Early radio career Jason King (Short King), has formerly presented for
Sunshine 855 in
Ludlow,
Galaxy 101 in
Bristol and
96.9 Viking FM in
Hull, where he met, and was first paired on-air with,
Joel Ross.
JK and Joel King had become breakfast show host in 1998 after two years on the lunchtime slot, while also hosting a weekend
dance music programme called "
Club 969". After a year of presenting the breakfast slot alone, he was paired up with Ross (a long-time colleague and socialising partner). Initially, the arrangement was just for Ross to earn some overtime from his afternoon shift by reading JK's travel reports; but instantly it became clear that the pair had a natural broadcasting rapport as well as great ability to communicate with the audience, and so Ross was relieved of his afternoon duties and elevated to the role of breakfast co-host. Together, they won two Gold Sony Radio Academy Awards for 'Breakfast Show Of The Year' and a Silver for 'Entertainment Show'. In 2011, JK and Joel were guests on the
CBBC show
Hacker Time. This success led to the pair working together on many other projects in radio and television, until going their separate ways in 2013.
Other work JK took part in the
Channel 4 series "
The Games" where he finished third. He recently appeared on "
Celebrity Poker", but has since said that he "''won't be appearing on any more reality shows as [he has] been on too many''". For more information on his career visit the page dedicated to JK and Joel. JK also took part in
Celebrity Total Wipeout and was the eventual winner From 23 January 2012 he co-presented
Heart Breakfast alongside
Lucy Horobin on
Heart Solent. On 4 August 2012 he began co-presenting Saturday breakfast alongside Horobin across the
Heart Network. From 13 until 29 August 2012 he and Horobin presented
Heart Breakfast on
Heart London, in the absence of
Harriet Scott and
Jamie Theakston, meaning they were absent from their usual show on Heart Solent. In 2013 JK along with his co-host Lucy moved to
Heart London to present weekday drivetime. Since 2019, JK is presenting his radio shows with model & actress
Kelly Brook following Horobin's move to Heart Dance. ==Personal life==