Chris Moyles
Born	February 22, 1974 (1974-02-22) (age 34) Temple Newsam, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Occupation	Radio and Television Presenter
Salary	£630,000 per annum (2006)
Known for	The Chris Moyles Show, Contestant on The X Factor: Battle of the Stars, Author
Spouse	Unmarried, but has been dating Sophie Waite since 2002 [1]
Website The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1

Christopher Moyles (born February 22, 1974^[2]) is an English broadcaster. He currently hosts the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show, entitled The Chris Moyles Show. Image File history File linksMetadata Moyles,_Chris. ... is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Temple Newsam is an estate in the county in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... For other uses, see Leeds (disambiguation) and Leeds City (disambiguation). ... Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... GBP redirects here. ... The Chris Moyles Show is the current BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK, and has been since Chris Moyles became the stations breakfast show presenter on 5 January 2004. ... BBC Radio 1 (commonly referred to as just Radio 1) is a British national radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music and speech and is aimed primarily at the 14-29[1] age group. ... is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Note: broadcasting is also the old term for hand sowing. ... The Chris Moyles Show is the current BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK, and has been since Chris Moyles became the stations breakfast show presenter on 5 January 2004. ...

Pre-Radio 1

Moyles started out at Aire FM at the age of 16, where he occasionally served as a stand-in presenter. 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 Aire consists of several tropical regions Categories: United Kingdom broadcasting stubs | Leeds | Radio stations in the United Kingdom | Yorkshire media ... Radio Luxembourg is a commercial radio station that has broadcast in many languages in conjunction with a television service operated 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. He remained here until early 1994 when he was dismissed^[3]. He then turned up at Signal 1 in Stoke-on-Trent again presenting 'The Evening Bit' from 7-10pm. 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. This show was heard on Horizon Radio, Chiltern Radio, Severn Sound and Northants 96. 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. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Signal One is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting from studios in Shelton, Stoke on Trent to Staffordshire and Cheshire on 96. ... This page is about Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Horizon Radio is the name of the pop-format Independent Local Radio station for Milton Keynes and North Buckinghamshire. ... Based on Chiltern Road in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. ... Severn Sound is an Independent Local Radio station that broadcasts to Gloucestershire in the United Kingdom. ... Northants 96 Categories: Station stubs | UK Radio Stations ...

Radio 1

In 1997 Moyles was voted one of the Faces for 1997 by SKY magazine. Later in the year, on July 28, 1997, he joined Radio 1 as a presenter of the 4-7am Early Breakfast show. 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. For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Sky Magazine was a UK magazine started in the late 1980s which ceased publication in 2001. ... is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. This article is about the year. ...

Moyles took with him the show's writer and his sidekick David "Comedy Dave" Vitty. His show also included regular guests such as impressionist Jon Culshaw. 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. 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. For other uses, see Sidekick (disambiguation). ... David Lloyd Vitty (24 April 1974 in Hong Kong) appears on The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 under the name Comedy Dave. ... Jonathan Peter Culshaw (born 2 June 1968 in Ormskirk, Lancashire) is a British impressionist and comedian. ... is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sara Cox (born 13 December 1974), affectionately known as Coxy, is an English TV Presenter and Radio DJ. Her most prestigious role was that of presenting the breakfast show on BBC Radio 1 from 2000 to 2003. ... This article is about a British tabloid. ...

By 2005, Moyles and his team had succeeded in hugely increasing the morning audience, with his programme's audience swelling to 6.5 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. 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. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Johnny Vaughan (born July 16, 1967) is an English writer and broadcaster. ... 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 6.79 million. On 10 May 2007, RAJAR figures confirmed that Moyles had increased his listening figures to 7.06 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. The stations overall listener figure is now over 11 million. 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. ... is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE DL (born August 3rd 1938, in Limerick, County Limerick, Republic of Ireland), more commonly known as Terry Wogan, is a radio and television broadcaster who has worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the United Kingdom (UK) for most of his career. ...

Features in his shows included 'Throwing sugar cubes at the studio clock', 'The ABC Game' and 'True or False'. Regular characters such as 'Agony Kid' (a young child creating spoofs of an Agony Aunt column) and a high-pitched 'Little Fella' also made appearances on the shows.

Show format

Main article: The Chris Moyles Show

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Features

Moyles's style of delivery juxtaposes fast speech with long pauses. Moyles's humour relies mainly upon observational material, although commenters have suggested the whole persona he portrays on-air may well be a 'character'.^{[citation needed]}

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. Ofcom is a regulator for communication industries in the United Kingdom. ... Note: broadcasting is also the old term for hand sowing. ... is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. 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. Car Park Catchphrase however returned in January 2007. 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). Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett The Two Ronnies was a British sketch show that aired on BBC One from 1971 to 1987. ... Mastermind is a British quiz show, well-known for its challenging questions, intimidating setting and air of seriousness. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Catchphrase was a game show based on a short lived American game show of the same name. ... This article is about the nine-county Irish province. ... Roy Walker directs here. ... January 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accuses European nations of trying to complete the Holocaust by creating a Jewish camp Israel in the Middle East. ... A game in progress on the British Bob Holness-hosted version of Blockbusters. ... March 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Fijian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase announces that the 2006 Fiji general elections will be held in the second week of May 2006 from the 6th to the 13th. ... January 2007 is the first month of that year. ... Matrimony redirects here. ...

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. However, this feature has currently taken a break. 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 pub. ... Distribution of frogs (in black) Suborders Archaeobatrachia Mesobatrachia Neobatrachia - List of Anuran families The frogness babe is an amphibian in the order Anura (meaning tail-less from Greek an-, without + oura, tail), formerly referred to as Salientia (Latin saltare, to jump). ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domestic subspecies of the wolf, a mammal of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. ... Distribution of frogs (in black) Suborders Archaeobatrachia Mesobatrachia Neobatrachia - List of Anuran families The frogness babe is an amphibian in the order Anura (meaning tail-less from Greek an-, without + oura, tail), formerly referred to as Salientia (Latin saltare, to jump). ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domestic subspecies of the wolf, a mammal of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. ... Twenty Questions was a popular radio and television quiz series based on the spoken parlor game which encourages deductive reasoning and creativity. ... For other uses, see Tarzan (disambiguation). ...

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. is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

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. It used to take place as part of his show every Friday from 9am-10am. is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

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. 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. 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. Stephen Richard (Steve) Wright (born August 26, 1954 in Greenwich, London) is a radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom. ... For other persons of the same name, see Christopher Evans. ... 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 Joseph Byrne (born on November 10, 1972) is a newsreader for BBC Radio 1. ... Carrie Annalise Davis (born June 24, 1976 in Barnstaple, England) is a sportsreader currently working for The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom. ... Rachel Elizabeth Jones (born March 29, 1974 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England) is the live producer of The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 in the UK[2]. Having originally produced the old Saturday show, Jones joined the team in September 2003. ... Aled Haydn Jones (born 9 August 1976) is a Welsh radio producer and since 2004 has worked on The Chris Moyles Show. ... ‹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ... Jonathan Peter Culshaw (born 2 June 1968 in Ormskirk, Lancashire) is a British impressionist and comedian. ... Keith Cheggers Chegwin (born 17 January 1957 in Newbury) is an English television presenter and former child actor and singer. ... 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'. 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. 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". 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". Also "Smile" by Lily Allen was parodied by Moyles's invention "Silly Allen", in a song called "Piles". 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. 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). He has also parodied Natasha Bedingfield's "I Wanna Have Your Babies". 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'. Moyles also covered Puretone "Addicted to Bass" with his parody Addicted to Plaice, which covers the subject of being addicted to fish. 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. 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. M" where he sings about the Ex-England football manager Steve McClaren being sacked. 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". 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. 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Work outside radio

Chris Moyles with Gabby Logan during a campaign to promote life in Leeds

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Television presenter

Moyles has also branched out into television. In 2002, his own Five show, Live With Chris Moyles, ran 5 shows a week for 13 weeks. Chris was replaced by Christian O'Connell, before the programme was shelved altogether. [2] Five, launched in 1997, is the fifth and final national terrestrial analogue television channel to launch in the United Kingdom. ... Live With Chris Moyles was a British comedy chat show on five, which aired weekdays at 7pm. ... Christian OConnell is an English radio DJ who presents the Virgin Radio weekday breakfast show. ...

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. Moyles also voiced the fourth and final series of Sky One show The Villa. He has also occasionally presented Top of the Pops and has worked for the Comic Relief and Children in Need charities on their telecasts. Moyles has also presented a number of episodes of Big Brother's Big Mouth. He had also presented The Big Breakfast on Channel 4 several times between 2000 and 2002. The Chris Moyles Show is the current BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK, and has been since Chris Moyles became the stations breakfast show presenter on 5 January 2004. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... Cable TV redirects here. ... Play UK, formerly known as UK Play, was part of the UKTV Network. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... The Villa was a reality TV show, originally produced by Talent TV from 1999, and aired on Sky One for four series until 2003 Executive Produced for Sky by Jamie Robert, the Villa took four men and four women, computer-matched for compatibility, and flew them from the UK and... Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart television programme, made and broadcast by the BBC. It was originally shown each week, mostly on BBC One, from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. ... For the origin of the term, see comic relief. ... New BBC Children in Need Pudsey and logo from 2007 BBC Children in Need is an annual British charity appeal organised by the BBC. Since 1980 it has raised £470million. ... Big Brothers Big Mouth (formerly Big Brothers EFourum) is a discussion programme based around the reality television series Big Brother, hosted by comedian Russell Brand. ... Lockkeepers Cottages, in Old Ford Lock, used as the studio for The Big Breakfast The Big Breakfast was a British light entertainment television show shown on Channel 4 each weekday morning from 28 September 1992 until 29 March 2002. ... This article is about the British television station. ...

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. NMTB directs here. ... Mark Lamarr (born Mark Jones on January 7, 1967 in Swindon, Wiltshire) is an English comedian and a presenter on radio and television. ...

Moyles appeared more successfully on the ITV show The X Factor: Battle Of The Stars. He was voted out of the show on June 4, 2006 in the semi-final. 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. 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. For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ... is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The New Statesman is a left-of-centre political weekly published in London. ... This article is about a British tabloid. ... For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ...

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. 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 This article is about a television drama. ... is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For more information on Supermarket Sweep in other countries, see Supermarket Sweep. ... This article is about the current format of the BBC television programme. ... The Charlotte Church Show is an entertainment television show presented by Welsh singer Charlotte Church broadcast each Friday on Channel 4 from September 1, 2006. ... The F-Word is a British food magazine and cooking show featuring celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. ... The Friday Night Project is a British comedy-variety show by Princess Productions that first aired in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 in February 2005. ... Richard & Judy is an afternoon magazine/talk-show in the UK presented by married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. ... The Paul OGrady Show is a British comedy chat show on Channel 4, formerly aired on ITV1. ...

Moyles appeared on Channel 4's Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack TV programme. and also recently appeared as team captain on the Channel 4 show Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong.

Moyles appeared on the 2008 Brit Awards to present the award for the best live act. The Brit Awards are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. ...

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. Despite official BBC impartiality guidelines expressly forbidding advertising, the book has received frequent plugs on his radio show since its launch.^{[citation needed]} By January 2007, the book had sold in excess of 250,000 copies.^{[citation needed]} Random House is a publishing division of the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann based in New York City. ... For other uses, see 5th October (Serbia). ... // Advert redirects here. ...

On October 4, 2007 his follow-up Chris Moyles: The Difficult Second Book, published by Ebury Press, was officially released. The Difficult Second Book was released in paperback on 1 May 2008. is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Random House is a publishing division of the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann based in New York City. ... is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

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^[4] and Robots.^[5] In some of these films, his voice was only used on the UK version. Wimbledon is a film released in September 2004. ... War of the Worlds is an Academy Award nominated 2005 science fiction disaster film based on H. G. Wells original novel starring Dakota Fanning and Tom Cruise. ... Robots is a computer-animated film produced by Blue Sky Studios for 20th Century Fox (the same companies behind the film Ice Age), and was released theatrically (both in normal theaters and in IMAX theaters) on March 11th, 2005. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent...

In 2006, it was announced that rugby league team Featherstone Rovers's ground would be named after him. Traditionally known as Post Office Road, it was renamed for sponsorship a number of seasons ago. From 2007, it has been called "Chris Moyles Stadium"^[6][7] Rugby league football is a full-contact team sport played with a prolate spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ... Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone (near Pontefract), West Yorkshire in England. ... Post Office Road is a rugby league ground in Featherstone, England. ... Post Office Road is a rugby league ground in Featherstone, England. ...

On 7 July 2007 Moyles appeared as a presenter at the UK leg of Live Earth in Wembley Stadium in London. is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 2007 in country music 2007 in British music 2007 in hip hop 2007 in metal Albums released in 2007 Musical groups established in 2007 // January George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queens New Year Honours List. ... The Live Earth concert in the United Kingdom was held at Wembley Stadium, London, England on 7 July 2007. ... Live Earth was a series of worldwide concerts held on 7 July 2007, that initiated a three-year campaign to combat climate change. ... For the old stadium, see Wembley Stadium (1923). ... This article is about the capital of England and 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. 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. He remorselessly mocks people whom he considers to have dull, repetitive jobs with obvious sarcasm. 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. Chris Evans (born April 1, 1966, in Warrington, England) is an English celebrity. ... A shock jock is a slang term used to describe a type of radio broadcaster (sometimes a disk jockey) who attracts attention using humor that a significant portion of the listening audience may find offensive. ... For other uses, see Breast (disambiguation). ... South East England is one of the nine official regions of England. ... St Mary-le-Bow The term cockney is often used to refer to working-class people of London, particularly east London, and the slang used by these people. ... Sarcasm is the sneering, sly, jesting, or mocking of a person, situation or thing. ... Pornographic films are motion pictures that explicitly depict sexual intercourse and other sexual acts, typically for the purpose of sexual arousal in the viewer. ...

He has had several dealings with the Broadcasting Standards Commission and Ofcom. 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';^[8] also in early 2002 when he said he would take the virginity of Charlotte Church, when she reached sixteen.^[9] 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. The Office of Communications, usually known as Ofcom, is the UKs communications regulator. ... Ofcom is a regulator for communication industries in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the British radio station. ... Neil Andrew Howe Fox (born 12 June 1961) is a British radio and television presenter, known for many years as Dr Fox before he became Foxy in the 2000s. ... Virgin redirects here. ... Charlotte Church (born Charlotte Maria Reed on February 21, 1986) is a Welsh singer and television presenter who rose to international fame in childhood as a popular classical singer with a precociously mature dramatic operatic voice, in particular in its tonal qualities. ... For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ...

When he arrived at the station, John Peel took a dislike to Moyles and accused him of being a "DLT-in-waiting". 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".^[10] 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. For other persons named John Peel, see John Peel (disambiguation). ... Dave Lee Travis (born in Buxton, Derbyshire on 25 May 1945) also known professionally as DLT, is a British radio presenter, best known for his career on BBC Radio 1. ... Kenny Everett (born Maurice Cole in Crosby, Merseyside, 25 December 1944, died 4 April 1995), was a popular English radio DJ and television entertainer. ... is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Accusations of sexism

In November 2005, when handing over to a female news presenter on his breakfast show, Moyles referred to the presenter as a “slut” and then went on to make other comments about her as he attempted to defend his comment. Four listeners complained that this was offensive.^[11] 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.^[12]

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. Ofcom is a regulator for communication industries in the United Kingdom. ...

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.^[13][14]

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.^[15] Although Moyles claimed that he would be sympathetic to the strikers on his show, he made no mention of the strike.^{[citation needed]}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. — over twice that of the second highest earner on the station, Jo Whiley.^[16] This article is about a British tabloid. ... Johanne Whiley (born July 4, 1965 in Northampton) is an English radio disc jockey on BBC Radio 1, and a television presenter. ...

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." 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. A protest by The Westboro Baptist Church, a group identified by the Anti-Defamation League as virulently homophobic. ... A ringtone or ring tone is the sound made by a telephone to indicate an incoming call. ...

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. According to Stonewall, “Chris Moyles is not helping young LGBT people struggling to come out through his comments.”^[17] The initialism LGBT also GLBT is in use (since the 1990s) to refer collectively to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people. ... 1988 Sir Ian McKellen and Michael Cashman of Stonewall. ... Europride is an international lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender gay pride event that is hosted by a different European city each year. ...

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.^[18] 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. Sorry, it just does my head in. We have a token gay on the show!"^[19] It is worth noting that in Moyles' The Difficult Second Book that he defends himself as being quoted out of context. Aled Haydn Jones (born 9 August 1976) is a Welsh radio producer and since 2004 has worked on The Chris Moyles Show. ... Scott Robert Mills, born in Southampton, Hampshire in 1974, is an English radio DJ. Mills currently presents the drive time show on BBC Radio 1, a national United Kingdom station with over 10 million listeners,[2] between 4pm and 7pm every weekday, which is called The Scott Mills Show. ... William Robert Young BA (Exon) (born January 20, 1979) is a British singer and actor. ... Ben Summerskill is the Chief Executive of the UK-based LGBT lobbying organisation Stonewall. ... 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. ...

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".^[20]

Awards

Moyles has won several Sony Radio Awards: Silver in 1998; Gold in 2006; nominated in 2007. 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 monthly lads mag. Its motto is For men who should know better. // Loaded was founded by James Brown a former deputy editor of the music weekly New Musical Express. ...

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Bibliography

• Moyles, Chris (October 5th, 2006). The Gospel According to Chris Moyles. Ebury Press. ISBN 9780091914172. 
• Moyles, Chris (October 4th, 2007). The Difficult Second Book. Ebury Press. ISBN 9780091922429. 

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External links

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