Aled Haydn Jones

Aled Haydn Jones (born 9 August 1976) is a Welsh radio executive, former presenter and former radio producer. In June 2020, he was appointed head of BBC Radio 1, succeeding Ben Cooper. From 2004 until 2012, he worked on The Chris Moyles Show. He was a presenter on The Surgery on BBC Radio 1 between 2009 and 2015. After a stint as an editor, Jones was appointed Head of Programmes in 2017.

Jones was born to Hayden and Ann Jones in Aberystwyth, Wales, in 1976. He has a younger sister named Meleri.^{[citation needed]} Jones is a fluent Welsh speaker. He attended Ysgol Gymraeg Aberystwyth, a Welsh-medium primary school, and Ysgol Gyfun Penweddig Welsh medium secondary before going on to complete a BTEC qualification in Media Studies at Swansea College. He currently lives in London.

Jones is openly gay. In August 2016 Jones confirmed on Twitter that his long-term partner, Emile, proposed to him on his 40th birthday.

In February 2021 S4C broadcast the Welsh-language documentary DRYCH: Ti, Fi a'r Fam Fenthyg ("You, me and the surrogate") which tracked Jones and Emile as they were trying to become parents with the help of Surrogacy UK. The follow-up documentary DRYCH: Ti, Fi a'r Babi ("You, me and the baby"), broadcast in June 2022 revealed all that had happened since.

Jones started his radio career at the age of 14 on hospital radio when he presented a slot on Bronglais Hospital's station Radio Bronglais. He later moved to a commercial radio station called Radio Ceredigion which was launched in 1992.

Jones joined BBC Radio 1 in 1998 when he worked as a broadcast assistant on the Radio 1 Roadshow. He joined just as the show was in its final year and was soon to meet Chris Moyles as he was booking bands and transport for the roadshow.

As well as working as a producer of The Chris Moyles Show, Jones has presented Radio 1's The Surgery on Sunday night as part of the BBC Switch strand.

The Surgery was a British radio show that aired on BBC Radio. In 2008, Jones was a regular presenter on Radio 1's Sunday Surgery, providing cover for Kelly Osbourne while she was ill. In autumn 2008, it was announced that Osbourne would be taking a break from the Sunday Surgery in order to film Osbournes Reloaded in the US with the rest of her family, and Jones became the regular presenter. In 2013 Jones was given a co-host, Dr Radha Modgil. In April 2015 it was announced that Jones would be stepping down from his role, being replaced by Gemma Cairney from June 2015.