Jonny Saunders (born 31 March 1975) is a British former radio sports reporter, presenter and commentator. He worked for the

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and featured on Radios 1, 2, 4, 5 live and

6 Music BBC Radio 6 Music is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC, specialising primarily in alternative music. BBC 6 Music was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years. It is available only ...

. He was the drivetime and later morning sports presenter on

BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 2 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It is the most popular station in the United Kingdom with over 15 million weekly listeners. Since launching in 1967, the station broadcasts a wide range of content. ...

, featuring on ''

The Chris Evans Breakfast Show ''The Chris Evans Breakfast Show'' (currently referred to on-air due to sponsorship reasons as ''The Chris Evans Breakfast Show with Sky'') is the name given to two versions of a radio programme hosted by broadcaster Chris Evans in the United K ...

'' and ''

Chris Evans Drivetime ''Chris Evans Drivetime'' was the incarnation of the drivetime show on BBC Radio 2 from 18 April 2006 to 24 December 2009, and aired on weekdays between 17:00 and 19:00 in the United Kingdom. It was presented by Chris Evans, who moved to Drive ...

'' until leaving on 8 July 2011, to become a teacher.

Early life and education

Saunders was educated at

Bradfield College Bradfield College, formally St Andrew's College, Bradfield, is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) for pupils aged 11–18, located in the small village of Bradfield in the English county of Berkshire. It is note ...

, a boarding

independent school An independent school is independent in its finances and governance. Also known as private schools, non-governmental, privately funded, or non-state schools, they are not administered by local, state or national governments. In British Eng ...

in the small village of Bradfield in

Berkshire Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Berk ...

, followed by

Durham University , mottoeng = Her foundations are upon the holy hills (Psalm 87:1) , established = (university status) , type = Public , academic_staff = 1,830 (2020) , administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19) , chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen , vice_chan ...

from 1994 to 1997, and was at Collingwood College, where he kept goal for the college football team. He appeared as part of the Durham Revue alongside James Cary and comic

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Radio career

Saunders' radio career started on the University Radio Station

Purple Radio Purple Radio is Durham University's Official Student Radio Station. Purple broadcasts online 24 hours a day during term time, from October until June each year. History Purple FM (1996 - 2005) Purple Radio was previously known as Purple FM ...

then known as "Purple FM 105.8" where alongside other members of the Durham Revue he presented the Saturday morning ''Brenda Smedley Show'' from 10am to noon. He began his professional career as a sports broadcaster at London's

Capital Radio Capital London is a radio station owned and operated by the Global media company as part of its national Capital FM Network. As Capital Radio it was launched in the London area in 1973 as one of Britain's first two commercial radio stations. I ...

, where he worked from 1998 to 1999. In September 1999 he moved to the

, where he worked until mid 2011. Saunders was mysteriously absent from ''

'' from 14 to 16 June 2011. It was revealed on Friday 17 June that he had been away revising for and taking an

Open University The Open University (OU) is a British public research university and the largest university in the United Kingdom by number of students. The majority of the OU's undergraduate students are based in the United Kingdom and principally study off- ...

exam in English Literature as he would be leaving the show on 8 July 2011 to become a teacher. Saunders has also presented coverage of

Reading F.C. Reading Football Club ( ) is a professional football club based in Reading, Berkshire, England. The team play in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. The club is managed by Paul Ince. Reading are nicknamed ...

BBC Radio Berkshire BBC Radio Berkshire is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of Berkshire. It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds studios at Thames Valley Park near Reading. According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audie ...

on Saturdays from 1pm.

Personal life

Saunders lives at

in Berkshire as a

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for Stone House. and is married with two children. In 2004 he was travelling on the train involved in the

Ufton Nervet rail crash The Ufton Nervet rail crash was a collision between a train and car on a level crossing near Ufton Nervet, Berkshire, England, in 2004. Seven people, including the drivers of the train and the car, were killed. An inquest found that the crash w ...

.Six die as train ploughs into car
BBC News, 7 November 2004

References

External links

Jonny's profile
* 1975 births Living people Alumni of Collingwood College, Durham British radio personalities Schoolteachers from Berkshire People educated at Bradfield College {{UK-radio-bio-stub