Education
Coe graduated from Coventry"s Lanchester Polytechnic (now Coventry University) in 1989, gaining a 2.1 in Communication Studies.
Coe graduated from Coventry"s Lanchester Polytechnic (now Coventry University) in 1989, gaining a 2.1 in Communication Studies.
He began his broadcasting career in 1976 as a child presenter on the British Broadcasting Corporation One television programme Why Don"t You?. He began working in local government for Kent County Council, before starting as a sports broadcaster at British Telecom ClubCall. Coe joined British Broadcasting Corporation GLR in 1994 as Breakfast show sports reporter, moving up to joint-presentation duties with Fi Glover.
He has presented shows on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 5 Live and British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4, where he became a regular guest on Loose Ends.
He has also appeared in television programmes and was presenter of Something for the Weekend on Video Hits One and The Live Six Show on Sky One. He also does voiceovers for Channel Five as well as contributing to The Guardian.
He joined British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 6 Music in 2002, presenting the 10am-1pm weekday show from the station"s launch until October 2007. On 22 October 2007 Coe"s show was moved to 10pm-1am, Mondays to Thursdays.
He now broadcasts 9pm-12 midnight.
While the mid-morning show featured live sessions in the 6 Music Hub, the late show specialises in featuring varied sessions and gigs recorded for the archives of British Broadcasting Corporation Radio. He has three brothers, is married and has a son named National Strummer. A pescatarian, he is a fan of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and of The Clash.