Phil Holmes

Phil Holmes (April 16, 1972) is a British radio DJ and presenter on Palm 105.5. He lives with the "Present Mrs Holmes" and they have a daughter, who's 7 and a son due September 2007.

Early Career

Newspapers

After attending Bridgwater College, Phil worked in the Sales Departments of the Wells Journal, Bridgwater Mercury and Somerset County Gazette.

Radio Career

Stations

Phil started his radio career at Taunton Hospital Radio in 1983 aged 11. He then took part in Radio Cracker in 1991 and 1992. This led to presenting on Orchard FM, Radio Wyvern, Minster FM, Galaxy 101, Sun FM & Alpha 103.2.

He also presented a Networked Evening radio show for The Local Radio Company in 2003, which was networked to 19 UK radio stations.

In 2005, after working on radio licence applications, he joined The Bay, leaving in 2007, to join Palm 105.5, where he presents The Breakfast Show.

Infamy

Phil allegedly fell asleep during one of his Breakfast Shows on Sun FM in 1997, after being out the night before gigging in a nightclub. He was promptly fired but did Appear in all the daily UK newspapers, including on Page Three girl on The Sun.