James Onen
Born (1975-06-19) 19 June 1975
Kampala, Uganda
Career
ShowThe Fat Boy Show
Station(s)RX 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.[1] Onen hosts the weekday radio program The Fat Boy Show from 6:00 Am– 10:00 AM [2][3][4] James Onen is a popular, albeit controversial DJ in Uganda for his unconventional views towards religion and superstition.[5]

Personal life

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.[6][7][8][9][10]

James is also an avid gamer and speaker of Japanese.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Fat Boy Wins Radio/Personality Award at AFRIMMAs".
  2. ↑ joomlasupport. "15 years of Sanyu". 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. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ Gatsiounis, Ioannis (27 October 2010). "Uganda: Debating God in a God-Fearing Country". Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via content.time.com.
  9. ↑ Okeowo, Alexis (18 December 2012). "Uganda's "Kill the Gays" Bill Back in Limbo". Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via www.newyorker.com.
  10. ↑ Cresswell, Matthew (14 October 2011). "Atheist Ugandan works his magic on British humanists | Matthew Cresswell". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  11. ↑ "I am seeing someone - Fatboy". Monitor. Retrieved 14 September 2017.


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