Polly James (broadcaster)

James was born in Cardiff, Wales,[9][10] and lived in Llanishen, Rhiwbina and Thornhill in the city and then Penarth.[11] She attended Stanwell Comprehensive in Penarth.[5] She competed for Wales and GB Juniors in athletics at an underage level.[5][12][1]

James starting broadcasting in community radio stations like Afan FM,[13] and Bridge FM.[14] After working for Nation Radio Wales,[15][16][14][17] she presented an overnight show on Absolute Radio in the early 2010's,[1] moving to Capital South Wales in 2013.[5][18] During Capital's restructuring in 2019, her Capital South Wales breakfast show (with Matt Lissack) was cancelled and she moved to Radio X.[19][11] It was later nominated for Breakfast Show of the year.[20]

She presented for Radio X Friday and Saturday nights in 2019.[21][22] She has covered darts,[23] rugby, football and boxing as a sports broadcaster,[24][25] and presented for Unibet on social media.[14]

James married fellow presenter Allan Lake and they founded a production company, Plush Productions, together in 2011.[1][2] They divorced in the 2010s.[1][5] She has one daughter and one son.[9][26] In August 2018, her discovery of a homeless person sleeping on her porch made national headlines,[27] and she rented out the property,[10] with its unusual art collection (giant sheep, shark head, paintings by Ronnie Wood, a statue of Freddy Krueger and a door mural of Tom Jones in his underwear) in 2019.[28]

She has spoken out against social media trolls,[29] and in favour of Welsh independence.[30]

• Polly James on Twitter