Wes Butters
Wesley Butters is a former presenter of
BBC Radio 1's Official Chart Show.
Wes was born in
Salford in May
1979, where he spent his youth. He studied at the
University of Salford between 1995 and 1997 where he studied a HND in Design & Media Communications, followed by a BA (Hons) Television and Radio between 1997 and 1999.
Wesley's career began at
Wish FM (a local station serving
Wigan and
St. Helens) where he presented traffic news with AA Roadwatch. In December
1998, Wes moved to
Century 105 based in
Salford Quays where he presented various evening and weekend shows. He also had a stint at
Galaxy 105-106 in
Newcastle upon Tyne from
2000 to
2002, where he presented various daytime shows and became Head of Music.
In February
2003 he took over the
Top 40 show, which was renamed the Official Chart Show with Wes after it changed its format to include the album charts and stopped playing all the Top 40 singles. In November
2004, it was revealed that he would be standing down from the Chart Show from February
2005, and he was duly replaced by
JK and Joel. Wes presented a Saturday afternoon programme on Manchester's
Key 103 for a few months in 2005, but successfully moved to
Galaxy Manchester to present the breakfast show where he has recently won silver at the Sony Awards for Best Breakfast Show.
He has just been nominated as the UK's best radio presenter for the Commercial Radio Awards.
* He is a fan of
Laurel & Hardy and the Carry On films.
* He appears in
LOVE ACTUALLY as himself, and in a Matt Goss video. He is also heard counting down the
Top 40 on the radio in the film.
* He studied for a National Diploma in media at the same University building as
Peter Kay and
Channel 4 producer
Dee Koppang.
* He has narrated the
Brit Awards.
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Profile - BBC News*
Radio 1 chart show host to leave - BBC News*
Wes - Galaxy Manchester
