Darryl Morris (presenter)
Darryl Morris | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 September 1990[citation needed] Bolton, England[citation needed] |
| Nationality | British |
| Years active | 2006–present[citation needed] |
| Known for | Radio |
| Website | www.darrylmorris.co.uk |
Darryl Morris (born 7 September 1990) is an English radio broadcaster. He currently hosts the weekend late show on national speech radio station Times Radio.[1]
Prior to joining Times Radio, he hosted the Early Breakfast show on sister station talkRADIO.[citation needed]
Morris began on school radio before being signed to present BBC World Service series Generation Next. He had brief stints at Manchester-based radio station Key 103 and digital station The Hits Radio, as well as working for BBC Radio Manchester as a researcher. [2]
In 2008, Morris appeared in Chicago Town Pizza television adverts.[2]
In 2009, he joined Global Radio to work across the now rebranded Capital Manchester, formerly Galaxy Manchester, and XFM Manchester.[citation needed] He also presented 12-4pm weekdays on 1458 Gold Radio.[citation needed]
On 24 June 2012 he returned to Bauer Radio (Key 103, Rock FM and The Hits Radio).[3]
He hosted Darryl Morris in the Morning, the breakfast show on The Hits and Bauer City 3 from 2013[4] until August 2015. He also hosted a Saturday talk show on Liverpool's Radio City Talk.[citation needed]
He became presenter of Bauer Media Group's Evening Show in July 2016, broadcasting on 9 different radio stations including Key 103, Radio City and Metro Radio.[5] He also hosted the Breakfast Show on Rock FM.[6]
In 2019, Morris moved into speech radio and joined talkRADIO to host the overnight show before moving to Early Breakfast.[7]
In 2021, he produced and presented a documentary about manipulative web design, Dark Patterns, for BBC World Service.[8]
He has had articles in Grazia, The Guardian and HuffPost[9] and a weekly column in the Lancashire Evening Post.[citation needed] He can occasionally be seen as a contributor on BBC News, Sky News and Good Morning Britain, Jeremy Vine on Channel 5.[citation needed]
Morris lives in Manchester and is a season-ticket holder for Bolton Wanderers Football Club.[10] Morris left TalkTV in September 2022.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ Darcy, Libby (2022-10-07). "Times Radio announces new evening schedule for Autumn". News UK. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ^ a b "Triple A Media".
- ^ "New late show host on Rock FM & Key 103". August 8, 2012.
- ^ New talent and live breakfast for The Hits, Radio Today, 11 February 2013
- ^ "More presenter changes across Bauer's City stations". Radio Today. 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Darryl Morris takes over Rock FM Breakfast". Radio Today. 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Overnight changes at talkRADIO and talkSPORT". RadioToday. 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ^ "BBC World Service - The Documentary, Dark patterns". BBC. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ^ "Darryl Morris | HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.co.uk.
- ^ Admin, BWFCST. "BWFC Legends Match | Edited highlights with commentary by Jack Dearden and Darryl Morris". www.bwfcst.co.uk.