RADIO HEAD The Jo Whiley CV

1965 Born in Northampton, the eldest of two sisters

1991 Becomes a researcher on Channel 4’s The Word – which she describes in her memoir My World in Motion as her ‘big break’ – and books Nirvana’s first-ever UK TV performance

1992 Has her first child, India

1993 Joins Radio 1 to host the Evening Session with Steve Lamacq

1994 Starts covering Glastonbury on TV

1997 Moves to daytime on Radio 1. Has her own programme, The Jo Whiley Show, on Channel 4. Also a Top of The Pops regular

2001 Launch of Jo’s new live music slot, the Live Lounge, where bands perform one of their own tracks and a cover version

2006 Begins hosting a series of acoustic concerts – The Little Noise Sessions – at the Union Chapel in London in aid of Mencap. Acts include U2 and Adele

2008 Has fourth child, Coco (brothers Jude and Cass arrived in

1998 and 2000 respectively)

2011 Moves to Radio 2 to host a weekday evening show

2014 Completes a 26-hour treadmill challenge for Sport Relief – supporters Coldplay donate £260,000

2017 The Jo Whiley Scent Garden, designed by Tamara Bridge and Kate Savill, in collaboration with Jo Malone, launches at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show