Greg James webchat – post your questions now

The Radio 1 DJ is about to take over the breakfast show – and will answer your questions in a live webchat from 12.30pm on Monday 13 August 11.46am BST The breakfast show host on BBC Radio 1 is one of the most talked-about jobs in the country, requiring sparkling banter unfeasibly early in the day. Next in the seat is Greg James, taking over from Nick Grimshaw on 20 August.The 4am alarm clock shouldn’t be too tough given he started at the station doing an even earlier slot, fresh out of university in 2007. He’s since risen through the ranks, doing everything from interviewing Taylor Swift in his car to segueing into TV for Sounds Like Friday Night. He pens a children’s book series, Kid Normal, with his news presenter sidekick Chris Smith, and impressed the nation with his efforts for Sport Relief this year: climbing the biggest mountains in England, Wales and Scotland, and cycling between each one. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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