James Whale

Radio Dj

Male

Born May 13, 1951

Age 62

Hometown Surrey

Michael James Whale is a British radio and television host. He is known for his plain-speaking, often acerbic and confrontational, broadcasting style; during phone-ins he frequently hangs up on callers he disagrees with or who do not make their point quickly enough.… Read More

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Geeta Samtani and James Whale Britain's Biggest Curry Party in aid of the James Whale Fund for Ki...

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Oct 15, 2012

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Jeni Barnett and James Whale go head-to-head in a series of news debates, Who do you agree with?,...

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May 17, 2011

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James Whale 'TRIC Awards' at the Grosvenor House Hotel - Departures

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Mar 8, 2011

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Ken Livingstone and James Whale join London's talk radio station LBC 97.3 as radio presenters. Fo...

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Aug 4, 2008

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Melinda Whale

Married 1970
Arthur Edeson
Fling
Robert Russell Bennett
Dated
George Cukor
Dated

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Network Awesome: Back From The Dead, Again: Frankenweenie
Huffington Post - Nov 01, 2012

By Brian Correia These days, it seems like anytime someone says anything about Tim Burton, it has to be along the lines of "Oh, how the mighty have fallen," or even, in some especially wrong cases, "Oh, how the mighty were never even mighty in the first place.[1] " Sure, maybe the man has been resting on his laurels for a few years, but he's got hell of a set of laurels. And shtick aside, there is no fronting on his resume. Here's a taste: he has animated for Disney, dreamed up d...
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Laura Prudom: 'Once Upon A Time' Meets 'Frankenstein'
Huffington Post - Oct 29, 2012

Note: Do not read on if you have not seen Season 2, Episode 5 of ABC's "Once Upon a Time," titled "The Doctor." This week's "Once Upon a Time" certainly fit in with the rest of ABC's Halloween fare, with an abundance of lightning and shambling monsters and creepy heart stealing -- but the end result left me a little cold. I can understand the show wanting to have its cake and eat it, adding in literary characters such as Lancelot who may not technically be Disney (although...
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'Frankenweenie:' An Instant Stop Motion Classic
Burke Patch - Oct 05, 2012

PARIS — This week, Cinema Siren is writing from France, land of unpasteurized cheese, Jerry Lewis obsession, well-behaved dogs in restaurants and a great appreciation of auteur film directors. I'm here for the opening of a Star Wars toy exhibit at the Louvre that involves some film art friends of mine. Nowhere would there be a better place to speak of the gorgeous piece of animated film-making that is Frankenweenie than where there is in fact no literal translation for "director's cut,"...
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Antigone Rising Performs At Two Free Outdoor Concert Series On Long Island In St James, Ny On Saturday, July 14 And At The Village Square In Glen Cove On Friday, July 20
Yahoo News - Jul 12, 2012

Antigone Rising tapped to perform at Historic Deepwells Mansion in St. James, NY on Saturday, July 14 and The Glen Cove Village Square Plaza on Friday, July 20 as part of Downtown Sounds. Both concerts are free.Glen Cove, NY (PRWEB) July 11, 2012 Antigone Rising will perform for thousands of Long Islanders on Saturday, July 14th from 6pm to 10pm for Acoustic Long Island’s Seventh Annual Summer Concert on the lawn of the historic Deepwells Mansion in St. James. While enjoying hit makers Antigo...
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1951 Birth Whale was born in 1951 in the village of Ewell in Surrey, and was brought up by his Welsh mother and English father, who owned a pub. … Read More

TWENTIES

1974 23 Years Old Whale started as a phone-in chat show host at Metro Radio in Newcastle, the first presenter of the Nightowls evening phone-in from the station's launch in 1974. … Read More

THIRTIES

1982 31 Years Old In 1982, Whale joined Radio Aire in Leeds to host the night talk show. … Read More

1987 36 Years Old In 1987 he recorded 'Whaley Rap' and 'Wrap It Up For Xmas' and by late 1987 his show was simulcast with Red Rose Radio from Preston, Lancashire - both part of Trans World Communications, owned by Owen Oyston.

1989 38 Years Old 1 More Event

In 1989 his single 'Bimbo' entered the UK Top 100 singles. … Read More

1990 39 Years Old The Superstation took over the overnight schedule for Radio Aire in 1990 and Whale moved to the ITV studios to present "Whale On".

FORTIES

1994 43 Years Old In 1994, Whale presented a weekend afternoon show on LBC in London. … Read More

1995 44 Years Old 1 More Event

In 1995, he hosted The James Whale Show on TalkSport until he was sacked in 2008 after urging his listeners to elect Boris Johnson as Mayor of London. … Read More

FIFTIES

2006 55 Years Old On 21 December 2006, Whale presented The Mike Dickin Tribute Show, dedicated to a fellow talkSport presenter who had died in a car accident. … Read More

2008 57 Years Old 5 More Events

In May 2008, Whale was sacked because he twice called on listeners to vote for Boris Johnson before the London mayoral election in 2008. … Read More

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