Les Ross is a West Midlands radio legend - and he's now back at the station where it all started. A native of Birmingham, he was only eleven when he wrote to the General Manager of Radio Luxembourg, asking for advice on how best to start his career. Then, in 1965 he won through several qualifying rounds to become national DJ of the Year beating Johnny Walker into second place - not bad for a fifteen year old. After leaving school, his first job was with IBM, but it wasn't long before he forsook the world of computers for a post with the Birmingham Parks Department, working as an administrator at Witton cemetery! The break he'd been waiting for came in 1970 when he was appointed resident DJ of a new city night club. At last he was a full time professional. Then on November 9th that year, 大象传媒 Radio Birmingham - now 大象传媒 WM - chose Les from a host of applicants to co-host the Saturday Morning Show. This proved to be so popular that he was immediately offered a contract to present the Breakfast Show which opened the station's transmissions every weekday at 5am. With his popularity growing, in June 1975 he was invited to join Radio Tees, one of the new commercial radio stations, as presenter of their Breakfast Show. Reluctantly, the 大象传媒 released him from his contract and his was the first voice to be heard on commercial radio on Teeside. A year later he was approached by BRMB, Birmingham's commercial radio station, who wanted him to come home and present their Breakfast Show in place of Adrian Juste who was leaving to join Radio One. The rest is history! Since that move, Les Ross has won nearly every accolade going, including two Sony Awards, an MBE and a place in the Radio Academy's hall of fame. He's now hosting the mid-morning programme every Sunday between 9am and midday. Get in touch If you want to get in touch with Les;
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