Jon Gaunt
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Jon Gaunt is a morning talk show presenter.
Gaunt has worked for many radio stations, including BBC Three Counties Radio, BBC WM, BBC London, and BBC Coventry & Warwickshire. He currently hosts a mid-morning current affairs show ("The Jon Gaunt Show") on talkSPORT.
Gaunt is seen by some as being outspoken and self opinionated. He has no qualms to being both rude and offensive to those not agreeing with his views. However despite this and probably due to this, he has managed to command a large radio audience following. Among the quirks of the show, he likes his listeners to refer to him as "Gaunty" and often refers to callers as "Big Boy". Gaunt was awarded three Sony Radio Academy Gold Awards in 2001. [1]
Gaunt has dealt with controversy during his career; he has faced the UK Broadcasting Standards Commission five times; three of the complaints made against him were upheld. [2] He also was criticised for reportedly suggesting to listeners that they come to a visit by Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott with bricks, though a spokesman said that the statement referred to the high-crime area where the visit occurred, joking that Prescott's tires might be stolen. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Sony Awards 2001: The winners", BBC News, April 30, 2001. Retrieved October 12, 2006.
- ^ "Local hero", The Guardian, May 7, 2001. Retrieved October 12, 2006.
- ^ Maguire, Kevin, et al. "Author of media row letter takes the blame", The Guardian, May 23, 2001. Retrieved October 12, 2006.
