John Brunning is an English radio presenter, musician and composer. Brunning was born in Essex and from 1970 broadcast pirate radio from his home in Colchester.[citation needed] He learned guitar and played for a time with the successful band Mungo Jerry. In 1986 he began broadcasting on local radio. He is the only Classic FM presenter to have worked on the station continuously since it began broadcasting in 1992. In the course of this association, he has presented the Drive and Chart programmes, as well as Smooth Classics. On Classic FM He presented Classic FM Drive for the final time on 14th April 2023 and is continuing to present various programmes on Classic FM.