Nemone

Nemone Metaxas (born 3 November 1973) is a British DJ, radio presenter, television presenter/producer and former athlete of Greek descent.

Her family's Greek ancestral village is in Sekhia and the family name is Anastasakis.

Broadcasting career

After finishing her degree in psychology at the Victoria University of Manchester in 1995, Nemone worked as a research assistant in a psychiatric ward. She thereafter realised her career interest to be in broadcasting.

She began modestly on reception and while still manning the phones daily at Kiss 102 in Manchester. In 1997, she became the presenter and producer of The Word radio programme as radio station Kiss 105 went on the air. After that, she presented Galaxy 102 FM's Morning Show, Network Chill Out Show and The Galaxy Chart for Manchester. Having joined the station manning reception, she left three years later anchor of the Morning Show heading to London to a job at BBC Radio 1.

Nemone joined BBC Radio 1 in October 2000 initially hosting the Saturday breakfast show. She filled in for Jo Whiley's weekday morning show for many months in 2001 while Whiley was on maternity leave. In light of that, Nemone was then awarded the weekend afternoon slot which she hosted from Autumn 2001 through to the end of 2003.