Jack Saunders (born 24 September 1992) is a British radio DJ and TV presenter who currently hosts the late-night show on

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Career

Radio

Saunders studied Broadcast Journalism at Nottingham Trent University, graduating in 2014. He managed the university's student radio station, during which time it won seven student radio awards. Starting in June 2014, Saunders hosted the 10am to 1pm Sunday slot on

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. He started at Radio X in 2015, hosting the early weekend breakfast show. He went on to cover various shows, including ''

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'', and then hosted the mid-morning slot until April 2018.

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took over hosting the slot. In September 2018, Saunders began hosting the 11pm-1am slot on BBC Radio 1. The show focuses on rock, indie, and alternative music. In September 2020, the show moved an hour earlier at 10pm-12am, as part of a wider timetable change. Mondays to Wednesdays are devoted to ''Future Artists'', whilst Thursdays are devoted to the ''Indie Show''. In September 2021, the show moved two hours earlier to 8pm-10pm to take over from

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and Charlie, who since moved to the

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slot. In July 2022, it was announced that Saunders would be the new host of ''

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'', taking over from Scott Mills, who leaves for BBC Radio 2. In July 2022 Saunders joined up with The Prodigy as a support DJ for the bands comeback UK Tour which included dates in Sheffield, Liverpool and Birmingham.

Television

Saunders also works as a presenter on MTV. He is the host of the weekly MTV Rocks Chart on MTV Music. In 2019 Saunders and

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featured together on an episode of ''

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''.

Streaming

During the

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in 2020, Saunders started ''Quarantine Karaoke'' on

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. The series sees artists join him for interviews and karaoke. Since then, he set up a weekly thing called ''Feedback Friday'', a commentary on the best new music, airing Fridays on Twitch.

Personal life

Saunders is a fan of Arsenal F.C. and lives in Shenfield, Essex with his dog Winnie.

References

External links

''Radio 1's Future Artists with Jack Saunders''
(BBC Radio 1)
''The Official Chart on Radio 1 with Jack Saunders''
(BBC Radio 1)
''Radio 1's Indie Show with Jack Saunders''
(BBC Radio 1) * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saunders, Jack BBC Radio 1 presenters Living people Alumni of Nottingham Trent University Twitch (service) streamers 1992 births Student Radio alumni Top of the Pops presenters