Jim Hawkins

Jim Hawkins (born 1962) is a BBC radio presenter. Biography Personal life Hawkins was born in Essex and brought up there and in Warwickshire, England. He now lives in Shropshire. Career Hawkins' broadcasting career began on a student radio station at Warwick University. He worked for independent local radio station Mercia Sound from 1981 to 1983. He joined BBC Radio 4 in 1984, writing and presenting the News Stand programme. Hawkins has worked for several commercial and BBC local radio stations across the United Kingdom in various roles on both sides of the microphone, including spells as a producer and manager.