DJ Spoony

DJ Spoony (born Johnathan Joseph; 25 June 1970) is a British garage DJ and former BBC Radio 1 presenter..

Spoony was born in London Borough of Hackney, London to British West Indian parents. His career started on London Underground (a leading pirate radio station in the mid-nineties). He then joined Kiss 100, with the other members of the "Dreem Teem" Mikee B and Timmi Magic. The Dreem Teem, via a groundbreaking show on Galaxy, brought UK garage to Radio 1 in January 2000. They went on to win a prestigious Sony award in their first year.

He went on to host the Weekend Breakfast show on Radio 1 between October 2003 and Sept 2006. Listeners could join the Early Doors Club, play Judge Fudge, and become a Local Legend. Another long-running feature was Mills & Spoon (a nameplay of the Mills & Boon books), in which Scott Mills read out love stories every Sunday.

On 31 July 2006 the BBC announced that Spoony was to leave Radio 1 after six years with the station to concentrate on Five Live work. His early breakfast slot was replaced by Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates. Spoony presented his final Radio 1 show on 17 September 2006.

He hosted '606' on Radio 5 Live as well as 'Spoony meets....'. A series of shows in which he interviewed various personalities from British football, including with Sir Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho and David Beckham.

Spoony was resident DJ at the UK's top Garage and R'n'B club night 'Twice as Nice' for 7 years, mixing and compiling 3 gold selling compilation albums for the brand. He has had residencies in Ibiza and Ayai Napa for over 10 years as well as making annual visits to many other Mediterranean islands.

In 2006 Spoony took part in the fourth series of Strictly Come Dancing partnering Ola Jordan. They were eliminated in the third week of the competition. He also appeared on The Weakest Link and A Question of Sport, and was winning contestant on the celebrity version of the popular and long running quiz Mastermind, choosing "The Life and Times of Ray Charles' as his specialist subject.

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