Nemone

Nemone
Born	Nemone Metaxas 3 November 1973 (1973-11-03) (age 38) Chester, Cheshire, England
Nationality	United Kingdom
Other names	Nemone
Ethnicity	Greek
Education	B.S. Psychology
Alma mater	Victoria University of Manchester
Occupation	Radio Presenter, Disc Jockey, Television Presenter/Producer
Children	Daughter, Ella, born July 2009

Nemone Metaxas (born 3 November 1973, Chester,^[1] England) is a British DJ, Radio Presenter, Television Presenter/Producer and former athlete of Greek descent.

Her family's Greek ancestral village is in Sekhia and the family name is `Anastasakis'.^[2]

Broadcasting career

After finishing her degree in Psychology at the Victoria University of Manchester in 1995,^[3] Nemone worked as a research assistant in a psychiatric ward. She thereafter realised her career interest to be in broadcasting.

She began modestly on reception and while still manning the phones daily at Kiss 102 in Manchester. In 1997, she became the presenter and producer of "The Word" radio program as radio station Kiss 105 went on the air. After that, she presented Galaxy 102 FM's Morning Show, Network Chill Out Show and The Galaxy Chart for Manchester.

Nemone joined BBC Radio 1 in October 2000 initially hosting the Saturday breakfast show. She filled in for Jo Whiley's weekday morning show for many months in 2001 while Whiley was on maternity leave. In light of that, Nemone was then awarded the weekend afternoon slot which she hosted from Autumn 2001 through to the end of 2003.

After a high profile revamp of the BBC Radio 1 daytime schedule from early 2004, Nemone replaced Scott Mills on the early breakfast show (4:00am–6:55am).

Nemone left Radio 1 in September 2005 when JK and Joel (Monday-Thursday) as well as Fearne and Reggie (Friday) took over her early morning slot.

She joined BBC 6 Music on 3 October 2005, she began presenting the Dream Ticket show as well as filling in on 6 Music's drive time show when Steve Lamacq was away.

Nemone took over Vic McGlynn's weekday lunchtime show, weekdays in the 13:00-16:00 slot on 6 Music on 4 September 2006. She can also be heard covering various shows on BBC Radio 2.

Cerys Matthews filled in for Nemone on BBC 6 Music after she began six months maternity leave on 6 July 2009. After Matthews herself went on maternity leave on 24 November, the show was then presented by either Chris Hawkins or Andrew Collins. In July 2009, Nemone gave birth to a baby girl named Ella and returned to BBC 6 Music on 1 February 2010.

Nemone lost out in another BBC 6 Music reshuffle on 1st February 2011 when it was announced she was to move to the weekend breakfast show in favour of Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie ^[4]. This move will take effect from 9th April.^[5] The announcement corresponded with her announcement of her pregnancy with her second child.

She participated with her daughter Ella in the Bumps & Babies Mile in Battersea Park for Sport Relief 2010 along with Denise Van Outen, Carly Cole, Gail Emms, Natasha Kaplinsky and Kim Medcalf.^[6][7][8][9]

Television career

Nemone co-hosts the BBC One television programme 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow alongside Steve Jones. She is seen describing the method of eviction from the game show and then interviewing the losing contestants.

Musical career

Nemone was once a singer in a funk band some of whose members went on to form Groove Armada,^[10] as well as playing saxophone.

Athletic career

Apart from radio and TV broadcasting, Nemone is also a keen athlete.

Nemone is a former champion 400 metres runner. In 1999 she won the Greater Manchester Championships. In 2000 she qualified for the British Championships, and competed in the 400m British Olympic trials.

She decided to bid to run for the Greek Olympic team for the 2004 Summer Olympics. Her training was filmed for a BBC Three television programme called "My Big Fat Greek Olympic Dream".

Also, on screen, Nemone has hosted the X Games in Barcelona and Ski Sunday in Livigno for Grandstand on BBC One TV.

Notes

1. ^ Biography on BBC 6 Music website
2. ^ *Philip, Robert, "Athletics: An unlikely odyssey from Ash to Athens", The Daily Telegraph (UK), 30 Jul 2004
3. ^ The University of Manchester Distinguished Alumni entry for Nemone Metaxas (archived 2008)
4. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/02_february/01/6music.shtml
5. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/02_february/01/6music.shtml
6. ^ http://www.sportrelief.com/whats-on/news/celebrity-mums-to-be-put-their-best-bump-forward
7. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sportrelief/news/180210_bumpsbabies.shtml
8. ^ http://www.kickette.com/carly-cole-for-sport-relief-mile/
9. ^ http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2010/02/19/bump-in-the-white-115875-22053881/
10. ^ stated by Nemone, herself, on-air, The Dream Ticket show, 19 January 2006.

Bibliography

• Honeyball, Lee,"My team : Radio 1 DJ Nemone Metaxas on Sale Harriers Athletics Club", The Observer Sport Monthly, Sunday 3 June 2001

External links

• Nemone at BBC Programmes
• Nemone on Myspace
• Nemone on Twitter

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