John Wilson (broadcaster)
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John Richard Wilson (born 2nd August, 1965) is a British journalist and broadcaster. He is the son of Bob Wilson, former Arsenal goalkeeper and television sports presenter.
[edit] Life and career
John Wilson was born in London in 1965. He attended Chancellor's School in Hertfordshire and gained a BA (Hons) in English and Media from the University of Southampton in 1988. He worked as a reporter on local newspapers in north London before beginning his radio career in 1990, presenting and reporting for the BBC Radio Five magazine show The Mix. He has presented numerous programmes and series on BBC Radio 4 including The Sports Programme, The Cultural State, The Fixers, Kaleidoscope, Stealing Beauty and Pick Of The Week. He has also made features and documentaries for Radio One and Five Live and has written about art and cultural issues for publications including The Observer and The Art Newspaper.
John Wilson is one of the regular presenters of Front Row, the Radio 4 arts programme. He specialises in music-related interviews for the programme and has presented special editions on David Bowie, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Quincy Jones, Noel Gallagher, Bernie Taupin and Ray Davies.
He is co-author with his brother, photographer Robert Wilson, of One: Images of Goalkeeping Season. In 1995/96 he also edited the pioneering internet magazine Trigger.co.uk.
