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| '''Jon Gaunt''' (born 3 March 1961 in ]), is a ] |
'''Jon Gaunt''' (born 3 March 1961 in ]), is a ] cunt. | ||
| Initially a ] supporter of ], he studied ] at the ], founded a theatre ] in Coventry and wrote political plays. After the theatre project failed he was pursuaded by old acting friend ] (currently the programme director at talkSPORT) to audition for the local BBC radio station for which Dee worked.<ref>Burrell, Ian. , ''The Independent'', January 28, 2008. Retrieved October 22, 2008.</ref> | |||
| Gaunt has worked for many radio stations, including ], ], ], and ]. Gaunt was awarded three ] (one as an individual, two as part of a team) in 2001.<ref>, ''BBC News'', April 30, 2001. Retrieved October 12, 2006.</ref> Gaunt is regularly seen airing his views on ]'s '']''. | |||
| Gaunt has been no stranger to controversy in his career, having faced the ] five times.<ref>, ''The Guardian'', May 7, 2001. Retrieved October 12, 2006.</ref> He most recently hosted a mid-morning ] show on ]. On November 18, 2008 it was announced that talkSPORT had terminated Gaunt's contract following an interview with ]'s Cllr Michael Stark on Friday November 7th.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7736353.stm|title='Nazi' remark presenter is sacked |date=2008-11-18|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=2008-11-18}}</ref> The decision followed an internal talkSPORT investigation that was instigated following complaints about the content and nature of the broadcast, in which Gaunt branded Cllr Stark a "]," and "an ignorant pig" live on air. The radio station later apologised to the councillor for the manner in which the interview was conducted. | |||
| Talksport Radio confirmed that they had sacked Jon Gaunt on Wednesday 19th November 2008. A statement was released by the station explaining what had happened. Ganut has vowed to come back from this event and continue to fight for children in the care system. | |||
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Jon Gaunt (born 3 March 1961 in Coventry), is a right-wing cunt.