During this time, he was mentored by Chris Tarrant, a man Jones professes to admire the most, "because of his longevity, consistency and talent".
[1] Under the management of programme director Paul Jackson, and the connections with Tarrant, soon Jones broke into television as he had desired.
When Virgin Radio relaunched in the UK on 30 March 2016, this time under ownership of Wireless Group, Jones joined the weekend presenting line-up.
[6] Jones won a Bronze Sony Award in 2003 for Virgin Superstars, and interviewed Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Coldplay, Robbie Williams, Slash, Ozzy Osbourne, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ronnie Wood.
[7] On 22 October 2008, Jones interviewed Australian rock stars, singer Brian Johnson and guitarist Angus Young of AC/DC.