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Alex Lester is a British radio presenter and journalist. He was born on 11 May 1956 in the United Kingdom. He is currently 68 years old. Lester began his career in radio in the late 1970s, working for BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2. He has since presented shows on BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 4, and BBC Radio 6 Music. He is currently the presenter of the weekday mid-morning show on BBC Radio 2. Lester is married to his wife, Sarah, and they have two children. Lester has an estimated net worth of $2 million. He has earned his wealth through his career in radio and journalism. He has also written several books, including his autobiography, 'The Lester Story'. Lester is an avid supporter of the charity, 'Help for Heroes', which helps to support wounded, injured, and sick veterans. He is also a patron of the charity, 'The Children's Trust'.

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Born 11 May 1956
Birthday 11 May
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2020

From 10 February 2020, Alex presents the weekday overnight show on Greatest Hits Radio networks across England and Scotland from 1  am until 6  am. He also presents the Weekend Anthems show on a Saturday afternoon from 4pm.

2019

On 4 January 2019 he left the breakfast show on BBC WM after nearly 2 years.

2017

Between February and June 2017 he also hosted a four-hour Sunday evening show on BBC Radio Kent but had to relinquish this due to other commitments, primarily resulting from becoming the new host of the breakfast show on BBC WM from Monday 20 March 2017.

Lester could also be heard, from April 2017 to June 2017 on Thames Radio's overnight shift. It is believed that the voice parts were 'Tracked' (recorded in advance and inserted between the records in real time). Alex also hosted the late night show on BBC across the West Midlands local radio stations until February 2020 from 10  pm on Saturday night until 1  am on Sunday.

2015

Alex had hosted a weekly show on BBC Radio Oxford from 2015 till 2017, broadcasting between 1  pm and 4  pm on Fridays.

2013

Lester kept UK truckers and other night-shift workers awake with his weird and strange observations. The meaningless but catchy show slogans are SCOF (Swirling Cesspool of Filth) and Slap My Top (thought to be a variation on the music hall soundbite slap my thigh – but reserved exclusively for people with bald heads) and listeners have marketed the show by writing the phrase in the dirt on the backs of trucks and vans. There was a limited edition range of T-shirts with the slogan written in Cantonese developed by a listener, which Lester awarded to people who came up with the most innovative uses of the slogan – winners included a local radio reporter who got the expression into a story; a man who wrote and recorded a song with the slogan as its title; a Mystery Girl, for placing an ad for Lester's show in the small ads section of a local newspaper and a man who developed a website which remains a communal meeting point for the programme's listeners, and is listed in the External Links section below. As well as T-Shirts another listener produced a range of glow in the dark Alex Lester wristbands which were also given away as prizes on the show. The new phrase for the 2010–2011 Truck Writing Season was WALLOP (We're Alex Lester's Lovely Overnight People), and in 2013 the slogan ALAN was introduced (Alex Lester at Night).

2011

In December 2010 Lester announced his engagement to his longtime partner Kerry, who is also known as "The Dark Lady". They married on 3 December 2011. Edwina Hayes, a singer-songwriter whose music had been featured on Lester's show, performed at the ceremony. Alex is a stepfather to Kerry's two adult children, Jamie and Ella, from a previous relationship.

2007

In 2007, Lester decided to celebrate his 20th anniversary at Radio 2 by fulfilling his life ambition of driving the width of the US, from Los Angeles to New York. He catalogued his experiences via a blog.

2006

Obscure sports are another passion. Over the years Lester has participated in Extreme Downhill Cheese Rolling and the Yorkshire Celery Wrestling Finals and achieved a creditable 9th-place finish at the 2006 World Bog Snorkelling Championship.

1992

The programme was broadcast from 4  am until 6:30  am until December 1992, and from 3  am to 5  am during 1993. For 16 years, starting in January 1994, the programme began at 3  am and finished at 6  am, until it was rescheduled in 2010 after changes to the Radio 2 morning schedule. It was then broadcast from 2  am to 5  am every weekday. With the introduction of After Midnight on Radio 2 in October 2014, the show was broadcast from 12  am to 3  am from Fridays to Sundays. Alex shared the After Midnight slot with Janice Long, with Long presenting Monday - Thursday and Lester Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The show was cancelled in January 2017 due to Radio 2 cutting costs.

1986

In 1986 he returned to the BBC, presenting the breakfast show (indeed, the first show) on the newly opened BBC Essex based in Chelmsford. Lester joined Radio 2 in 1987 as an announcer and newsreader. He also presented the night-time show on a rota basis. In 1990 he was given the early-morning show permanently.

1983

Later, he worked for other radio stations in the commercial sector. These included Radio Tees, based in Stockton-on-Tees, where he worked from 1983 until 1986. At Radio Tees, on joining, he narrowly avoided an attempt by Canadian programme controller Donald Cline to rechristen him "Red" Lester. Lester went on to present, amongst others, the weekday lunchtime show and a specialist blues music programme there.

1977

A doctor's son, Lester was educated at Denstone College, and worked in a variety of jobs (including at Dudley Zoo, in a pub, and as a civil service clerk), before he began his broadcasting career in 1977 for BBC local radio stations. He joined Radio Aire in Leeds in 1981.

1956

Alexander Norman Charles Lester (born 11 May 1956) is a British broadcaster. He presented the weekday overnight/early-morning programme on BBC Radio 2 from 1990 until 2014. From October 2014 until January 2017, he presented the midnight to 3  am programme every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. He also temporarily replaced Russell Brand on Saturday evenings in late 2008, between 9 and 11  pm, following Brand's resignation over his infamous prank calls row.