Maya Jama
Maya Jama | |
|---|---|
| Born | Maya Indea Jama 14 August 1994 |
| Occupation(s) | Television presenter, radio presenter |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Partner | Stormzy |
Maya Indea Jama (born 14 August 1994) is a British television and radio presenter.[1] A former broadcast journalist for MTV among other networks, she formerly co-presented Trending Live! on 4Music from 2015 until 2017 and also co-presented Cannonball on ITV in 2017. Jama now co-presents a BBC Radio 1 show and presents the show True Love or True Lies with Danny Dyer. She also presents The Circle on Channel 4 with Alice Levine.
Early life
Jama is of Somali and Swedish descent.[1] She was born and raised in Bristol, where she attended Cotham School.[2][3] She was named after Maya Angelou.[4]
Career
She began her career early, as a teenager. Jama presented the weekly music video countdown on JumpOff.TV in London. She then worked for Sky on TRACE Sports, and was later a weekday DJ on Rinse FM. In August 2014, Jama joined MTV as a presenter for The Wrap Up.[1] Additionally, she hosted Copa90's Maya's FIFA World Cup Cities,[5] a travelogue covering the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Jama likewise co-hosted the channel's nine-part World Cup Taxi series dedicated to the event.[6][7]
In September 2017 and February 2018, Jama was a guest panellist on ITV's Loose Women.[8] She also co-hosted the MOBO Awards on Channel 5 with Marvin Humes in November of the year.[9]
Jama co-presented the Saturday night game show Cannonball on ITV with Freddie Flintoff, Frankie Bridge, Radzi Chinyanganya and Ryan Hand in 2017.[10]
In spring 2018, she joined the airstaff of BBC Radio 1, presenting Radio 1's Greatest Hits on Saturdays and co-presenting every Friday with Scott Mills and Chris Stark.[11]
Besides broadcasting, Jama has also dabbled in fashion modeling and acting in comedic roles.[12]
Filmography
Radio
| Year | Title | Role | Station | Slot | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2017 | #DriveWithMaya | Presenter | Rinse FM | 4-7pm weekdays | |
| 2018 | BBC Radio 1’s Teen Awards 2018 | Co-presenter | BBC Radio 1 | N/A | 1 episode show |
| 2018- | Radio 1's Greatest Hits | Presenter | 10-11am Saturdays & Fridays | ||
| 2018- | Maya Jama | 11am-1pm Saturdays & Fridays |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Maya's FIFA World Cup Cities | Presenter | Copa90 | |
| 2015–17 | Trending Live! | Regular presenter | 4Music | |
| 2016 | The Hot Desk | 1 episode | ITV2 | |
| 2017 | Cannonball | Co-presenter | 1 series | ITV |
| 2017—18 | Loose Women | Guest panellist | 2 episodes | |
| 2017 | The Weakest Link[13] | Contestant | 1 episode | BBC Two |
| MOBO Awards | Co-host | Awards ceremony | Channel 5 | |
| 2018 | True Love or True Lies | Presenter | Reality game show | MTV |
| The Circle | Co-presenter | Reality show | Channel 4 | |
| Revolution[14] | Upcoming series | Sky One |
References
- ^ a b c "Meet The Wrap Up's New Presenter: Maya Jama". MTV. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Nothing to Prove". VICE. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Maya Jama on her Cotham School yearbook as teachers say she was destined for stardom". Bristol Post. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ Moorhead, Joanna (16 September 2017). "Maya Jama: What made my dad a 'bad' man?". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Maya's FIFA World Cup™ Cities Archives • Copa90". Copa90.
- ^ "Copa90 Readies FIFA World Cup Programming Slate". Video Ink. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Hyundai offers trip to 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil". Promotional Marketing. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Loose Women - 22/08/2017". Radio Times. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ Gamer, George (23 November 2017). "MOBO Awards 2017 reveal hosts and live performers". Musicweek. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Cannonball". ITV. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Maya Jama's 2018 is looking pretty bright as she lands two jobs with Radio 1". Metro. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "AGIRL: Maya Indea Jama". Brotherhood. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Anne Robinson: Older people need to be 'clever AND thin' to be on TV". BBC. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Lost in TV - REVOLUTION". lostintv.com.