James Onen

James Onen
Born (1975-06-19) 19 June 1975
Kampala, Uganda
Career
ShowThe Fat Boy Show
StationRX 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 grew up in Japan when his father was working for the embassy of Uganda in Japan.[6] 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.[7][8][9][10]

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

References

  1. ^ K, Pearl Elisabeth (16 November 2020). "Fat Boy Wins Radio/TV Personality Award at AFRIMMAs". ChimpReports. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  2. ^ joomlasupport. "15 years of Sanyu". Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  3. ^ "I want children, not marriage - FatBoy". New Vision. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  4. ^ Cresswell, Matthew (14 October 2011). "Atheist Ugandan works his magic on British humanists". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  5. ^ Steven. "New age Uganda Martyrs | Kampala Sun". kampalasun.co.ug. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  6. ^ Crystal Newman (15 February 2017). FAT BOY [ JAMES ONEN ] ON CELEB SELECT WITH CRYSTAL [ 11- 02- 2017]. Retrieved 26 June 2025 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "'Bona fide rock star': Archbishop of York's controversial evangelical preacher brother". The Telegraph. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Blog | New Humanist". newhumanist.org.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  9. ^ Kampala, Ioannis Gatsiounis / (27 October 2010). "Uganda: Debating God in a God-Fearing Country". TIME. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  10. ^ Okeowo, Alexis (18 December 2012). "Uganda's "Kill the Gays" Bill Back in Limbo". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  11. ^ "I am seeing someone - Fatboy". Monitor. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2025.


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