Australian radio and television personality Jonathan 'Jono' Coleman has died, after living for four years with prostate cancer.
He was 65.
Coleman had a long and distinguished media career both in Australia and his native Britain, and was most recently a presenter on Studio 10 on Network 10.
In 2015, he was awarded an OAM for his services to the broadcast media industry and to the community.
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)In a statement, his wife, Margot, said Coleman recently told her he wanted to be remembered "for doing a good deed every day".
"Jono and I have been soulmates for close to 40 years. We have been fortunate to live a rich and wonderful life and I have been lucky enough to watch up-close someone with enormous talent and the special gift to make people laugh," Ms Coleman said.
Coleman first burst onto TV screens in 1979 as part of the original line-up of Simon Townsend's Wonder World.
"I met Jono as I was setting up Wonder World in 1979. I liked him tremendously," Simon Townsend told the ABC.
"Very funny man. But he was non-stop manic. Did I really want [to hire] him? Luckily, I tested him on film doing silly vox pops and they were hilarious.
"My name was on the show, but Jono was the star."
Two years later he started presenting radio show Off The Record with Ian ‘Dano’ Rogerson. The show quickly gained cult status and ‘Jono and Dano’ were snapped up by Triple M in 1984 to present the nighttime show, which they took to number 1.
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)Coleman was a high-profile radio presenter in England for 16 years and worked for BBC London, Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Radio and Heart 106.2.
After returning to Australia, he partnered with presenter Julia Zemiro to present The Jonathan Coleman Experience on WSFM.
Most recently, Jonathan presented a weekly show with longtime triple j friend Jon Vidler on community radio’s Northside Radio 99.3FM (The Two Jons).
His TV credits include the Late Night with Jono and Dano show, Hey, Hey It's Saturday, Have a Go, as well as London correspondent for Channel 7's Sunrise.
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He was active in the community and helped many organisations, including Radio for the Print Handicapped, the School for the Deaf and Blind, the Schizophrenia Research Institute, Carers’ Australia and most recently the Movember Foundation.
Social media has been flooded with tributes to the presenter, many of them remembering the unwavering support Coleman gave to anyone in the entertainment business.
Coleman had previously been described in the media as the "happiest man on TV".
Journalist and radio and TV presenter Peter Fitzsimmons said Coleman was "the most eternally effervescent man" he had ever met.
"He could have bubbled happily for Australia, and effectively did."
Coleman died on Friday night in Sydney with Margot and children Oscar and Emily by his side.
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