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Joel Ross | |
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 Ross in 2007 | |
| Born | Joel Hogg (1977-05-31)31 May 1977 (age 47) Scarborough,North Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Radio DJ,television presenter |
| Employer | Bauer Media Audio UK |
| Partner | Lily Turner |
| Children | 2 |
Joel Ross (bornJoel Hogg 31 May 1977) is a British radioDJ and television presenter. He has worked with a co-hostJason King (known on-air as JK). He now presentsThe Hits Radio Breakfast Show weekdays 6-10am with his co-host Leanne Campbell, which is simulcast onHits Radio Liverpool andHits Radio Lancashire.
Ross is best known for his work onBBC radio 1 and hosting BBC TV showsHider in the House andEscape from Scorpion Island[citation needed]
Ross started out in radio as a presenter on his hometown stationYorkshire Coast Radio in 1993, at the age of 16, presenting the evening show andNothing But the 90's. He left in late 1995 and went on to present various shows onMinster FM,A1FM,Sun City 103.4,TFM Radio andMetro Radio, as well as being a travel presenter for stations in the North.
He joinedViking FM in 1996, starting on the nightshift. He worked his way up to the late show, off-air breakfast producer, evening show host and afternoon show presenter. He was then offered the chance to pair up with JK on the breakfast show, which JK had hosted alone for the previous year.
In 2011, Ross became the host of Wrestle Talk TV. Originally aYouTube-based show talking about the recent wrestling action as well as interviews with both WWE and TNA wrestlers. The show debuted onChallenge on 26 August 2012. Ross was fired in March 2014 for making comments on social media which WTTV deemed "unacceptable".[1]
In January 2013, Ross joinedHeart West Midlands, presenting local weekend shows. He has also covered forNeil 'Roberto' Williams on the networked evening show and the weekday breakfast show in the West Midlands.[2] He joinedHeart North West on 6 May 2014 as the station's breakfast show co-host, alongside Lorna Bancroft.[3]
In 2019, Heart nationalised their Breakfast show which brought an end to Joel and Lorna onHeart North West. Ross became the host ofRock FM's Breakfast Show .