Gareth Jones (presenter)
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Gareth Jones is a Welsh
television presenter and celebrity. He began his broadcasting career under the name Gaz Top.
Best known for his work as a presenter of children's television and science programmes such as How 2
or Get Fresh
, he has more recently moved to presenting motorsport television and directing and producing programmes.
He is also a noted Welsh language
speaker.
.
, and their two boys.
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
television presenter and celebrity. He began his broadcasting career under the name Gaz Top.
Best known for his work as a presenter of children's television and science programmes such as How 2
How 2
How 2 was an informative children's programme produced by TVS between 1990 and 1992, and STV Productions from 1993 to 2006....
or Get Fresh
Get Fresh
Get Fresh was a children's television programme that ran from 1986 to 1988 in the United Kingdom.-Premise:Broadcast on the Children's ITV network, the show starred Gareth Jones , Charlotte Hindle, and a puppet named Gilbert the Alien...
, he has more recently moved to presenting motorsport television and directing and producing programmes.
He is also a noted Welsh language
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
speaker.
Career
When he began his career in 1979, he used the name "Gaz Top", a name he earned whilst working as a roadie for The AlarmThe Alarm
The Alarm are an alternative rock band that emerged from North Wales in the late 1970s. They started as a mod band and stayed together for over ten years. As a rock band, they displayed marked influences from Welsh language and culture...
.
| Date | Role | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 2005–Present | Presenter/Producer | "Gareth Jones On Speed Gareth Jones On Speed Gareth Jones On Speed is a car and motorsport podcast written and performed by UK TV presenter Gareth Jones and made by TV and podcasting production company WhizzBang.-Contents:... " |
| 2005–2006 | Pit Lane reporter | A1 Grand Prix worldwide TV feed |
| 2004 | Presenter | Speed Sunday ITV1 |
| 2002–2004 | Director | Gamepad Gamepad (TV series) Gamepad was a British television show about video games which ran for four series on Bravo. It was hosted by Violet Berlin.The show distinguished itself from rival video games shows by professing to be "by gamers, for gamers"... on Bravo |
| 2003 | Presenter | Tomorrow's World Tomorrow's World Tomorrow's World was a long-running BBC television series, showcasing new developments in the world of science and technology. First aired on 7 July 1965 on BBC1, it ran for 38 years until it was cancelled at the beginning of 2003.- Content :... |
| 1997 | "The joker" | Megamaths Megamaths Megamaths is an Educational programme about Maths that originally aired on BBC2 between 1996 and 2001. Each episode was 20 minutes long and was written by Maths Television Presenter Simon Davies.... |
| 1996 | Presenter | It's Not Just Saturday Telegantic Megavision Telegantic Megavision was a British children's television programme produced by The Media Merchants and aired on the ITV Network's children's strand CITV from 6 January - 27 April 1996. The show was presented by Emma Lee and Dave Chapman and was recorded at The Maidstone Studios in Kent... |
| 1996–2001 | Presenter | The Big Bang The Big Bang (TV series) The Big Bang is a CITV science show that broadcast from April 15, 1996 - September 8, 2004, produced by Yorkshire Television. It is notable for being one of CITV's longest-running science programmes... |
| 1990–2006 | Presenter | How 2 How 2 How 2 was an informative children's programme produced by TVS between 1990 and 1992, and STV Productions from 1993 to 2006.... |
| 1990–1991 | Presenter | The Children's Channel The Children's Channel The Children's Channel, also known as TCC, was a television station in the United Kingdom, Benelux and Scandinavia, which was owned by Flextech . It began broadcasting on 1 September 1984, and was closed on 3 April 1998... |
| 1986 - 1988 (as Gaz Top) | Presenter | Get Fresh Get Fresh Get Fresh was a children's television programme that ran from 1986 to 1988 in the United Kingdom.-Premise:Broadcast on the Children's ITV network, the show starred Gareth Jones , Charlotte Hindle, and a puppet named Gilbert the Alien... |
| 1985 - 1986 (as Gaz Top) | Presenter | Music Box Music Box (TV) Music Box Ltd. was a television production company that developed from a pioneering pan-European 24-hour cable and satellite channel that ran from March 1984 to 30 January 1987, originally one of three channels along with PREM1ERE and The Children's Channel, that formed Thorn EMI's venture into... |
| 1984 (as Gaz Top) | Presenter | BMX BEAT |
| 1979-1985 (as Gaz Top) | Roadie | The Alarm, and, briefly, U2 U2 U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music... |
Personal life
He lives in north London with his on-screen/off-screen partner, Violet BerlinViolet Berlin
Violet Berlin is a Turkish born English television presenter, writer and producer best known for her coverage of video games.-Career:Berlin began presenting in the early 1990s when she presented WildBunch on BBC One, and Cool Cube on BSkyB...
, and their two boys.
External links
- Growing up: Gareth Jones BBC, "my old school, Ysgol Gwenffrwd in Holywell"
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLoIqI0PlhYAlan MooreAlan MooreAlan Oswald Moore is an English writer primarily known for his work in comic books, a medium where he has produced a number of critically acclaimed and popular series, including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and From Hell...
interviewed on Get Fresh] YouTube video clip of Gareth Jones interviewing - Gareth Jones' official website