Jason King (radio)

Jason "JK" King (born Jason Griffiths, 6 January 1975 in Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, England) is a British radio DJ.

Career

Radio

Jason King has formerly presented for Sunshine 855 in Ludlow, Galaxy 101 in Bristol and 96.9 Viking FM in Kingston upon Hull, the later being where he met Joel Ross.

The pairing happened when Joel moved from the afternoon show he was hosting to join JK on breakfast. JK had become breakfast show host in 1998 after two years on the lunchtime slot, while also hosting a weekend dance music programme called "Club 969". The duo were the winners of three Sony Radio Academy Awards in 2005; a Gold for 'Breakfast Show Of The Year' and a Silver for 'Entertainment Show'. The pair later moved across the Pennines, up the M62 to Key 103, another Emap radio station.

The pair presented the coveted "UK Top 40" show and early breakfast slot (Mon - Thurs) on BBC Radio 1 from March 2005 to October 2007, but left the station on October 11 2007 to concentrate on TV work.

Television

On television, JK and Joel have presented: "Playboyz", a fast-moving gadget series for Granada Men and Motors and "Motor Maniacs", a series dedicated to men obsessed with bikes and cars. Most recently, they have been the hosts of "Pure Soap" on BBC Three, a daily 30-minute live show looking at all things to do with soap operas. He has recently been presenting (with Joel) , a programme shown on ITV called "Sing It Back". He also started presenting a children's TV programme called 'Hider in The House' (with Joel). This program has been a massive success, fequently being the highest rated childrens show on television.

JK took part in the Channel 4 series "The Games" where he finished third. He recently appeared on "Celebrity Poker", but has since said that he "won't be appearing on any more reality shows as I've been on too many".

Personal life

Jason King attended Tenbury High School.

Away from the media spotlight, JK is a football fan and an animal lover. A farmer's son, he initially wanted to work for the RSPCA. As a young child he lived on a dairy farm with his family.

King has been dating former "Hear'Say" singer Suzanne Shaw since December 2005, after appearing together on "Britain's Worst Celebrity Driver." The couple had been friends since Shaw's "Hear'Say" days, and live together with Shaw's son in Buckinghamshire. They announced their engagement in August 2008. [citeweb|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7587616.stm|title= Hear'Say singer to marry radio DJ|publisher=BBC News|date=2008-08-28|accessdate=2008-08-28] [citeweb|url=http://showbiz.sky.com/third-time-lucky-suz|title=Third Time Lucky, Suz?|publisher=Sky News|date=2008-08-28|accessdate=2008-08-28]

References

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/biog.shtml bbc.co.uk/radio1] JK & Joel Biog.