Steve Jones, Soundtrack: The A-Team. Stephen Philip Jones, was born on September 3rd, 1955 in West London. His real father, an amateur boxer, named Don Jarvis left Steve and his mother when he was just two years old. Sometime later his Step-father arrived on the scene, for a time, Steve. In November 2009, he guested on BBC Radio's 6Music with five Sunday shows, titled A Month of Sundays with Steve Jones, playing a mix of tunes from his childhood through to the current day. In December 2009, the show was revived and ran via internet radio on IAmRogue.com, a.
| Born | David Jones 7 June 1945 (age 75) |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Musician, DJ, television presenter, voiceover artist |
| Years active | 1972–present |
David 'Steve' Jones (born 7 June 1945) is an English disc jockey, television presenter, Voiceover artist and former musician. He is most well known for presenting gameshow The Pyramid Game from 1981 to 1984 and 1989. The game had previously been part of LWT's The Steve Jones Game Show in 1979–1980. He was notable for his large collection of brightly coloured spectacles.[1]
In the 1960s, he played as a bassist for Lonnie Donegan, and formed the band Hunt, Lunt & Cunningham.[2]
In 1972, he briefly worked as a disc jockey on BBC Radio 1, before moving to the BBC Radio 2 early show. In 1974, he joined Radio Clyde.[3] Later he was a stand-in presenter on Radio 2, for the likes of David Hamilton.
In the mid-1980s he made several appearances in Dictionary Corner on the gameshow Countdown. He also hosted Jeopardy! and Search for a Star. In 1984, he hosted Radio 2's Lunchtime Show between noon and 2 pm. A year later he moved to a late-night spot on Saturdays, before departing when Radio 2 (under Bryant Marriott) changed its music policy for a more easy listening 1940s-based sound. He then began a long association with LBC.
In 1992, Jones provided commentary on the opening ceremony of Disneyland Paris for ITV. Nowadays he mainly works as a voiceover artist, commentating on such events as the Royal Variety Performance and the British Comedy Awards. He also presents a weekly show on Scotland 69am (www.scotland69am4u.com).
References[edit]
- ^'Steve Jones (1) - UKGameshows'. www.ukgameshows.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^'Steve Jones'. www.alwynwturner.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^'Radio Rewind - BBC Radio 1 Timeline - 1972'. www.radiorewind.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
External links[edit]
- Steve Jones on IMDb
Steve or Steven Jones may refer to:
Music[edit]
- Steve Jones (musician) (born 1955), English rock and roll guitarist and singer, member of the Sex Pistols
- Steve Jones, musician (The Unforgiven) and television producer
Steve Jones Show Penn State
Sports[edit]
- Steve 'Snapper' Jones (1942–2017), American basketball player
- Steve Jones (American football) (born 1951), American football player
- Steve Jones (runner) (born 1955), Welsh athlete
- Steve Jones (baseball) (born 1941), American baseball pitcher
- Steve Jones (cricketer) (born 1949), Australian cricketer
- Steve Jones (cyclist) (born 1957), British cyclist
- Steve Jones (footballer, born 1955), English footballer
- Steve Jones (footballer, born 1957), English footballer
- Steve Jones (footballer, born 1960), English footballer
- Steve Jones (footballer, born 1962), Welsh footballer
- Steve Jones (footballer, born 1964), Welsh footballer
- Steve Jones (footballer, born March 1970), English footballer
- Steve Jones (footballer, born December 1970), English footballer
- Steve Jones (footballer, born 1976), Northern Irish international footballer
- Steve Jones (golfer) (born 1958), American golfer
- Steve Jones (rugby league), rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s
- Steve Jones (rugby player born 1951) (1951–2007), Welsh rugby union player
- Steve Jones (rugby player born 1977), Welsh rugby union player
- Steve Jones (rugby player born 1983), English rugby union player
- Steve Jones, alias used in Wales in the 1980s of professional wrestler William Regal
Scientists[edit]
- Steve Jones (biologist) (born 1944), Welsh geneticist
- Steven E. Jones (born 1949), American physicist and researcher
- Steve G. Jones (born 1967), American clinical hypnotherapist
Other[edit]
- Steve Jones (aviator) (born 1960), British pilot
- Steve Jones (Welsh presenter) (born 1977), Welsh television presenter
- Steve Jones (English presenter) (born 1945), English musician, disk jockey, television presenter, and voice-over artist
- Steve C. Jones (born 1957), American judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- Steven Edward Jones, perpetrator in the Northern Arizona University shooting
- Steven Philip Jones (born 1960), American writer; see The White Ship
Steve Jones One Show
See also[edit]
- Staff Jones (born 1959), Wales international rugby union footballer who played in the 1980s