Jack Saunders

A portrait of Saunders for BBC Radio 1

**Jack Saunders** (born 24 September 1992)
is a British radio DJ and TV presenter who currently hosts the late-night show on BBC Radio 1.

## Career

### Radio

Saunders studied Broadcast Journalism at Nottingham Trent University, 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 Kerrang! Radio. He started at Radio X in 2015, hosting the early weekend breakfast show. He went on to cover various shows, including *The Chris Moyles Show*, and then hosted the mid-morning slot until April 2018. Toby Tarrant 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 Rickie, Melvin, and Charlie (Rickie Haywood-Williams, Melvin Odoom, and Charlie Hedges), who since moved to the Live Lounge slot.

### Television

Saunders also works as a presenter on MTV. He is the host of the weekly MTV Rocks Chart on MTV Music.

In 2019 Saunders and YUNGBLUD featured together on an episode of *Celebrity Gogglebox*.

### Streaming

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Saunders started *Quarantine Karaoke* on Twitch. 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 Arsenal F.C. and lives in North London with his dog Winnie. He is currently dating Cassy Brooking, an English singer-songwriter performing under the stage name *Cassyette*.

## External links

* *Radio 1's Future Artists with Jack Saunders* (BBC Radio 1)
* *Radio 1's Indie Show with Jack Saunders* (BBC Radio 1)
* [{{{link}}} JACKXSAUNDERS]

## References

1. ↑ Jack Saunders (@jackxsaunders) on Instagram — "when all your mates text you about how bad their hangover is you know the birthday party was a success" Posted 24 September 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2022. Archived
2. ↑ Nottingham Trent University — "Broadcast Journalism alumni Jack Saunders becomes the presenter of new music show on BBC Radio 1". Published 29 November 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2022. Archived
3. ↑ Music Week — "Caroline International's Fuzz Chaudhrey to produce Jack Saunders' Radio 1 Indie Show". Retrieved 15 March 2022.
4. ↑ Radio Today — "Toby Tarrant takes over mornings at Radio X". Published 6 April 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
5. ↑ Student Radio Association — "Jack Saunders Launches his BBC Radio 1 New Music Show". Published 3 September 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
6. ↑ Response Source — "Schedule change and launching show for BBC Radio 1". Published 2 September 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
7. ↑ BBC News — "Radio 1 and 1Xtra announce new hosts". Published 14 June 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
8. ↑ NME — "Yungblud to appear on 'Celebrity Gogglebox' tomorrow | NME". Published 24 October 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
9. ↑ Money Management — "Jack Saunders". Retrieved 15 March 2022.
10. ↑ BBC Sport — "Lawro's FA Cup fifth-round predictions v Radio 1's Jack Saunders". Retrieved 15 March 2022.