Ben Jones (DJ)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Ben Jones (1977-) is an English radio DJ and former children's television presenter. He is currently a presenter of Absolute Radio (formerly Virgin Radio), a position he has held since 2001. Jones was born in Bournemouth, Dorset. He grew up in the New Forest and now lives in Fulham, west London. His first steps into the radio industry were as teaboy and Broadcast Assistant on local radio stations such as 2CR and Power FM. In 1997 he spent time as a DJ at the Capital Radio Cafe in 1997. During this time, he was mentored by Chris Tarrant, a man Jones professes to admire the most, "because of his longevity, consistency and talent". Under the management of programme director Paul Jackson, and the connections with Tarrant, soon Jones broke into television as he had desired. As a child, he had been inspired by children's TV presenter Andy Crane and sought to be a presenter himself. He soon became a presenter on the British version on The Disney Channel in 1998, presenting the station's first-ever breakfast show and a live interactive show.