Jonathan Coleman (presenter)

Jonathan "Jono" Henry Coleman OAM (29 February 1956 – 9 July 2021) was an English-born television presenter, radio announcer, writer, comedian, and advertorial spokesperson.

This was followed by several years as a DJ and presenter on the ABC's youth radio network Triple J, including a stint as co-host (with Ian Rogerson) on the popular Sunday afternoon comedy program Off The Record, a programme that featured the talents of comedy group The J-Team, which included comedians Lance Curtis, Adam Bowen, and Angela Webber.

[4] A single from that release, "Busy Bleeding", under the pseudonym Wide Boy Youth,[5][deprecated source] peaked at number 53 on the ARIA Charts (at the time, compiled using the Kent Music Report).

[7] For the second season of Saturday Morning Live in 1989, the producers decided to expand on the comedy aspect, and introduced a cast of comedic performers to work alongside Coleman and Rogerson.

Emily Symons and Mat Stevenson co-hosted the new Saturday Morning Live as well as presenting occasional location reports.

Just as the programme was re-establishing its audience, and the ratings were improving, the Seven Network suddenly axed Saturday Morning Live in December 1989.

Coleman was fired from Virgin Radio in early 1998, and moved to London's Heart 106.2, presenting the breakfast show.

He also wrote for several UK publications, including the column "Coleman's Bowls" for Punch magazine, and contributed to the national Daily Star newspaper, OK!

In 2007, he filmed a cameo for the long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours, in which he was one of the witnesses at Karl and Susan Kennedy's wedding.

[10] On 2 August 2007, Coleman was suspended indefinitely from Sunrise for revealing the supposed ending to the novel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on air.

[citation needed] Coleman was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2015 for services to broadcast media and the community.

He worked with the School for the Deaf and Blind, Carers' Australia, Radio for the Print Handicapped, the Schizophrenia Research Institute and latterly the Movember Foundation.