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Jason Johnson (radio presenter)

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Jason Johnson
Born (1967-12-08) December 8, 1967 (age 56)
Occupations
  • Radio DJ
  • Film & music critic

Jason Francis Johnson (born 8 December 1967) is a radio presenter from Canada who had co-presented the breakfast show on Kiss 92FM in Singapore together with Maddy Barber and Divian Nair.[1][2] He was previously a movie and music reviewer for the Singapore newspaper The New Paper.[3]

Biography

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Johnson grew up in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, before moving to Singapore in 1995.[4]

Since Kiss 92FM opened in August 2012, Johnson has been the co-host of the station's breakfast show, 'Maddy & Jason', from 6.00 - 10.00 am on weekdays together with Maddy Barber.[5][6][7][8]

Prior to joining Kiss 92FM, Johnson used to appear weekly on the radio station Hot FM 91.3's evening drive-time show, 'The Backseat', on Thursdays talking about movies. He was also a movie and music columnist for The New Paper for several years.

Johnson left Kiss 92FM in late August 2020 to pursue personal interests.[9]

Personal life

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Johnson is married to a Singaporean and has two sons.

References

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  1. ^ Jason Johnson: I am trying not to treat people like idiots, The New Paper, 28 June 2013.
  2. ^ Making a splash at Kiss92's fifth birthday bash, The Straits Times, 4 September 2017.
  3. ^ So long, guys, The New Paper, 23 November 2016.
  4. ^ TNP film critic to co-host on new radio station Kiss 92, The New Paper, 21 July 2012.
  5. ^ Kiss92 is top English music station, The New Paper, 20 June 2014.
  6. ^ Big thanks to the fans, The New Paper, 24 December 2014.
  7. ^ Kiss92 FM’s morning trio on breakfast habits, The New Paper, 2 July 2014.
  8. ^ Jason Johnson, Kiss92 FM, SPH Radio, retrieved 15 October 2017.
  9. ^ "New programme director for Kiss92, One FM | the Straits Times". 10 October 2020.