Jack Saunders (born 24 September 1992) is a British radio DJ and television presenter. He is best known for presenting

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's flagship new music show every weeknight.

Career

Radio

Saunders studied Broadcast Journalism at

Nottingham Trent University Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is a public research university located in Nottingham, England. Its origins date back to 1843 with the establishment of the Nottingham School of Design, Nottingham Government School of Design, which still opera ...

, graduating in 2014. He managed the university's student radio station, during which time it won seven student radio awards. Starting in June 2014, Saunders hosted the 10am to 1pm Sunday slot on

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. He started at Radio X in 2015, hosting the early weekend breakfast show. He went on to cover various shows, including ''

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'', and then hosted the mid-morning slot until April 2018.

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took over hosting the slot. In September 2018, Saunders began hosting the 11pm-1am slot on BBC Radio 1. The show focuses on rock, indie, and alternative music. In September 2020, the show moved an hour earlier at 10pm-12am, as part of a wider timetable change. Mondays to Wednesdays are devoted to ''Future Artists'', whilst Thursdays are devoted to the ''Indie Show''. In September 2021, the show moved two hours earlier to 8pm-10pm to take over from

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and Charlie, who since moved to the

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slot. In July 2022, it was announced that Saunders would be the new host of ''

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'', taking over from

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, who left for

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. At the same time, Saunders' ''Indie Show'' moved to Sundays at 9pm instead of Thursday at 8pm, where it was replaced by the ''Future Pop'' show with

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. In July 2022 Saunders joined up with

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as a support DJ for the band's comeback UK Tour which included dates in Sheffield, Liverpool and Birmingham. Saunders was announced as the new host of Radio 1's flagship new music show in December 2023, taking over from

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from April 2024.

Television

Saunders also works as a presenter on

MTV MTV (an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on ...

. He is the host of the weekly MTV Rocks Chart on MTV Music. In 2019, Saunders and

Yungblud Dominic Richard Harrison (born 5 August 1997), known professionally as Yungblud, is an English singer, songwriter and actor. In 2018, he released his debut EP ''Yungblud'', followed by his first full-length album ''21st Century Liability''. In ...

featured together on an episode of ''

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''.

Streaming

During the

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in 2020, Saunders started ''Quarantine Karaoke'' on

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. The series sees artists join him for interviews and karaoke. Since then, he set up a weekly thing called ''Feedback Friday'', a commentary on the best new music, airing Fridays on Twitch.

Personal life

Saunders is a fan of

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and lives in the UK with his dog Winnie the Malti Pooch.

References

External links

''Radio 1's New Music Show with Jack Saunders''
(BBC Radio 1)
''The Official Chart on Radio 1 with Jack Saunders''
(BBC Radio 1) {{DEFAULTSORT:Saunders, Jack 1992 births Alumni of Nottingham Trent University Alumni of the Student Radio Association BBC Radio 1 presenters British Twitch (service) streamers Living people