James Whale (radio presenter)

Michael James Whale (13 May 1951 – 4 August 2025) was an English radio personality, television presenter, podcast host and author. He became popular in the 1980s when he hosted The James Whale Radio Show on Radio Aire in Leeds. From 1995 to 2008, Whale hosted a night time radio show on talkSPORT (Talk Radio 1995–2000).

In February 2000, Whale was diagnosed with kidney cancer. In August 2020, he said that his cancer had spread to his spine, brain and lungs. Whale died of cancer on 4 August 2025, aged 74.

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