Jo’s JOURNEY

Born 1965

Grows up in Northamptonshire. Jo will have a younger sister, Frances, who has severe learning disabilities

1983-1986

Studies Applied Languages at Brighton Polytechnic, where she works at BBC Radio Sussex

1986-1991

Works on WPFM, a BBC Radio 4 youth culture show, before booking bands for Channel 4’s The Word

1991

Marries Steve Morton, a music executive. They now have four children

1993-2011

Joins BBC Radio 1, co-hosting

The Evening Session

1998-2001

Hosts The Jo Whiley Show, a music discussion programme on Channel 4

1994-current

Presents Glastonbury on Channel 4 and then the BBC

2009

Brings out her autobiography,

My World in Motion

2011-today

Gets her own evening show on BBC Radio 2, Mondays to Thursdays

2017

Co-creates The Jo Whiley Scent Garden (left) at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Two years later, she presents a segment on Chelsea on the BBC

2020

Takes part in Dare2tri for Sport Relief, completing three triathlons in three days (shown above, with her daughters)

2021

Spearheads a Covid vaccine campaign on behalf of her sister. Trains for another triathlon in May, fundraising for the Brain Tumour Charity