Biography | Spoony was born in London to British West Indian parents. His career started on London Underground (a leading pirate radio station in the mid-nineties), forming the trio the Dreem Teem with Mikee B and Timmi Magic. He then joined Kiss 100 with the Dreem Teem, via a groundbreaking show on Galaxy, and brought UK garage to Radio 1 in January 2000. They went on to win a prestigious Sony Award in their first year.
He went on to host the Weekend Breakfast show on Radio 1 between October 2003 and September 2006. On 31 July 2006, the BBC announced that Spoony was to leave Radio 1 after six years with the station to concentrate on Five Live work. |