Jo Whiley We Salute You:
Tuesday saw the departure of Radio Ones most loved. For avid fans and listeners of Radio One alike this will come as a great loss, as for the last 18 years Jo has been delivering the latest sounds, information and insightful views into the UKs most loved industry; today we celebrate such an array of talent which has been delivered to us through radio and television through the last two decades.
Moving to Radio one in 1993 during the hay day of Brittpop Jo hosted a weekday evening show called the evening session which was oriented towards less mainstream non dance music. After proving her natural flare in front of the camera and her clear passion for pop culture she soon became a regular presenter on Top of The Pops, going on to present nearly every episode of 1997. To follow this came The Much Listened to Jo Whiley show, a weekday lunch time show including elements of the evening show and bringing us live performances from all our favourites in the live lounge. Following this Jo went on to present a weekend show on Radio One, and much like her mid week show this featured live performances from favourites new and old not to mention insightful special features such as Jo’s road trip and Spellstar. In recent years it has not only been on the Radio where presence has been made. Jo has brought us television coverage of all the major music festivals, been a judge on the channel 4 show Mobileact Unsigned and has recently begun hosting a music show on music channel TMF.
Whether Jo’s departure from Radio One is a sign of the changing times within the industry or to extend her already incredible array of achievements across our networks, we can rest assure she will continue to be a huge presence within the music industry and continue to deliver the same insight as we have seen in years before. Radio Ones loss is definitely Radio 2’s gain and after the relationship she has built in every one of her listeners over the years I know you will all agree with us when we say Jo Whiley we salute you!!
