Broadcaster
Jack presents on Magic Radio's Magic Classical every weekend, hosts and curates the Musical Theatre and Classical Music shows for British Airways and Aer Lingus worldwide, and fronts the Classeek 15 podcast.
Radio
Aged 19, he helped build and became a presenter on Scala Radio, the UK's third national classical radio station. Jack joined a line-up that includes some of the UK's best-loved presenters, including Simon Mayo, Angellica Bell and Mark Kermode.
For five years, his weekly Saturday show, Jack Pepper's Culture Bunker, went behind-the-scenes in music. His guests included some of the biggest stars in the arts world, including: Take That's Gary Barlow, pianist Lang Lang, soprano Renée Fleming, violinist André Rieu, conductor Sir Simon Rattle, 16-time Grammy-winning violinist and conductor Itzhak Perlman, producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh, singer Bonnie Tyler, violinist Nigel Kennedy, mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins, 3-time Oscar-winning composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz, composer and conductorJohn Adams, percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, choirmaster Gareth Malone, Oscar-winning Frozensongwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, actor Simon Callow, Spandau Ballet's Gary Kemp, violinist Nicola Benedetti, lyricist Sir Tim Rice, film composer Alan Silvestri, actor Mandy Patinkin, composer Sir Karl Jenkins, comedian Alistair McGowan, Mamma Mia! creator Judy Craymer, violinist Hilary Hahn,
actress Dame Sheila Hancock, legendary The Windmills Of Your Mind co-writer Alan Bergman, conductor Sir Antonio Pappano, Doctor Dolittle writer Leslie Bricusse, singer and composer Rufus Wainwright, composer-lyricist Jason Robert Brown, pianist Alice Sara Ott, pianist and broadcaster Jools Holland, songwriter Mike Batt,
pop star Jack Savoretti, original Four Season and Jersey Boy Bob Gaudio, cellist Steven Isserlis, singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo,
Man in the Mirror co-writerGlen Ballard, conductor Sir Mark Elder, actress Carrie Hope Fletcher, soprano Lesley Garrett, composer John Rutter, singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading, composer Sir James MacMillan, tenor Russell Watson, Oscar-winning La La Land composer Justin Hurwitz, choreographer Dame Arlene Phillips and, in 2019 and 2024, TONY Awards Specials from New York.
You can explore some of Jack's interviews via the 'VIDEOS AND AUDIO' tab.
Scala Radio became Magic Classical in September 2024, but his programme times remain the same: Saturday and Sunday, 3-7pm.
He has also appeared as a guest on The One Show, BBC Radios 2, 3 and 4 and on Classic FM.
Aged 19, Jack was named as one of the 2019 ReelWorld Radio Academy 30 Under 30, highlighting 30 people under the age of 30 in the UK radio industry showing "tenacity, talent and a proven trajectory".
Podcasts
Jack is also the host and curator of both the musical theatre and the classical show for British Airways, available via their in-flight entertainment, High Life, and also available on Aer Lingus.
'Curtain Call' takes listeners inside these genres, spotlighting global artists and events with star guests and recommendations.
In 2023, he became a host of Classeek's Classeek 15 coffee-break podcast, interviewing a range of classical stars and behind-the-scenes figures about how to launch a career and make a living in classical music.
Previously: in 2019, he produced and presented 'Insights@TheGrange', a podcast series for the Grange Festival, exploring the operas of their 2019 season. In 2021, he produced and presented a podcast series for Poland's Adam Mickiewicz Institute, exploring the work of composer Krzysztof Penderecki. He also hosted the Royal Marines Band Service Virtual Experience 2021, appearing on film with members of the RMBS to explore the opportunities available to potential applicants.
Live
Jack presents and curates live events. He has hosted at the Royal Albert Hall, Birmingham's Symphony Hall, the Wigmore Hall, at Switzerland's Verbier Festival and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Aged 19, he addressed the European Radio Show Conference in Paris, exploring how classical music can be presented to new audiences.