Vassos Alexander Explained

Vassos Alexander
Birth Place:London, UK
Occupation:Sports reporter, radio presenter and writer
Years Active:2004-present
Known For:The Chris Evans Breakfast Show
Notable Works:
  • Don't Stop Me Now: 26.2 Tales of a Runner's Obsession
  • Running up that Hill
  • How to Run a Marathon: The Go-to Guide for Anyone and Everyone

Vassos Alexander Georgiadis is a British sports reporter, presenter, author and endurance runner. He is currently the sports presenter of The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Virgin Radio.[1] Alexander hosted the parkrun podcast, he is a motivational speaker and serves as an ambassador for the young person's charity SkillForce.[2]

Broadcasting career

From 2011, Alexander was the sports presenter on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2.[3] In January 2019, Alexander along with Chris Evans, and several members of the BBC Radio 2 team moved to the Breakfast Show on Virgin Radio, where Alexander continued in his role as the sports reporter and side kick presenter.[4]

He has also worked on Radio 5 Live as a presenter, reported and commentated on BBC Television, Channel 4, BT Sport and Eurosport. He has reported on six Olympic Games for BBC Sport and has commentated on tennis, golf, diving and darts.[5]

Podcasts

From April 2018 until it ceased in May 2022 Alexander was the co-host of 'free weekly timed', a podcast about parkrunning. Alexander is a parkrunner and co-hosted the podcast with Helen Williams.[6] [7]

Running

Alexander has competed in ultra-marathons, including the 153-mile Spartathalon[8] and ironman triathlons.[9] He has run over 50 road marathons and has a sub-3-hour personal best.[10] [11]

Author

Alexander has written three books on running.

Notes and References

  1. News: Metro. Vassos Alexander's London home is in running distance from Virgin Radio. 13 May 2020. Associated Newspapers. Andrew. Williams. 4 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Team SkillForce Run the 2016 London Marathon. SkillForce. https://web.archive.org/web/20170930222451/http://www.skillforce.org/news/2016/04/team-skillforce-run-2016-london-marathon/. dead. 30 September 2017. 28 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Vassos Alexander. The Chris Evans Breakfast Show - About The Team . BBC Radio 2 . 20 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Chris Evans to move his Radio 2 team to Virgin Radio. RadioToday. 20 April 2020. Roy. Martin.
  5. Web site: Vassos Alexander . BBC . 10 November 2020.
  6. Web site: Free Weekly Timed the podcast; It's a parkrun thing. Alexander. Vassos. 2019. Free Weekly Times. 20 April 2020.
  7. Web site: Home We organise free weekly timed runs all over the world. Held in pleasant parkland on weekend mornings, our runs are open to all – from juniors and first timers to Olympians and octogenarians. 20 April 2020.
  8. Web site: Alexander Vassos. 20 April 2020. Spartathlon.
  9. Web site: Centurion Running. 20 April 2020. SDW100 2016 Race Report. 15 June 2016.
  10. News: Confessions of an accidental ultra runner. Alexander. Vassos. 22 March 2018. The Telegraph. 20 April 2020. 0307-1235.
  11. Web site: Ten Questions with Vassos Alexander. RunUltra Endurance. 20 April 2020. RunUltra. 10 May 2019. Luke. Jarmey. Dan. Stinton.

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