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Jonathan Coleman nicknamed
Jono (born
29 February 1956 in
Hackney,
London,
England), is an
Australian television personality, radio announcer and writer and performer of comedy.
Career
Television
Coleman's broadcasting career started in the late 1970s in Australia when he was chosen a member of the reporting team for the popular afternoon children's TV magazine show
Simon Townsend's Wonder World, created and hosted by journalist
Simon Townsend, who had been a prominent anti-
Vietnam War activist in Australia in the late 1960s.
This was followed by several years as a DJ and presenter on the ABC's youth radio network
Triple J, including a stint as co-host (with
Ian Rogerson) on the popular Sunday afternoon comedy program
Off The Record, a program that featured the talents of comedy group
The J-Team, which included comedians
Lance Curtis and
Angela Webber.
In 1992, Coleman worked as an announcer and sidekick on the
Lifetime game show
Born Lucky hosted by former one-time Wheel of Fortune and Entertainment Tonight's
Bob Goen.
In 1996, Coleman appeared in an episode of the
ITV sitcom
Is It Legal? as a DJ on the fictional station Hounslow FM.
UK Radio
Coleman's UK radio career began at
BBC GLR, before moving to
Virgin Radio in May
1993, presenting the Sunday - Thursday evening show from 7-10pm. In July
1993, he co-presented the Breakfast show alongside
Russ Williams, where he remained until October
1997, moving to the drivetime show upon
Chris Evans' arrival at the station.
Coleman was fired from
Virgin Radio in early
1998 and moved to London's
Heart 106.2, presenting the Breakfast show. He co-hosted the show with
Harriet Scott from mid
2002.
In early
2005, despite his breakfast show contributing to
Heart 106.2 becoming the most listened to commercial radio station in London, he was axed, moving to sister station
LBC 97.3, where for a short time he took over the weekend mid-morning show from 10am-1pm.
On 25th July
2005 Coleman took over the 3-5pm Afternoon show on
BBC London 94.9 and from 17th October
2005, he took over the Breakfast show from
Danny Baker, co-presenting with
JoAnne Good. In late 2006, he'd left BBC London and the UK to be near his 81-year-old mother Sylvia, in
Sydney,
Australia.
Return to Australia
Coleman now presents
The Jonathan Coleman Experience with
RockWiz presenter
Julia Zemiro at 1-3pm across Australia on Sydney's
WSFM and Melbourne's
Gold FM.
Since returning to Australia he's become a regular reporter for Channel Seven's morning news program
Sunrise, for which he'd previous appeared presenting entertainment news from London. His regular segment is reviewing movies.
He has also presented many television programmes for the
BBC and appears regularly for many international television crossovers from the United Kingdom for Australian television. Coleman also wrote for
Punch magazine titled
Coleman's Bowls. He currently writes a weekly column for the national newspaper
The Daily Star.
He has also appeared in the British television programmes,
Celebrity Fit Club,
Celebrities Under Pressure,
I'm Famous and Frightened! and
Have I Been Here Before?, and provides the voice of the narrator for the children's show
The Koala Brothers.
Coleman has also provided many
voice-overs and
narrations for many products both in Australia and internationally for companies such as
Tooheys,
Foster's,
Qantas, the
Australian Tourist Commission, and
BBC TV, as well as in-flight programs for Qantas,
Air New Zealand and Britannia.
His earlier Australian television work included regular appearances on children's show
Simon Townsend's Wonder World as a reporter and regular TV appearances with his partner
Ian Rogerson such as
Saturday Morning Live . He also worked on radio in Sydney with him as the duo
Jono and Dano with
Ian Rogerson.
Jonathan Coleman is also the voice of the popular Australian 70s 80s and 90s music radio program "My Generation", heard on the Australian Radio Network stations Gold 104 (Melbourne), 2WS-FM (Sydney), 4KQ (Brisbane), Mix 102.3 FM (Adelaide), Mix 106.3 FM (Canberra), and over 50 regional radio stations throughout Australia.
In 2007, he filmed a cameo for long running Australian
soap opera Neighbours, which he was one of the witnesses at
Karl and Susan Kennedy's wedding.
Suspension from Sunrise
On
2 August 2007, Coleman was suspended indefinitely from Sunrise for revealing the supposed end to
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on air. He later said that he hadn't read the book and the
Seven Network released a statement regarding his actions. Sunrise announced that their viewers would decide whether he'd be fired. He kept his job with 70% of the vote.
Personal life
He lived in
North London from
1990 until his return to
Australia in
2005. He now resides in
Sydney, and is married with two children.
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