James Cusack
| James Cusack | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England |
| 🏳️ Nationality | British |
| 💼 Occupation | Radio presenter Musician |
| 👔 Employer | Heart (radio network) |
| Known for | Broadcasting |
James Cusack is a British broadcaster and DJ. He has presented and produced for a number of UK radio networks, including national UK networks BBC Radio 1, Capital and Heart radio. He currently presents Sunday afternoon's for Heart radio.
Cusack's television work has come mainly in production roles. He spent two years as an assistant director for the ITV show, Emmerdale. He also worked as an assistant director on the US-shows, Two and a Half Men and Mike & Molly.
In recent years, Cusack has become known for his achievements as a musician. In 2017, he was the warm-up act for Olly Murs as part of his UK arena tour. Cusack has played a number of DJ sets across Europe from 2017 onwards, including Sziget Festival and Untold Festival. Cusack also appeared with CamelPhat at Amnesia in Ibiza.
Early life
Cusack was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.[1] He appeared on the ITV children's show, Diggit, whilst at secondary school. It was part of the wider GMTV set of programmes, produced by ITV. Cusack appeared on the show with presenters Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates.
While studying at Thomas Rotherham College, he secured his first local radio gig, presenting the overnight show on Hallam FM as a teenager. This led to him working in his late-teens on Galaxy radio in Leeds. He presented the late night show on a Sunday evening, while also working in production.
Broadcasting career
Cusack's early appearances on the radio led to him receiving a call from BBC Radio 1. In 2008, Cusack secured a short-term role with BBC Radio 1, working weekends as part of the production team. His work on the late night show for Galaxy radio performed well, leading him to secure other positions within the Galaxy Network. He toured much of the UK for a couple of years, presenting shows for Galaxy radio in Manchester, Newcastle and Birmingham, as well as his native Yorkshire. James was part of the presenter line-up when Galaxay rebranded to Capital.[2][3]
During the same period, Cusack again became involved in television for the first time since he was a teenager. He worked in production for the ITV show, Emmerdale. Between 2010 and 2012, he was an assistant director for the show.[citation needed] His work in production in the UK, led Cusack to secure his first roles in the United States. Cusack worked on both Two and a Half Men and Mike & Molly for Warner Brothers. He worked as an assistant director in both roles.[citation needed]
In 2011, it was announced that Cusack was to become the presenter for the weekend breakfast show on Capital in the North East. In 2015, he moved to the larger Yorkshire audience, to present the same show but for Capital Yorkshire. Cusack returned to TV work in 2016, this time to appear on-screen in a small non-recurring role in Coronation Street.[citation needed] Cusack also presented the Christmas lights event at Meadowhall, Sheffield for a number of years while at Capital.[4][5][6][7]
After three years at Capital, Cusack moved internally within the Global group of companies, to Heart radio in July 2018.[8] Heart's Sunday lineup now includes, Cusack, JLS bandmember, Marvin Humes, and Spice Girl, Emma Bunton.[9]
Music
As a DJ, Cusack has appeared at a number of major European festivals and appeared alongside major artists, such as Olly Murs on his 24 Hrs Tour.[10] He performed at Sziget Festival in Budapest in 2017 as part of his breakthrough year.[11] During the same year, he also played Untold Festival in Romania. Cusack's breakthrough year was rounded off with an appearance at Amnesia in Ibiza, playing on the same night as CamelPhat and Gorgon City.[12] He also appeared in the United Kingdom as a talent judge.[13]
References
- ↑ Bradbury, Steve (March 2015). "James Cusack becomes Capital Yorkshire's newest presenter". Barnsley Chronicle.
- ↑ Plunkett, John (September 14, 2010). "Global Radio to roll out Capital brand across the country". The Guardian.
- ↑ "15,000 tickets to Meadowhall's Christmas concert gone". Sheffield Star. October 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Capitals James Cusack Wowing the crowd - Xmas Live 2017". Capital (radio network).[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Big Surprise at the Meadowhall Christmas Lights event". Sheffield Star.
- ↑ "The Light's plan to party into darkness". Yorkshire Evening Post.
- ↑ "Going to Meadowhall Christmas Live next week?". Yorkshire Post. Archived from the original on 2020-01-30. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ↑ "Weekends - Sundays 12noon-4pm". Heart (radio network).
- ↑ Harding, Laura (December 10, 2018). "Emma Bunton to take break from Heart breakfast show". The Irish Independent.
- ↑ "Olly Murs Spring 2017 Tour - DJ Supports". Olly Murs.
- ↑ "Sziget Útlevél 2017". Sziget Festival.
- ↑ "Last Chance for Tuesday". Amnesia.
- ↑ Cryer, Anna. "Blackpool lads On a Tuesday ready for weekend bands test". Blackpool Gazette.
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