Person Open DS/UK/22862 DJ Spoony (25 June 1970); British garage DJ and radio presenter DJ Spoony 25 June 1970 British garage DJ and radio presenter Male Johnathan Joseph Hackney, London, England (born)

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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Spoony (2019) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHAKirkbride 10/8/2019 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 a930f14b-194e-42ff-bb1f-e0c20c577ac0