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| Jon Gaunt is an outspoken morning talk show presenter for ]. He had earlier works at ] and ]. He then moved onto ]. After leaving BBC London he took a new position with ] but left after a month because of BBC editorial guidelines, which prevent its journalists working for other media (he was writing a column in ] newspaper). | Jon Gaunt is an outspoken morning talk show presenter for ]. He had earlier works at ] and ]. He then moved onto ]. After leaving BBC London he took a new position with ] but left after a month because of BBC editorial guidelines, which prevent its journalists working for other media (he was writing a column in ] newspaper). | ||
| He continues to write a column for the ] London newspaper and hosts a mid-morning current affairs show on ], where he likes his listeners to refer to him as "Gaunty" and he often refers to them as "Big Boy". Gaunt, though seen by many as highly outspoken, commands a large radio audience. | He continues to write a column for the ] London newspaper and hosts a mid-morning current affairs show on ], where he likes his listeners to refer to him as "Gaunty" and he often refers to them as "Big Boy". Gaunt, though seen by many as highly outspoken, commands a large radio audience, of which , surveys reveal, three quarters of which are males called Terry. | ||
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Jon Gaunt is an outspoken morning talk show presenter for talkSPORT. He had earlier works at BBC Three Counties Radio and BBC WM. He then moved onto BBC London. After leaving BBC London he took a new position with BBC Coventry & Warwickshire but left after a month because of BBC editorial guidelines, which prevent its journalists working for other media (he was writing a column in The Sun newspaper).
He continues to write a column for the The Sun London newspaper and hosts a mid-morning current affairs show on talkSPORT, where he likes his listeners to refer to him as "Gaunty" and he often refers to them as "Big Boy". Gaunt, though seen by many as highly outspoken, commands a large radio audience, of which , surveys reveal, three quarters of which are males called Terry.
Sony Awards
Gaunt's head expanded in 2001, when he won three Sony Radio Academy Gold Awards: News Coverage Award, Breakfast News & Talk Award and News Broadcaster Award for his work on the BBC Three Counties Radio Breakfast Show.
Controversy
Jon Gaunt's career has seen it's fair share of controversy over the years. He has been up before the UK Broadcasting Standards Commission five times, three of those times the complaints made against him were upheld . He has also been criticised for suggesting to listeners that they come to a visit by the Deputy Prime Minister with bricks .
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