John Osborne (broadcaster)

John Osborne is a British radio broadcaster. He started his radio career on London's pirate radio circuit, culminating in South London's very successful Horizon Radio.

Career

In the mid-1980s on his pirate broadcasts he interviewed artists such as Madonna, Kajagoogoo, Nick Heywood and Mary Wilson of The Supremes. Osborne became a club DJ in clubs such as The Hippodrome, Camden Palace, Limelight, Buzz Bar, Room at the Top, Stage 3, Cinderellas Rockerfellas, 5th Avenue and The Ritzy. In 1992, Osborne won the BEDA Club DJ of the year award and was nominated for The Disco International award.

Osborne became the presenter of the DMC Mixing Championships from 1992–94. In the '80s and '90s he wrote articles for the music press.

In 1996 Osborne started working in legal local radio. He joined Invicta FM, the independent local radio station for Kent owned by Capital Radio. His interviews included The Spice Girls, Boyzone, Craig David, Jim Kerr and Robin Gibb. He presented various radio shows including The Wind Down Zone, Just 80's, Boogie Years, The Online Request Show and the afternoon weekday slot and the Friday and Saturday night Club Dance Show. He appeared at most nightclubs in Kent during this time.

Virgin/Absolute Radio

In 2002 Osborne joined Virgin Radio. He presented many different shows but mainly Virgin Party Classics and Early Breakfast, also covering daytime shows including Breakfast and Drive-time. He continued to guest DJ at clubs such as Strawberry Moons, Club Boulevard and The Electric Ballroom where he broadcast the New Year's Eve show on Virgin Radio. He continued writing for newspapers and magazines.

When Virgin became Absolute Radio began presenting Weekend Breakfast and mid-week overnights, also filling in for absent DJs.

Gold

Osborne worked on Gold for two years, on the late night weekend slot from 10pm, including covering other shows. He appeared at Gold's Music Weekenders.^[1]

Jazz FM

Osborne became host of The Jazz Breakfast on Jazz FM in late 2013, before being moved to weekend breakfast less than a year later. He now hosts Funky Sensation for the station on Saturday evenings.

Solar Radio

In addition to Jazz FM, Osborne is a presenter on digital soul music station Solar Radio on Tuesday afternoons.

Other work

Osborne appears at nightclubs and music festivals and is one of the main DJs at the Caister Soul Weekenders. He runs a DJ agency.

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