Jonathan Charles Gaunt was born on 3 March 1961 and is an English radio talk show presenter, TV personality, newspaper columnist, social commentator and spokesman.
11 Facts About Jon Gaunt
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Jon Gaunt has appeared as a newspaper reviewer on Sky News Sunrise and as a contributor to television programmes such as Question Time, Countdown, Daily Politics and BBC News.
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On radio, Jon Gaunt was a regular contributor on BBC Radio 2's The Jeremy Vine Show.
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Jon Gaunt studied Drama and Theatre Arts at the University of Birmingham.
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Jon Gaunt eventually received funding from West Midlands Arts and the Arts Council of Britain.
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On 18 November 2008 it was announced that Talksport had terminated Jon Gaunt's contract following an interview with Redbridge Council's Michael Stark on 7 November, in which Jon Gaunt branded Councillor Stark a "Nazi", and "an ignorant pig" live on air in a discussion about whether smokers should be allowed to foster children in care.
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Jon Gaunt felt that the policy was draconian and would leave children in care, where he believed that they would be in much more danger.
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Jon Gaunt had criticised Redbridge Council in similar terms in his Sun newspaper column that morning.
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In January 2009 Jon Gaunt stated his intent to fight the human rights case for the sake of "all broadcasters", before turning his attention to suing Talksport for terminating his contract.
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From April 2009 to July 2010, Jon Gaunt presented an online radio talk show for the Suns website, called Sun Talk.
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In March 2010, Sun Talk won a British Press Award for Digital Innovation, and Jon Gaunt was nominated for a Sony Radio Award for Speech Radio Personality of the year.