John Osborne (broadcaster)

John Osborneis a British radio broadcaster. He started his radio career on London'spirate radiocircuit, culminating inSouth London's very successfulHorizon Radio.

John Osborne
Born	London
Career
Style	Radio Presenter
Country	United Kingdom

Career

In 1981 he became the resident DJ at the famous nightclub, Room At The Top, also at this time he worked for Soul On Sound and Soundwave magazines where he did reviews and interviews includingMadonna,Kajagoogoo,Nick Heywood and In the mid-1980s on his pirate broadcasts on London station Horizon radio he interviewed artists such asMary WilsonofThe Supremes.Osborne continued to DJ in clubs such as [[Hippodrome, Camden Palace, Limelight, Buzz Bar, London. Stage 3, Cinderellas Rockerfellas, 5th Avenue and The Ritzy. In 1992, Osborne won the BEDA Club DJ of the year award and was nominated for The Disco International award.

Osborne became the presenter of the DMC Mi xing Championships from 1992 to 1994. In the '80s and '90s he wrote articles for the music press.

In 1996 Osborne started working in legal local radio. He joinedInvicta FM,the independent local radio station for Kent owned byCapital Radio.His interviews included TheSpice Girls,Boyzone,Craig David,Jim KerrandRobin Gibb.He presented various radio shows includingThe Wind Down Zone,Just 80's,Boogie Years,The Online Request Showand the afternoon weekday slot and the Friday and Saturday nightClub Dance Show.He appeared at most nightclubs in Kent during this time.

Virgin/Absolute Radio

In 2002 Osborne joinedVirgin Radio.He presented many different shows but mainlyVirgin Party ClassicsandEarly Breakfast,also covering daytime shows including breakfast and drive-time. He continued to guest DJ at clubs such as Strawberry Moons, Club Boulevard and The Electric Ballroom where he broadcast the New Year's Eve show on Virgin Radio. He continued writing for newspapers and magazines.

When Virgin becameAbsolute Radiobegan presentingWeekend Breakfastand mid-week overnights, also filling in for absent DJs.

Gold

Osborne worked onGoldfor two years, on the late night weekend slot from 10pm, including covering other shows. He appeared at Gold's Music Weekenders.

Jazz FM

Osborne joined Jazz fm in 2012 to present weekend breakfast. He became host of the weekdayJazz Breakfastin late 2013, before being moved to weekend breakfast a year later. He has hostedFunky SensationandSaturday Soulfor the station on Saturday evenings.

Solar Radio

In addition to Jazz FM, Osborne is a presenter on digital soul music stationSolar Radioon Tuesday afternoons.

Other work

Osborne appears at nightclubs and music festivals and is one of the main DJs at the Caister Soul Weekenders. He runs a DJ agency.

External links

• John Osborne on Jazz FM