Ex-BBC radio presenter Alex Belfield convicted of stalking 4 TV stations – Deadline

A former local BBC radio presenter has been found guilty of stalking four people, including TV and radio broadcaster Jeremy Vine.

Alex Belfield, who now broadcasts on his own YouTube channel, was found guilty of four stalking charges at Nottingham Crown Court

In his evidence, Vine called Belfield the “Jimmy Savile of trolling”, referring to the disgraced late BBC presenter whose targeting of hundreds of victims of abuse during his long career came to light after his death.

Vine, who has a radio show on the BBC and a TV show on Channel 5, said Belfield had waged a campaign of abuse against her via social media and YouTube. He added: “I’ve had a physical stalker follow me in the past. It’s a picnic compared to this guy. It’s like an avalanche of hate that hits you.”

BBC Radio Northampton presenter Bernie Keith told the court he felt suicidal from what he called Belfield’s “tsunami of hate.”

Belfield’s contract with BBC Radio Leeds ended in 2011. He chose not to give evidence at his trial. He has previously claimed he was the victim of a “witch hunt” and “hoarding” by other broadcasters. He was granted bail and will be sentenced next month.

His YouTube channel is titled “The Voice of Reason”, although he has been suspended from the platform on more than one occasion.