12 Facts About Jon Morter

Jonathan Morter was born on 4 October 1974 and is an English radio DJ, social media pioneer and campaigner.

Jon Morter launched the Condescending Corporate Brand Page, a page that harshly ridicules corporate social media techniques.

In 2023, Jon Morter was one of the original team behind the StopTheTories.

In 2008, Jon Morter launched a campaign to make Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" reach the top of the British Christmas chart.

Jon Morter told London Metro that he had learned how the system worked through Rick Astley's bid.

In January 2010, Jon Morter, after hearing about news that the demise of the music station BBC 6 Music was near, and that the station was being scrapped by BBC management, successfully campaigned against its imminent closure by kickstarting the 'Save 6 Music' Facebook group networking with over 180,000 members subscribing.

In 2011, Jon Morter helped the campaign against X Factor winners Little Mix and their cover of "Cannonball" from becoming Christmas number one by supporting Nirvana's song "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

In October 2012, Jon Morter was invited by Peter Hooton of the Farm to join the Justice Collective, a fund-raising record raising money for the various charities associated with the Hillsborough disaster.

On Mayall's death just prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Jon Morter began a campaign to chart the song in time for the tournament.

In December 2020, Jon Morter teamed up with Lee and Asian Dub Foundation to campaign to chart the song in time for the chart published by the Official Charts Company on 31 December 2020, thereby making the record the 'Brexit Day Number One'.

The Kunts released numerous videos for the project, one portraying a 1970s Top of the Pops performance where Jon Morter appears as an extra.

In 2009, Jon Morter was picked by the BBC in their list of nominations for "Men of the Year" Awards from December 2009 for his Rage Against the Machine vs Joe McElderry campaign.