James Onen

James Onen
Born (1975-06-19) 19 June 1975 (age 51)
Kampala, Uganda
Presenting career
ShowThe Fat Boy Show
StationRX Radio
Time slot6am - 10am
StyleMusic, celebrity gossip, news
CountryUganda
Websitewww.rxradio.ug

James Onen (born 19 June 1975), known professionally as Fatboy, is a Ugandan award-winning radio presenter on the online station RX Radio. Onen hosts the weekday radio program The Fat Boy Show from 6:00 Am– 10:00 AM James Onen is a popular, albeit controversial DJ in Uganda for his unconventional views towards religion and superstition.

Personal life

Onen grew up in Japan when his father was working for the embassy of Uganda in Japan. Onen is currently single and lives with his dog, Rukia. Rukia is named after an anime character from the anime Bleach. He enjoys spending a lot of his time reading manga series.

Onen is quite vocal about his atheism and has set up organizations to combat superstition and mysticism in Uganda.

James is also an avid gamer and speaker of Japanese.

References

  1. ↑ "Fat Boy Wins Radio/Personality Award at AFRIMMAs".
  2. ↑ joomlasupport. "15 years of Sanyu". Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "I want children, not marriage – FatBoy". Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Cresswell, Matthew (14 October 2011). "Atheist Ugandan works his magic on British humanists - Matthew Cresswell". Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via www.theguardian.com.
  5. ↑ Steven. "New age Uganda Martyrs - Kampala Sun". kampalasun.co.ug. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "FAT BOY [ JAMES ONEN ] ON CELEB SELECT WITH CRYSTAL [ 11- 02- 2017]". Youtube. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  7. ↑ Fallon, Amy (26 July 2012). "'Bona fide rock star': Archbishop of York's controversial evangelical preacher brother". Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "The rise of scepticism in Uganda: leading Ugandan sceptic James Onen speaking in London on 12 October". blog.newhumanist.org.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  9. ↑ Gatsiounis, Ioannis (27 October 2010). "Uganda: Debating God in a God-Fearing Country". Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via content.time.com.
  10. ↑ Okeowo, Alexis (18 December 2012). "Uganda's "Kill the Gays" Bill Back in Limbo". Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via www.newyorker.com.
  11. ↑ Cresswell, Matthew (14 October 2011). "Atheist Ugandan works his magic on British humanists | Matthew Cresswell". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "I am seeing someone - Fatboy". Monitor. Retrieved 14 September 2017.