Alex Brooker
| Alex Brooker | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Alexander James Brooker 15 May 1984 Croydon, England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | English |
| Education |
Liverpool John Moores University The Norton Knatchbull School |
| Occupation | Journalist, television presenter |
| Employer | Press Association, Channel 4 |
| Notable credit(s) | The Last Leg (2012—) The Jump (2014) The Superhumans Show (2016) |
Alexander James "Alex" Brooker (born 15 May 1984) is an English journalist and presenter, best known for his television work with Channel 4.
Brooker has co-hosted The Last Leg, a Channel 4 panel show with Adam Hills and Josh Widdicombe since 2012, as well as co-presenting Channel 4 ski jumping show The Jump with Davina McCall in 2014. In 2016, he began presenting The Superhumans Show for Channel 4 daytime.
Brooker went to the Norton Knatchbull School in Ashford, Kent, before graduating from Liverpool John Moores University in 2006 and worked as a sports reporter on the Liverpool Echo. He now works for the Press Association.
Brooker entered Channel 4's Half a Million Quid Talent Search in 2012, which aimed to find disabled talent for coverage of the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games and beyond. He first appeared as a trackside reporter on Channel 4's coverage of the 2011 BT Paralympic World Cup. Brooker interviewed the likes of Boris Johnson and David Cameron during the 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony and was a co-host on The Last Leg with Adam Hills, a nightly alternative look at the Games. Brooker was also on The Last Leg of the Year, an end of year special with Adam Hills and Josh Widdicombe.
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