Phil Williams (born 2 August 1974) is a British radio news reporter and presenter who worked for 18 years on

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until 2019. A graduate of the

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trainee reporters scheme, Williams soon joined the corporation's Greater Manchester Radio (GMR) station as a newsreader and presenter. His time at the station included reporting in the immediate aftermath of a Provisional IRA bombing in the city. Three years in a similar role at

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followed before Williams transferred to Radio 5 Live, initially as an entertainment reporter. He formerly hosted the ''Weekend Breakfast'' show, firstly with

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, and then with

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on Saturdays and with

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on Sundays. From 13 May 2013 he switched to the late-night show – presenting the show from Mondays to Wednesdays, 10:30pm1am, and also on Thursdays 10pm1am, when

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's political discussion show '' Question Time'' was off-season. He left the station after presenting his final programme on 8 May 2019. In November 2019, he stood in for OJ Borg on

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's late night show. Williams previously presented a show on commercial station XFM London, running from 10am to 2pm every Sunday. Beginning in June 2020, he started presenting an evening show, Monday to Thursday, on the digital radio station

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. He left the station in June 2022. Williams supports

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Phil covers shows for

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