Vassos Alexander

Vassos Alexander
Born
London, UK[1]
Occupation(s)Sports reporter, radio presenter and writer
Years active2004-present
Known forThe Chris Evans Breakfast Show
Notable work
  • 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.[2] Alexander hosted the parkrun podcast, he is a motivational speaker and serves as an ambassador for the young person's charity SkillForce.[3]

Broadcasting career

From 2011, Alexander was the sports presenter on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2.[1] 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.

  • Alexander, Vassos (2016). Don't Stop Me Now: 26.2 Tales of a Runner's Obsession. Bloomsbury Sport. ISBN 9781472921536. - a celebration of running in 26.2 chapters
  • Alexander, Vassos (8 May 2018). Running Up That Hill, the highs and lows of going that bit further. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4729-4796-3. - explores what lies beyond the marathon finish line
  • Alexander, Vassos (2021). How to Run a Marathon: The Go-to Guide for Anyone and Everyone. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780008377229.

References

  1. ^ a b "Vassos Alexander". The Chris Evans Breakfast Show - About The Team. BBC Radio 2. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. ^ Williams, Andrew (4 February 2019). "Vassos Alexander's London home is in running distance from Virgin Radio". Metro. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Team SkillForce Run the 2016 London Marathon". SkillForce. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Martin, Roy. "Chris Evans to move his Radio 2 team to Virgin Radio". RadioToday. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Vassos Alexander". BBC. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  6. ^ Alexander, Vassos (2019). "Free Weekly Timed the podcast; It's a parkrun thing". Free Weekly Times. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  7. ^ "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". Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Alexander Vassos". Spartathlon. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  9. ^ "SDW100 2016 Race Report". Centurion Running. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  10. ^ Alexander, Vassos (22 March 2018). "Confessions of an accidental ultra runner". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  11. ^ Jarmey, Luke; Stinton, Dan (10 May 2019). "Ten Questions with Vassos Alexander". RunUltra. RunUltra Endurance. Retrieved 20 April 2020.