JK and Joel

JK and Joel (Jason King - born Jason Griffiths in January 1975; and Joel Ross - born Joel Hogg in May 1977) are a British duo who have co-presented radio shows since 1999 and are the current hosts of the official UK chart on BBC Radio 1.

Related Topics:
Jason King - January - 1975 - Joel Ross - May - 1977 - 1999 - The official UK chart - BBC Radio 1

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The two first worked together at Viking FM in Hull from 1996 when Ross joined the station to present the overnight programme. King was hosting the afternoon show at the time. In 1998 King took over the breakfast show and Ross, who was on the evening programme, later began reading the travel bulletins on the show. Eventually the two were paired up as co-hosts.

Related Topics:
Viking FM - Hull - 1996 - 1998

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They left Viking FM to join Key 103 in Manchester in 2000, hosting the breakfast show there before going to Radio 1 in 2004. They initially hosted a weekend afternoon programme before moving to the Radio 1 Chart show. They also present the early breakfast show every Monday - Thursday from 4:00am - 6:55am, they started the latter slot in September 2005 replacing Nemone Metaxas who left to join BBC 6 Music

Related Topics:
Key 103 - Manchester - 2000 - 2004 - September 2005 - Nemone Metaxas - BBC 6 Music

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They have also hosted programmes for BBC3, Pure Soap and Men and Motors. Joel distinguished himself by winning Channel 5's 2005 Britain's Worst Celebrity Driver competition on September 25th 2005, despite the best efforts of JK, his co-driver.

Related Topics:
BBC3 - Men and Motors

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They have their own fansite: jkandjoel.tripod.com

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