Welsh radio & television presenter born 1986.
Polly James (formerly Polly Lake ;
[2] born 1986 or 1987
[1] ) is a Welsh radio and television presenter.
[3] She has presented for
Absolute Radio ,
[1]
Radio X ,
[4] and
Capital South Wales .
[5] She has been a television sports broadcaster, covering
darts for
Sky Sports ,
[6] as well as the Late Night Football Club ,
BBC One 's chat show for the duration of
Wales ' participation in the
2022 FIFA World Cup .
[7]
[8]
Background
James was born in
Cardiff , Wales,
[9]
[10] and lived in
Llanishen ,
Rhiwbina and
Thornhill in the city and then
Penarth .
[11] She attended
Stanwell Comprehensive in Penarth.
[5]
She competed for Wales and GB Juniors in athletics at an underage level.
[5]
[12]
[1]
Career
James starting broadcasting in
community radio stations like
Afan FM ,
[13] and
Bridge FM .
[14] After working for
Nation Radio Wales ,
[15]
[16]
[14]
[17] she presented an overnight show on
Absolute Radio in the early 2010's,
[1] moving to
Capital South Wales in 2013.
[5]
[18] During
Capital 's restructuring in 2019, her
Capital South Wales breakfast show (with Matt Lissack) was cancelled and she moved to
Radio X .
[19]
[11] It was later nominated for Breakfast Show of the year.
[20]
She presented for Radio X Friday and Saturday nights in 2019.
[21]
[22] She has covered darts,
[23] rugby, football and boxing as a sports broadcaster,
[24]
[25] and presented for
Unibet on social media.
[14]
Personal life
James married fellow presenter Allan Lake and they founded a production company, Plush Productions, together in 2011.
[1]
[2] They divorced in the 2010s.
[1]
[5] She has one daughter and one son.
[9]
[26] In August 2018, her discovery of a homeless person sleeping on her porch made national headlines,
[27] and she rented out the property,
[10] with its unusual art collection (giant sheep, shark head, paintings by
Ronnie Wood , a statue of
Freddy Krueger and a door mural of
Tom Jones in his underwear) in 2019.
[28]
She has spoken out against social media
trolls ,
[29] and in favour of
Welsh independence .
[30]
References
^
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b
c
d
e
f
g Owens, David (1 February 2013).
"DJ Polly James looks back on her meteoric rise in broadcasting" .
Wales Online .
^
a
b
"Polly JAMES personal appointments" . find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk .
Companies House .
"PLUSH PRODUCTIONS LTD filing history" . find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk .
Companies House . 2 August 2011. Incorporation - Model articles adopted. Retrieved 26 November 2022 .
^ Gurner, Richard (24 November 2022).
"Castle Gate wins at the 2022 Welsh Restaurant Awards" .
^
"Radio X presenter Polly James dares to believe Wales can beat Australia | Rugby World Cup 2021" .
Rugby World Cup . 21 October 2022.
^
a
b
c
d
e "DJ Polly's back for breakfast".
South Wales Echo . 1 February 2013. p. 13.
Gale
A317125040 – via
Gale OneFile: News .
^
"King Charles, Mark Webster and Antonio Conte!?! | 'A Night At The Darts With...' " .
Sky Sports .
^ Martin, Roy (17 September 2018).
"BBC dominates shortlist for ARIAS 2018 radio awards" .
^ Stevens, Gill (18 November 2022).
"Late Night Football Club filmed in Wrexham by the BBC before each Welsh game - news.wrexham.gov.uk" .
^
a
b Gupwell, Katie-Ann (7 March 2020).
"Radio presenter Polly James gives birth to baby girl" .
Wales Online .
^
a
b Owens, David (13 February 2019).
"Inside radio DJ Polly James' outrageous Cardiff home where you can live" .
Wales Online .
^
a
b
"Style of the City talks exclusively with Polly James, one of Wales' favourite radio presenters" . 14 October 2019.
^
"Welsh Championships" . www.gbrathletics.com .
^ " 'I just knew I wanted to be on the radio and talk' Welsh DJ Polly James has achieved much in her broadcasting career despite being just 26. Now she's returned home to launch a new radio show, but as she tells David Owens, her life hasn't exactly been mapped out for her... TheBIGInterview".
Western Mail (Interview). 1 February 2013. p. 28.
Gale
A317124826 – via
Gale OneFile: News .
^
a
b
c
"Episode 12 - Polly James" . 2 April 2021 – via open.spotify.com.
^
"Presenters" .
NationWales.com . 2009. Archived from
the original on 21 February 2009.
^ Owens, David (11 March 2019).
"Radio DJ lands national station job after Welsh breakfast show axed" . WalesOnline .
^ "Students go professional".
South Wales Echo . 24 November 2009. p. 12.
Gale
A212783444 – via
Gale OneFile: News .
^ "Capital FM trio move to breakfast show slot".
South Wales Echo . 13 July 2013. p. 12.
Gale
A336634799 – via
Gale OneFile: News .
^ "DJ duo gear up for the drivetime slot".
South Wales Echo . 21 May 2019. p. 16.
Gale
A586087399 – via
Gale OneFile: News .
^ "Capital breakfast team up for radio award".
South Wales Echo . 3 July 2014. p. 26.
Gale
A373589368 – via
Gale OneFile: News .
^
"DJs Matt and Polly present final Capital FM breakfast show" . ITV News . 29 March 2019.
^
"Polly James to host new show on Radio X" .
Radio X . 23 March 2019.
^
"Polly James & Michael Bridge | Grand Slam of Darts preview | Joe Cullen interview" . 9 November 2022 – via open.spotify.com.
^
"Championship Boxing on BBC Wales, iPlayer" . 13 May 2022.
^
"icdb.tv - Commentator listing for Polly James" . boxing.icdb.tv .
^ @PollyJames (10 August 2022).
"Welcome to this weird and wonderful world, baby boy! We love you beyond any words can describe 💙" (
Tweet ) – via
Twitter .
^ Owens, David (8 August 2018).
"This chat between a woman and a man she found on her doorstep is top class" . WalesOnline .
^
"POLLY'S ECLECTIC PAD" .
Western Mail . 25 November 2017. p. 6.
Gale
A515544152 – via
The Free Library .
^
James, Polly (19 February 2021).
"Polly James: Do they want people to be abused?" . Dartsworld.co.uk . Archived from
the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022 .
^
" 'If independence can fix child poverty in Wales, then I'm all for it' " .
Nation.Cymru . 29 April 2021.
External links
Absolute Radio DJs Former DJs Former shows Related/other