Jason Johnson (radio presenter)

Jason Francis Johnson (born 8 December 1967) is a radio presenter from Canada who had co-presented the breakfast show on Kiss 92FM in Singapore together with Maddy Barber and Divian Nair.^[1][2] He was previously a movie and music reviewer for the Singapore newspaper The New Paper.^[3]

Jason Johnson
Born	(1967-12-08) December 8, 1967 (age 56) Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Occupations	Radio DJ Film & music critic

Biography

Johnson grew up in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, before moving to Singapore in 1995.^[4]

Since Kiss 92FM opened in August 2012, Johnson has been the co-host of the station's breakfast show, 'Maddy & Jason', from 6.00 - 10.00 am on weekdays together with Maddy Barber.^[5][6][7][8]

Prior to joining Kiss 92FM, Johnson used to appear weekly on the radio station Hot FM 91.3's evening drive-time show, 'The Backseat', on Thursdays talking about movies. He was also a movie and music columnist for The New Paper for several years.

Johnson left Kiss 92FM in late August 2020 to pursue personal interests.^[9]

Personal life

Johnson is married to a Singaporean and has two sons.

References

1. Jason Johnson: I am trying not to treat people like idiots, The New Paper, 28 June 2013.
2. Making a splash at Kiss92's fifth birthday bash, The Straits Times, 4 September 2017.
3. So long, guys, The New Paper, 23 November 2016.
4. TNP film critic to co-host on new radio station Kiss 92, The New Paper, 21 July 2012.
5. Kiss92 is top English music station, The New Paper, 20 June 2014.
6. Big thanks to the fans, The New Paper, 24 December 2014.
7. Kiss92 FM’s morning trio on breakfast habits, The New Paper, 2 July 2014.
8. Jason Johnson, Kiss92 FM, SPH Radio, retrieved 15 October 2017.
9. "New programme director for Kiss92, One FM | the Straits Times". 10 October 2020.