moyles started out at Aire FM at the age of 16, where he occasionally served as a stand-in presenter. 963 Radio Aire is the main Independent Local Radio station broadcasting in Leeds and is the sister station of Magic 828. His success there resulted in a more permanent role as a presenter at RTL Luxembourg until its closure, where he was known as the presenter "Chris Holmes". Radio Luxembourg is a commercial broadcaster in many languages from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

From 1993 Moyles went on to work at various local radio stations in the UK, including The Pulse of West Yorkshire, presenting the evening show from 7-10pm. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Pulse is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting from Bradford He remained here until early 1994 when he was dismissed^[2]. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) He then turned up at Signal 1 in Stoke-on-Trent again presenting 'The Evening Bit' from 7-10pm. Signal One is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting from studios in Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent to Staffordshire and Cheshire Stoke-on-Trent ( often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city in Staffordshire, England which forms a linear Conurbation almost 12 miles (19 In 1995 Moyles was heard on the Chiltern Radio Network, presenting the evening show from 7-10pm, before taking on the late show from 10pm-1am. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 This show was heard on Horizon Radio, Chiltern Radio, Severn Sound and Northants 96. Horizon Radio is the name of the pop-format Independent Local Radio station for Milton Keynes and North Buckinghamshire. Chiltern Radio is a name used by Global Radio for two stations in Bedfordshire Severn Sound is an Independent Local Radio station that broadcasts to Gloucestershire, England. 2008}} Northants 96 is a local commercial radio station in the United Kingdom.

Radio 1

In 1997 Moyles was voted one of the Faces for 1997 by SKY magazine. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Sky Magazine (or 'Sky Mag' is the magazine distributed to subscribers of the UK BSkyB satellite service Sky Digital. Later in the year, on July 28, 1997, he joined Radio 1 as a presenter of the 4-7am Early Breakfast show. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Within months, in May 1998, his work was recognised with the award of the Silver Sony Awards DJ of the Year, and within the year he was promoted to a Saturday mid-morning slot from 10am-1pm. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Sony Radio Academy Awards (the Sonys) started in 1983, are some of the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry

His next promotion came in October 1998 when he took control of the drivetime show from 4-5. 45pm. The show then went out from 3-5. 45pm in early 2001. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

Moyles took with him the show's writer and his sidekick David "Comedy Dave" Vitty. SideKick was an early Personal Information Manager (PIM Software application by Borland launched in 1983 under Philippe Kahn David Lloyd Vitty ( 24 April 1974 in Hong Kong) appears on The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 under the name Comedy Dave His show also included regular guests such as impressionist Jon Culshaw. Jonathan Peter Culshaw (born 2 June 1968 in Ormskirk, Lancashire) is a British impressionist and Comedian He and his team soon attracted considerable attention and notoriety. After five years on drive time, on 5 January 2004, Moyles started presenting Radio 1's flagship programme The Breakfast Show, switching places with Sara Cox. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Sara Cox (born 13 December 1974) affectionately known as "Coxy" is an English TV Presenter and Radio DJ He had been appointed to increase the ratings for the show and did so, putting on an extra 1,000,000 listeners to the audience in the first quarter of 2004. After a successful first year, Moyles was awarded 'DJ of the Year' by readers of The Sun. The Sun is a Tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language

By 2005, Moyles and his team had succeeded in hugely increasing the morning audience, with his programme's audience swelling to 6. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 5 million. This was coupled with an increase in the overall Radio 1 listenership. With 895,000 listeners in London in the third quarter of 2005, he succeeded in overtaking Johnny Vaughan to take the position of the capital's most listened to youth breakfast show. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Johnny Vaughan (born July 16 1966) is an English Broadcaster and Journalist. Moyles's listener count continued to increase each week, which led to him winning a gold Sony Radio Award in 2006 for best entertainment show. The Sony Radio Academy Awards (the Sonys) started in 1983, are some of the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The 24th Sony Radio Academy Awards were held on 8 May 2006 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane in London.

With the release of the RAJAR listening figures on 3 August 2006, it was announced Moyles had added a further 470,000 listeners to the Breakfast Show, taking the average listenership up to 6. RAJAR (Radio Joint Audience Research Limited was established in 1992 to operate a single audience measurement system for the radio industry in the United Kingdom. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. 79 million. On 10 May 2007, RAJAR figures confirmed that Moyles had increased his listening figures to 7. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. RAJAR (Radio Joint Audience Research Limited was established in 1992 to operate a single audience measurement system for the radio industry in the United Kingdom. 06 million, breaking the seven million barrier for the first time with the station having 10. 55 million listeners overall. Moyles again increased his listenership to 7. 72 million as of 1 May 2008 slightly narrowing the gap between him and Terry Wogan, the current highest rated radio show in the UK. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE DL (born August 3 1938 more commonly known as Terry Wogan, is a veteran Irish Radio and Television The stations overall listener figure is now over 11 million.

On 12th May 2008 The Chris Moyles Breakfast Show won its second Sony radio gold award for 'best breakfast show'

Show format

Main article: The Chris Moyles Show

Features

Moyles's style of delivery juxtaposes fast speech with long pauses. The Chris Moyles Show is the current BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK, and has been since Chris Moyles became the station's breakfast show Moyles's humour relies mainly upon observational material, although commenters have suggested the whole persona he portrays on-air may well be a 'character'.

Moyles uses team members (they are not actually co-hosts) and audience participation in games and quizzes as other sources of comedy. He is renowned for his sharp manner, quick temper and put-downs, which are directed at seemingly everyone in a constant barrage[1]. However, he generally accepts counter-attacks in the same manner and routinely derides his being overweight in the lyrics of jingles and directly. Moyles often makes light of complaints made about his actions on the show, even joking about Ofcom - "Good Morning Ofcom", the regulating body for broadcasters, immediately after breaching guidelines in his broadcast on October 9, 2006. The Office of Communications (Y Swyddfa Gyfathrebiadau or as it is more often known Ofcom is the independent regulator and competition authority for the Communication For the band see Broadcast (band Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or Video signals which transmit Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Regular competitions he has hosted include Viaduct (named by Simon Mayo, when he was asked for a suggestion about what to call the quiz when Moyles stood in on the breakfast show), which was based on a Two Ronnies sketch (itself based on Mastermind, with a specialist subject of "answering the question before the last"); and more recently Car Park Catchphrase, featuring voice samples from the Ulster comedian Roy Walker. The Two Ronnies was a British Sketch show that aired on BBC 1 from 1971 to 1987 Mastermind is a British quiz show, well-known for its challenging questions intimidating setting and air of seriousness Parking lot (called a car park in Australia and the UK) is a cleared area that is more or less level and is intended for Parking vehicles Catchphrase is a game show based on a short lived American game show of the same name. Ulster ( Ulaidh ˈkwɪɟɪ ˈʌlˠu / ˈʌlˠi is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in addition to Connacht, Munster and Leinster Roy Simon Walker (born 31 July 1940) is a Northern Irish television personality and comedian who has worked for many years as both a television presenter and This was replaced in January 2006 with a spoof on the quiz Blockbusters called Beep Beep Busters, which disappeared from the show during March 2006 without explanation. January 2006: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English Car Park Catchphrase however returned in January 2007. January 2007 is the first month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. His Saturday morning shows often contained slightly bizarre competitions, including one where Chris and Dave made predictions on how long people's marriages would last (entitled May Divorce Be With You). NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS **************

Numerous other features in Moyles's shows include "Girls Going to Football", in which Comedy Dave predicts the scores of football matches to which female listeners are going; "Rob DJ's Monday Night Pub Quiz", where the team answers a selection of questions from a local pub quiz; "Frog Or Dog", where listeners had to do an impression of either a frog or a dog; "Guess Who", a Twenty Questions-style game, in which the team members try to guess the name of a celebrity spotted by another of the team; and "Celebrity Tarzan", in which listeners have to try and guess which celebrity is hollering like Tarzan, in order to win various prizes. David Lloyd Vitty ( 24 April 1974 in Hong Kong) appears on The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 under the name Comedy Dave A pub quiz is a Quiz held in a Public house. It is a largely British phenomenon which reached its peak in the early 1990s This article is about the block cipher algorithm For the ultrafast laser pulse measurement technique see Frequency-resolved optical gating. The dog ( Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated Subspecies of the gray wolf, a Mammal of the Canidae family of the order This article is about the block cipher algorithm For the ultrafast laser pulse measurement technique see Frequency-resolved optical gating. The dog ( Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated Subspecies of the gray wolf, a Mammal of the Canidae family of the order Twenty Questions is a spoken parlor game which encourages Deductive reasoning and Creativity. Tarzan is a Fictional character, an archetypal Feral child raised in the African jungle by Apes who later returns to civilization only to However, this feature has currently taken a break.

The most recent features to be added to the show include "Birthday Corner" where listeners' birthday cards are read out (and often mocked) and "Who Knows Dom?" in which a daily increasing 'chain' of people who know team member Dominic Byrne is developed. "Who Knows Dom?" was discontinued in favour of a feature called "Just Ask Dom", which uses the same jingle but with different lyrics and involves listeners sending in a question on any topic for Dom to answer. This feature too has been discontinued and an on air discussion suggested it may be replaced in 2008 by "One-Word weather, with Nelson Mandela", featuring Dom's impression of the former South African president. Birthday Corner was discontinued on 25 January 2008. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

From 17 September 2007 to 28 September 2007 Radio 1's legendary 'The Golden Hour' returned from 9:00am-10:00am as part of the 'Radio 1 Established 1967', the celebration of the station's 40th year on air. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. It used to take place as part of his show every Friday from 9am-10am.

Easter 2008 saw the return of Carpark Catchphrase which was discontinued sometime in the preceding year.

The team

Moyles's show follows on from the likes of Steve Wright and Chris Evans in that it relies on a number of on-air contributors. Steven Wright may refer to Steve Wright (DJ, British radio broadcaster Steve Wright (serial killer, British serial killer Chris Evans (born Christopher Evans, 1 April 1966 Warrington, England) is an English radio / Television presenter and Of these, Comedy Dave (Dave Vitty) has worked with Moyles the longest; and currently is the self appointed "Director of Comedy", news reader Dominic Byrne, sports reader Carrie Davis, producer Rachel Jones and day producer Aled Haydn Jones; though Moyles's friends such as "Longman" , "Rob DJ" , former children's television presenter Andi Peters and impressionist Jon Culshaw also, albeit infrequently, contribute. David Lloyd Vitty ( 24 April 1974 in Hong Kong) appears on The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 under the name Comedy Dave Dominic Anthony Byrne (born 10 November 1972) is a newsreader for BBC Radio 1. Carrie Nicole Prideaux (née Davis (born June 24 1976 in Barnstaple, England) is a sportsreader currently on the The Chris Moyles Show Rachel Elizabeth Jones (born March 29, 1974 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England) is the live producer of The Chris Moyles Aled Haydn Jones (born 9 August 1976, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales) is a Welsh radio producer and since 2004 has Andi Peters (born 29 July 1970 in Chelsea, London) is an English Television presenter, Voice actor and Jonathan Peter Culshaw (born 2 June 1968 in Ormskirk, Lancashire) is a British impressionist and Comedian A recent addition is associate producer Matt Fincham. Also, Keith Chegwin, former children's TV presenter and know as 'Cheggers', has recorded a couple of Fake adverts for Moyles' show in accordance with Comedy Dave and Chappers' attempt to run 32 miles for sport relief. Keith "Cheggers" Chegwin (born 17 January 1957 in Bootle) is an English Television presenter, former Child actor David Lloyd Vitty ( 24 April 1974 in Hong Kong) appears on The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 under the name Comedy Dave

Parody songs

Moyles is well known for his parodies of recently released chart songs, which have been a long-running feature on his radio shows. In October 2004, Moyles and the The Chris Moyles Show team replaced U2's "Vertigo" at number one in the UK Official Download Chart with their download-only charity song "Dogz Don't Kill People (Wabbitz Do)", under the name 'Mouldie Lookin' Stain'. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Chris Moyles Show is the current BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK, and has been since Chris Moyles became the station's breakfast show " Vertigo " is the opening track and first single from U2 's 2004 album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. The UK Official Download Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the Music industry. The song was a spoof of Goldie Lookin' Chain's "Guns Don't Kill People Rappers Do" (itself a spoof) and proceeds went to Comic Relief. A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject Not to be confused with GLC the American rapper or the Greater London Council Goldie Lookin Chain is a rap-pop music group based in Newport "Guns Don't Kill People Rappers Do" (commonly referred to as "GDKPRD") is a song by the Welsh Rap act Goldie Lookin Chain Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work often to relieve tension At the time of its release, it was the fastest selling download on UK charts. Chris has parodied several Kaiser Chiefs songs under the name "The Kaiser Chefs". Kaiser Chiefs are an English Indie rock band who formed in 1997 These include, "I Predict A Diet" (Parody of I Predict a Riot), "Donny" (Parody of Ruby) and Chris has considered writing a new parody of Everyday I Love You Less And Less entitled "Everyday My Kitchen Is A Mess". " I Predict a Riot " is a song by Kaiser Chiefs, appearing on their debut album Employment. " Ruby " is a song by English Rock band Kaiser Chiefs and is the lead track on their second Album, Yours Truly Angry " Everyday I Love You Less and Less " was released on the B-Unique label by Leeds' Indie band Kaiser Chiefs as their third single (not counting re-issues Also "Smile" by Lily Allen was parodied by Moyles's invention "Silly Allen", in a song called "Piles". Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985) is an English Singer-songwriter and television presenter. During the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, Chris organised a parody of England World Cup songs, to ridicule the number of songs there were out at the time. The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament Listener favourite "Jose - The Special One" a parody of "Rosé" by The Feeling, was banned after Chelsea FC complained to the BBC (although subsequently played repeatedly on his show and on Radio 5 Live since José Mourinho's departure from Chelsea). José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho, GOIH (ʒuˈzɛ moˈɾiɲu (born 26 January 1963 in Setúbal) is a Portuguese " Rosé " is a Soft rock song performed by British band The Feeling for their debut studio album Twelve Stops and Home (2006 The Feeling is a five-piece BRIT award -nominated British band from Sussex and London. José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho, GOIH (ʒuˈzɛ moˈɾiɲu (born 26 January 1963 in Setúbal) is a Portuguese He has also parodied Natasha Bedingfield's "I Wanna Have Your Babies". Natasha Anne Bedingfield (26 November 1981 is an English pop singer and Songwriter. For the Pulp song see Babies (song " I Wanna Have Your Babies " (also known as " Babies " is a pop It was written by Comedy Dave and performed in May 2007 by Moyles. In the same month, he performed a parody of Hellogoodbye's hit "Here (In Your Arms)" called "Beer In My Arms" in which he signifies how much he really dislikes the song, calling it 'daft'. Hellogoodbye is a Power pop band that was formed in Huntington Beach California in 2001 by singer Forrest Kline. " Here (In Your Arms " is the Lead single from Hellogoodbye 's first full length album Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! ( Moyles also covered Puretone "Addicted to Bass" with his parody Addicted to Plaice, which covers the subject of being addicted to fish. Puretone (an alias of musician Josh G Abrahams) also known by other aliases as The Pagan, and Bassliners, is an Australian and " Addicted to Bass " is a pop single with Drum and bass influences by Puretone aka Josh Abrahams featuring Amiel Daemion He made a parody of "We Have Got to Zero Baby", a take on Enrique Iglesias's "Hero", which describes how his football team, Leeds United, managed to claw back a 15-point deficit in League One in only 5 games. Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (born 8 May 1975 is a Spanish pop Singer-songwriter and Model. " Hero " is a single released by Enrique Iglesias from his second English album Escape. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football This article details Leeds United AFC's 2007&ndash08 season in League One. In September 2007, he performed "Suicidal" a parody of the UK number one "Beautiful Girls", in which he talks about how the song makes him feel suicidal and wonders why it reached number one. In November 2007 he did a parody of Hoosiers - "Goodbye Mr A" called "Goodbye Mr. The Hoosiers (formerly known as The Hoosier Complex) are an English band from the UK and Sweden. " Goodbye Mr A " is the second single by the UK indie band The Hoosiers from their 2007 album The Trick to Life. M" where he sings about the Ex-England football manager Steve McClaren being sacked. Stephen "Steve" McClaren (born 3 May 1961 is an English football manager and former player His latest parodies are of the UK's chart no. 1 By Basshunter Called "Chuffhunter" in which he mocks the song and those that would buy it, Kylie Minogue's 'Wow' and a parody of the Estelle song "American Boy" , named "Somerset Boy". Jonas Erik Altberg (born December 22, 1984, in Halmstad, Sweden) better known by the Pseudonym Basshunter, is a Swedish Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop Singer - Songwriter and occasional Actress. Estelle Fanta Swaray (born 18 January 1980) widely known as Estelle, and formerly as Est'elle is a Grammy -nominated Black British " American Boy " is a song by English hip hop singer Estelle and features American rapper Kanye West. Other songs in the past that he has paroded inclued Bille Piper's Honey to the Bee as 'Guinness For Me' , All Seeing Eye's Walk Like a Panther, Will Smith's Gettin Jiggy Wit It. " Honey to the Bee " is a single by Billie Piper released in 1999 Guinness (ˈɡɪnɪs is a popular Dry stout that originated in Arthur Guinness ' brewery at St " Gettin' Jiggy wit It " is a single by Will Smith from his album Big Willie Style. However, Moyles' most famous parody and generally regarded as one of the best, is a cover of Eminem song "Stan", entitled Stanta. Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17 1972 known as Slim Shady and his primary Stage name Eminem, is an Academy Award -winning " Stan " is the third single from The Marshall Mathers LP, by Rapper Eminem featuring Dido. Moyles has also done Baked Beans by The View, a parody of Same Jeans. Baked beans is a dish consisting of Beans baked (or despite the name usually stewed) in a Sauce. The View is an Emmy Award -winning American Talk show created by Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie and broadcast on " Same Jeans " is the third single by Dundee band The View, with the B-Sides being Cherry Girl and Screamin' n Shoutin'. His latest parody was "Lunch in this pub", originally the Usher single Love in this Club. Usher Raymond IV (born October 14 1978 known simply by his first name Usher, is an American R&B and pop Singer - Songwriter

Work outside radio

Television presenter

Moyles has also branched out into television. Gabby Logan (born Gabrielle Nicole Yorath on 24 April 1973) is a British Television presenter and former Welsh international Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England In 2002, his own Five show, Live With Chris Moyles, ran 5 shows a week for 13 weeks. Live With Chris Moyles was a British Comedy Chat show on five, which aired weekdays at 7pm Chris was replaced by Christian O'Connell, before the programme was shelved altogether. Christian O'Connell (b1974 is an English Radio DJ who presents the Absolute Radio weekday breakfast show [2]

He and sidekick Comedy Dave also had a TV show, also entitled The Chris Moyles Show, which was aired between 1998 and 1999 on the now-defunct UK satellite and cable channel UK Play. The Chris Moyles Show is the current BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK, and has been since Chris Moyles became the station's breakfast show Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Satellite television is Television delivered by the means of Communications satellites as compared to conventional Terrestrial television and Cable Play UK (formerly known as UK Play) was a Television channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom as part of the UKTV network of channels Moyles also voiced the fourth and final series of Sky One show The Villa. The Villa was a Reality TV show originally produced by Talent TV from 1999, and aired on Sky1 for four series until 2003. He has also occasionally presented Top of the Pops and has worked for the Comic Relief and Children in Need charities on their telecasts. Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart Television programme, made and broadcast Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work often to relieve tension BBC Children in Need is an annual British charity appeal organised by the BBC. Moyles has also presented a number of episodes of Big Brother's Big Mouth. This is a complete list of shows about and relating to Big Brother (UK. He had also presented The Big Breakfast on Channel 4 several times between 2000 and 2002. This article is about the British television show For the Canadian television show of the same name see The Big Breakfast (Canada. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began

Other television appearances

Moyles made an appearance on the BBC panel game show Never Mind the Buzzcocks in which he bore the brunt of presenter Mark Lamarr's sharp wit and harsh criticism. Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a Comedy Panel game show with a pop and Rock music theme currently presented by Simon Amstell Mark Lamarr (born Mark Jones on 7 January 1967 in Swindon, Wiltshire) is an English

Moyles appeared more successfully on the ITV show The X Factor: Battle Of The Stars. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent For versions in other countries see The X Factor (TV series. The X Factor is a British Television He was voted out of the show on June 4, 2006 in the semi-final. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Following this appearance, stories in the New Statesman and The Sun both reported that Moyles was looking to relaunch his television career; rumours suggested that he had been offered his own show by ITV. The New Statesman is a British Left-wing political Magazine published weekly in London. The Sun is a Tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Moyles has spoken of a desire to transfer the format of his radio show to the stage, but otherwise has thus far stayed clear of a conventional TV format.

Moyles has played himself in an episode of the drama Hotel Babylon aired on February 15, 2007, and he also appeared on a celebrity version of Dale's Supermarket Sweep that transmitted on the same day. Hotel Babylon is a BBC television drama series based on the book of the same name by Imogen Edwards-Jones, first shown in January 2006 Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor For more information on Supermarket Sweep in other countries see Supermarket Sweep. Moyles has also appeared as a guest on numerous British television shows, including the ninth series of Top Gear, The Charlotte Church Show, The F-Word, The Friday Night Project, Richard & Judy and The New Paul O'Grady Show

Moyles appeared on Channel 4's Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack TV programme. Top Gear is a BAFTA, multi- NTA and International Emmy Award -winning BBC Television series about motor vehicles mainly The Charlotte Church Show is a Channel 4 entertainment television show presented by Welsh singer Charlotte Church. Richard & Judy is a British magazine/ chat show that aired on Channel 4 from 2001 to 2008 The Paul O'Grady Show is a popular British Comedy Chat show broadcast every weekday at 500pm on Channel 4 (formerly aired in the Big Brother and also recently appeared as team captain on the Channel 4 show Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong. Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong is an entertainment show on Channel 4, presented by Alan Carr.

Moyles appeared on the 2008 Brit Awards to present the award for the best live act. The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry 's annual pop music awards In May 2008 he appeared in the BBC documentary series Comedy Map of Britain. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Comedy Map of Britain is a 2007 and 2008 BBC documentary series which visits the places that have inspired many of Britain's leading

On June 5th 2008 at 8:30 Chris suggested he could be appearing on the 2008 series of big brother after a news reporter announced that a 'radio DJ' would be one of the contestants. It was also announced that Channel 4 have hired Moyles as the host for E4's Big Brother's Big Mouth

Autobiography

Moyles's autobiography, The Gospel according to Chris Moyles: The Story of One Man and His Mouth was released by Ebury Press on October 5, 2006. This is a complete list of shows about and relating to Big Brother (UK. Random House Inc is the world's largest English-language general trade book publisher Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Despite official BBC impartiality guidelines expressly forbidding advertising, the book has received frequent plugs on his radio show since its launch. Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand By January 2007, the book had sold in excess of 250,000 copies.

On October 4, 2007 his follow-up Chris Moyles: The Difficult Second Book, published by Ebury Press, was officially released. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Random House Inc is the world's largest English-language general trade book publisher The Difficult Second Book was released in paperback on 1 May 2008. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Miscellaneous

Moyles has provided his voice to a number of films and games. He featured in 24: The Game, as well as the films Wimbledon, War of the Worlds^[3] and Robots. 24 The Game is a Sony PlayStation 2 Video game based on the FOX Television series, 24. Wimbledon is a film released in September 2004. It is a Romantic comedy about a washed-up Tennis pro named Peter Colt (played by War of the Worlds is a 2005 Science fiction Disaster film based on H Robots is a 2005 American computer-animated Comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios for 20th Century Fox (the ^[4] In some of these films, his voice was only used on the UK version. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

In 2006, it was announced that rugby league team Featherstone Rovers's ground would be named after him. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games Featherstone Rovers are a professional Rugby league club based in Featherstone (near Pontefract) West Yorkshire in England. Traditionally known as Post Office Road, it was renamed for sponsorship a number of seasons ago. Post Office Road, currently styled as the The Chris Moyles Stadium for sponsorship purposes (and previously the Lionheart Stadium after sponsorship from UK Coal From 2007, it has been called "Chris Moyles Stadium"^[5][6]

On 7 July 2007 Moyles appeared as a presenter at the UK leg of Live Earth in Wembley Stadium in London. Post Office Road, currently styled as the The Chris Moyles Stadium for sponsorship purposes (and previously the Lionheart Stadium after sponsorship from UK Coal Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007 Running order In order of appearance: SOS Allstars (with drummers Roger Taylor of Queen, Taylor Hawkins of Live Earth is an annual event developed to to combat climate change. Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

Controversies

Moyles, following on from Chris Evans and American "shock jocks", sometimes teases listeners who enter the phone-in competitions he hosts. Chris Evans (born Christopher Evans, 1 April 1966 Warrington, England) is an English radio / Television presenter and Shock Jock was an Australian television comedy series broadcast on TV1. In his earlier days, he would sometimes ask female callers the size of their breasts, and has always made light of young lads with a strong South East England or Cockney accent. The breast is the upper Ventral region of an animal’s Torso, particularly that of Mammals including Human beings. South East England is one of the nine official Regions of England. The term Cockney has both geographical and linguistic associations He remorselessly mocks people whom he considers to have dull, repetitive jobs with obvious sarcasm. Sarcasm is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly slyly jest or mock a person situation or thing When starting at Radio 1 on the 4-7am shift, he played soundtracks of passionate encounters in pornographic films, over which female newsreaders tried to read the weather forecast. Pornographic films are Motion pictures with the purpose of promoting sexual arousal in the viewer often featuring depictions of sexual activity

He has had several dealings with the Broadcasting Standards Commission and Ofcom. The Office of Communications (Y Swyddfa Gyfathrebiadau or as it is more often known Ofcom is the independent regulator and competition authority for the Communication The Office of Communications (Y Swyddfa Gyfathrebiadau or as it is more often known Ofcom is the independent regulator and competition authority for the Communication These have occurred during his time at both Capital FM (now Capital 95.8) and Radio 1. For example, these regulatory bodies upheld complaints when Moyles threatened Dr Fox in October 2002 with the claim that 'I'm gonna tear his head off and poo down his neck';^[7] also in early 2002 when he said he would take the virginity of Charlotte Church, when she reached sixteen. Neil Fox may refer to Neil Fox (media personality, English radio and television presenter Neil Fox (rugby league, English rugby league Charlotte Maria Church (born 21 February 1986 is a Welsh singer actress and television presenter ^[8] Many of his fans claim that such jokes were made in obvious jest; indeed, he and Charlotte Church are now good friends and she has been a guest on his show several times. Moyles's Christmas 2005 show was broadcast from her mother's pub.

When he arrived at the station, John Peel took a dislike to Moyles and accused him of being a "DLT-in-waiting". John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004 known professionally as John Peel, was an English Disc jockey, radio Dave Lee Travis (born in Buxton, Derbyshire on 25 May 1945) also known professionally as DLT, is a British radio presenter Moyles retorted that Peel was a "Kenny Everett-in-waiting, because Kenny Everett’s dead and it’s only a matter of time before John pops his clogs". Kenny Everett (born Maurice Cole in Seaforth Lancashire; 25 December 1944 – 4 April 1995 was an English radio DJ and television entertainer ^[9] Later, Moyles and John Peel became very close friends, with Peel appearing on his show a couple of times, and Moyles being one of the DJs to broadcast an emotional show on 26 October 2004, the day after Peel's death. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death

Accusations of sexism

In February 2006, Moyles apologised, along with the BBC, after swearing when speaking to a caller live on air. He made the outburst while teasing a mother-of-three from Newcastle during an on-air feature which her children had interrupted. "You've got three kids from some fucking. . . . " he blurted out, before apologising profusely for his mistake. He apologised, and continued to do so for another minute after the event. ^[10]

The BBC issued six apologies, adding that such mistakes could occur during live broadcasts such as Moyles' show. The BBC was later cleared by broadcasting regulator Ofcom over the incident. The Office of Communications (Y Swyddfa Gyfathrebiadau or as it is more often known Ofcom is the independent regulator and competition authority for the Communication

In July 2006, communications watchdog Ofcom found Moyles in Breach of rule 1. 5 of the Ofcom Broadcasting Code Rules for an incident in which he referred to female listeners as "dirty whores". A listener objected to an item in which the presenter discussed people who urinated in the shower. He considered that the presenter’s reference to women who did this as “dirty whores” was unacceptable at this time of the morning. ^[11][12]

Pay controversies

Alongside a number of other Radio 1 and Radio 2 DJs, Moyles crossed a strike picketline in 2005. BBC staff were striking over recently announced job cuts. ^[13] Although Moyles claimed that he would be sympathetic to the strikers on his show, he made no mention of the strike. This was followed a year later by claims in The Sun newspaper, which was given information that Moyles had signed a contract worth £810,000 plus an extra £75,000 for every 150,000 listeners gained. The Sun is a Tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language — over twice that of the second highest earner on the station, Jo Whiley. Johanne "Jo" Whiley (born 4 July 1965 in Northampton) is an English radio DJ on BBC Radio 1, and a Television ^[14] A report by the BBC Trust on 2 June 2008 revealed that Chris Moyles was paid £630,000 in 2007. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[15]

Accusations of homophobia

Moyles was accused of homophobia in May 2006, when he rejected a ringtone by saying "I don't want that one, it's gay. BenPhelpsJPG|thumb|right|Westboro Baptist Church picket signs with Ben Phelps grandson of Fred Phelps A ringtone or ring tone is the sound made by a Mobile phone to indicate an incoming call or text message " live on air. This led to a number of complaints to the BBC. They argued that the use of the word gay in this context was homophobic. The BBC governors said that Moyles was simply keeping up with developments in English usage.

The programme complaints committee said that, “The word ‘gay’, in addition to being used to mean ‘homosexual’ or ‘carefree’, was often now used to mean ‘lame’ or ‘rubbish’. In describing a ringtone as gay, the DJ was conveying that he thought it was “rubbish” rather than “homosexual”. Moyles was not being homophobic". The panel acknowledged, however, that this use of the word “gay” in a derogatory sense could cause offence to some listeners and counselled caution on its use.

Subsequently in June, LGBT charity Stonewall marched with placards demanding the dismissal of Moyles during Europride in London. LGBT (also GLBT) is an initialism referring collectively to Lesbian, Gay, bisexual, and Transgender / transsexual Stonewall is a Gay rights campaign organisation in the United Kingdom named after the Stonewall Inn of Stonewall riots fame Europride is an international Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender pride event that is hosted by a different European According to Stonewall, “Chris Moyles is not helping young LGBT people struggling to come out through his comments. ”^[16]

Those defending Moyles have noted that Aled Haydn Jones, his show's producer who has worked with Moyles since 2001, is openly gay and that Moyles enjoys close friendships with people such as Scott Mills and Will Young. Aled Haydn Jones (born 9 August 1976, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales) is a Welsh radio producer and since 2004 has Scott Robert Mills (born 28 March 1974) is an English Radio DJ best known for presenting The Scott Mills Show William Robert Young (born 20 January 1979. Young's second album Friday's Child, was released in December 2003 ^[17] However, he has also been quoted in The Guardian by Stonewall chief executive Ben Summerskill as saying "Yeah, I'm homophobic, I don't like the gays. Ben Jeffrey Peter Summerskill (born 6 October 1961) is the Chief Executive of the UK -based Lesbian Gay and Bisexual equality organisation Stonewall Sorry, it just does my head in. We have a token gay on the show!"^[18] It is worth noting that in Moyles' The Difficult Second Book that he defends himself as being quoted out of context. Tokenism refers to a policy or practice of limited inclusion of members of a Minority group usually creating a false appearance of inclusive practices intentional or not Christopher Moyles (born 22 February 1974 is an English broadcaster from Leeds.

Moyles is quoted as defending comments labelled as homophobic by saying "It was just an act, it's what I do, it's entertainment" and that "I have a lot of gay friends; I'm not homophobic". ^[19]

Awards

Moyles has won several Sony Radio Awards: Silver in 1998; Gold in 2006; nominated in 2007: Gold in 2008. The Sony Radio Academy Awards (the Sonys) started in 1983, are some of the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry

He has also won numerous awards from The Sun newspaper for best DJ as well as several from Loaded magazine. Loaded, first published by IPC in 1994, is a British magazine for men that is considered to be the "original lads' mag "

Moyles won the Best Breakfast Show award (gold) at the Sony Radio Awards in 2008.

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Preceded by Sara Cox	BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show Presenter 2004 -	Succeeded by incumbent

Bibliography

• Moyles, Chris (October 5th, 2006). Sara Cox (born 13 December 1974) affectionately known as "Coxy" is an English TV Presenter and Radio DJ "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Gospel According to Chris Moyles. Christopher Moyles (born 22 February 1974 is an English broadcaster from Leeds. Ebury Press. Random House Inc is the world's largest English-language general trade book publisher ISBN 9780091914172.  
• Moyles, Chris (October 4th, 2007). Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Difficult Second Book. Christopher Moyles (born 22 February 1974 is an English broadcaster from Leeds. Ebury Press. Random House Inc is the world's largest English-language general trade book publisher ISBN 9780091922429.  

References

External links

• Chris Moyles Page at Radio 1
• Chris Moyles Fansite
• Moyles Myspace Page

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