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8 unusual facts about Jo Whiley


Boogaloo Stu

Limited to just 1000 copies, "Rocksteady" was a surprise radio hit, with the single playlisted at XFM and receiving airplay on BBC Radio 1 from Jo Whiley, Huw Stephens and Rob Da Bank.

Brain Thrust Mastery

The first single from the album was "After Hours", which was selected as Jo Whiley's "Pet Sound" on BBC Radio 1 for the week beginning January 28, 2008, and then as Edith Bowman's "Top Rated" on February 11, 2008.

Cwmaman

On 14 December 2007, in association with Jo Whiley and her BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge Tour, the Stereophonics returned to Cwmaman to play an exclusive acoustic gig in the Cwmaman Working Men's Club, the venue where the band first performed.

High Five, Swan Dive, Nose Dive

The song has received praise from Radio 1, where it has been placed on its B-list and has been Jo Whiley's Record of the week on her show.

Jayne Middlemiss

She also regularly covered Jo Whiley's show and various other programmes on the same station.

Lisa I'Anson

When she returned from leave in April 1997, she was moved to weekend afternoons from 12.30 to 3.00pm, her weekday lunchtime show having been taken by Jo Whiley.

O2 Academy Bournemouth

The Opera House was closed for a three million pound refurbishment between November 2006 and June 2007, and officially reopened by Jo Whiley.

You Know I'm No Good

Arctic Monkeys performed this song on Jo Whiley's Live Lounge on BBC Radio 1 in their second appearance there, along with their single at the time, "Brianstorm".


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Blab Happy

The band split up in 1993, with singer Mick McCarthy and bassist Tony Owen forming Perfume, who enjoyed the patronage of BBC Radio 1 DJs Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley, having a minor hit in 1996 with "Haven't Seen You".

Blue Jam

Each one revolves around a contemporary DJ, such as Chris Moyles, Jo Whiley and Mark Goodier.

Natasha Law

She has won many celebrity admirers including the likes of Jo Whiley and Sex and the Citys Kim Cattrall.

Steve Wright in the Afternoon

More recently, the regular stand-in hosts have been either Jo Whiley or Chris Tarrant.


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We Used to Wait

On 20 October 2010, Mark Ronson and Business Intl, featuring Alex Greenwald on both vocals and the mandolin, and Rose Dougall on backing vocals, covered the song on Jo Whiley’s BBC Radio 1 show.