Alan Jones (radio Broadcaster)
Alan Belford Jones AO (born 13 April 1941 (or possibly 1942 or 1943) is an Australian radio broadcaster. He is a former coach of the Australian National Rugby Union Team and rugby league coach and administrator. He has worked as a school teacher, a speech writer in the office of the Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, and in musical theatre. He has a Bachelor of Arts from Queensland University, and completed a one-year teaching diploma at Worcester College, Oxford. He has received civil and industry awards.
Jones hosts Sydney's most popular breakfast radio program, on radio station 2GB. The popularity of Jones' program (a mixture of talkback, interviews, opinion and commercial endorsements) has made him a highly paid media personality. Jones uses his program to advocate conservative views and he has been described as one of the most influential broadcasters in Australia.
His on-air conduct has received adverse findings from Australia's media regulators, and he has frequently been sued for defamation.
Read more about Alan Jones (radio Broadcaster): Early Life, Radio and Other Media, Political Comments, Charity Work, Defamation, Court Actions and Tribunal Findings, Jonestown, "Died of Shame" Controversy
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