Few radio broadcasters enjoy success in two continents. A Londoner by birth, but a childhood move to Australia dictated his accent and his early media home. Jono Coleman rose from ad script-writing to local radio programmes - and then national TV before graduating through the Australian radio ranks.
On his return to London, the disruptive BBC GLR beckoned before joining the ranks of Virgin 1215 at launch, where his mischievous tenure on the Russ ‘n’ Jono breakfast show is well-remembered. In this hour of #radiomoments ‘Conversations’, Jono tells of being replaced by Chris Evans at Virgin – and then by Jamie Theakston at Heart – before returning to the BBC’s local London station. He opens up about the circumstances of his return to Australia – and his radio and TV since.
In his own words, this is the Jono Coleman story.
Enjoy the whole Conversations series here. Theme music by Larry Bryant.
115: Gary Burgess - Wave, Wire, Q96, UTV, BBC Guernsey, ITV, Channel 103
114: Howard Hughes - City, Wyvern, Capital, LBC, BBC local
113: Graham Torrington - BRMB, Buzz, Kix 96, GWR group, BBC local
112: Clive Dickens - Chiltern, BRMB, Capital, ARI, Absolute, Austereo, Seven West, Optus
111: Louisa Compton - BBC Three Counties, 5 Live, Newsbeat, Channel 4
110: Cornelius Lysaght - Severn Sound, Southern, BBC Racing Correspondent
109: David Lloyd - Trent, Leic Sound, Lincs FM, Radio Authority, Century, Galaxy, LBC, Virgin, Orion
108: Ken Bruce - BBC Radio Scotland, Radio 2
107: Rob Jones - City, Luxembourg, the Super Station, USP
106: Colin Mason - Executive, Swansea Sound, Chiltern and BBC local
105: Lisa Kerr - Executive, Radiocentre, Local Radio Company; and Classic FM
104: Pete Price - Presenter, Radio City, City Talk, Radio Merseyside
103: Graham Dene - Presenter, UBN, City, Capital, Virgin, Magic, Smooth, BBC Local
102: David Symonds - Presenter, BBC Light, Home, Radio 1,2, Capital, Victory
101: Simon Mayo - Presenter, Radio 1, 2, 5 Live, Nottingham & Brighton
100: Don Thomson - Commercial Director, Piccadilly, Chrysalis, COO Global
99: Steve Collins - Programmer, presenter, Voice of Peace, Capital, Smooth, County Sound, Top Shop, Red Rose
98: Diana Luke - Presenter, Viking, Jazz, Superstation, County Sound, BBC local
97: Steve Orchard - Programmer, executive, GWR, GCap, Quidem, Prison Radio
96: John Inverdale - Presenter and sport, BBC local, BBC Radio 4, 2, 5, 5 Live
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