OJ Borg

OJ Borg

OJ Borg (born Oliver James Borg D'Anastasi on 4 April 1979 in Leicester[1]) is an English radio and television presenter.


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Broadcasting career

Radio

Borg has worked at various radio stations. He started out at Galaxy Manchester as a member of The Ground Crew; he then progressed through Traffic and Travel with Trafficlink to the evening show at Kix 96 Fm in Coventry. From there he moved back to Manchester to co-present The Breakfast Club on Oldham's 96.2 The Revolution with Sarah Mills.

Through summer 2008, Borg presented The Saturday Breakfast Show on Xfm South Wales before the station was sold and renamed Nation Radio.

Borg has also worked for Kerrang! Radio in Birmingham and in Summer 2010 sat in for Iain Lee on Absolute Radio.

Borg sat in for Janice Long overnight show on BBC Radio 2 from 15th-19th August 2011.

Borg sat in for Alex Lester overnight show on BBC Radio 2 from 19th - 24th September 2011.

From October 2011 he presents a Saturday breakfast show on Key 103.

Television

Borg moved into television in late 2005 when he was picked up by VH1 to host their live and interactive show Radio Gaga alongside Absolute Radio's Sarah Champion. He has fronted guides to the Oxegen Festival in Ireland and Ibiza and presented The Rewind and Ultimate Charts, and the film show Screen.

Borg has also been a presenter on TMF Kicks, working first with Carole Machin, then Kate Edmondson daily from 4-8 pm.

Borg is also a presenter of the National Lottery and Euromillions programmes on BBC One.[2]

On 12 September 2007, Borg, along with Lynsey Horn, launched the new Freeview channel Nuts TV, presenting the weeknight live shows along with gameshow North Vs South. During this time he also presented with Chanelle Hayes and Lucy Pinder.

Borg was a continuity voice on newly branded channel Five, and took part in The Bullrun, a Gumball 3000 style rally across the United States which was documented for Nuts TV.[1][3]

Borg has also been the post-fight interviewer for Cage Rage promotions on NutsTV. Along with that he now presents Cage Fighter for Sky Sports which is an MMA panel show.[4]

Digital media

Borg also presents and produces his own programme, The 11th Commandment on digital media network Mevio.[citation needed]

Other achievements

In August 2008, Borg participated in the UK Air Guitar Final at the Carling Academy Islington, under the name Johnny Hot Sausage, finishing 12th overall.[citation needed]

In August 2009, Borg was voted "Personality Most Likely To Turn On Cathedral Square Christmas Lights" by readers of the Peterborough Evening Telegraph. The lights were in fact switched on by former BBC Radio 1 disc jockey Jakki Brambles.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kerrang! hires Nuts TV host". Radio Today. 14 October 2008. http://radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.3928. Retrieved 6 January 2009. 
  2. ^ The National Lottery: Midweek Draws BBC One, 3 March 2010. And the Saurday draw on the 22 May 2010
  3. ^ "Show details – OJ's Bullrun Odyssey". Tiscali TV Guide. Tiscali. http://www.tiscali.co.uk/tv/shows/details/ojs-bullrun-odyssey/. Retrieved 6 January 2009. 
  4. ^ "OJ Borg". Kerrang! Radio. Bauer Radio. http://www.kerrangradio.co.uk/article.asp?id=946907. Retrieved 6 January 2009. [dead link]

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