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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.〔Philip, Robert, ("Athletics: An unlikely odyssey from Ash to Athens" ), ''The Daily Telegraph'' (UK), 30 July 2004〕 ==Broadcasting career== After finishing her degree in psychology at the Victoria University of Manchester in 1995,〔(The University of Manchester Distinguished Alumni entry for Nemone Metaxas ) (archived 2008)〕 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. After a high profile revamp of the Radio 1 daytime schedule from early 2004, Nemone replaced Scott Mills on the overnight show (4am–7am) broadcasting to audiences in excess of 3 million. She left Radio 1 in September 2005, and the slot was taken by JK and Joel (Monday-Thursday) and Fearne and Reggie (Friday) took over her early morning slot. She joined BBC Radio 6 Music on 3 October 2005, she began presenting the ''Dream Ticket'' show as well as filling in on 6 Music's drive time show when Steve Lamacq was away. Nemone took over Vic McGlynn's weekday lunchtime show, weekdays in the 13:00–16:00 slot on 6 Music on 4 September 2006. She could also be heard covering various shows on BBC Radio 2. Cerys Matthews filled in for Nemone on BBC Radio 6 Music after she began six months maternity leave on 6 July 2009. After Matthews herself went on maternity leave on 24 November, the show was then presented by either Chris Hawkins or Andrew Collins. In July 2009, Nemone gave birth to a baby girl and returned to BBC 6 Music on 1 February 2010 With the imminent arrival of her second child in 2011, she moved from weekdays taking over the reigns of the weekend breakfast show. After a short maternity leave she returned, steering it to record RAJAR figures. The requirement to take the show to Media City in Salford meant Nemone passing on the opportunity of returning to Manchester; electing to stay in London where she had established her young family. In April 2013 Nemone fulfilled an lifelong ambition to curate a specialist dance and electronic music show on BBC Radio 6 Music – Nemone's Electric Ladyland. In addition, she runs a club night in West London – Sounds Perfect presents Way Out West She participated with her daughter in the Bumps & Babies Mile in Battersea Park for Sport Relief 2010 along with Denise Van Outen, Carly Cole, Gail Emms, Natasha Kaplinsky and Kim Medcalf.〔http://www.sportrelief.com/whats-on/news/celebrity-mums-to-be-put-their-best-bump-forward〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BBC - Sport Relief - Bumps and Babies Mile )〕〔http://www.kickette.com/carly-cole-for-sport-relief-mile/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nemone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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