 Gaunt's BBC Three Counties show was awarded three Sony Radio Academy Gold Award in 2001.Gaunt hosted a mid-morning current affairs show on Talksport.On 18 November 2008 it was announced that Talksport had terminated Gaunt's contract following an interview with Redbridge Council's Michael Stark on 7 November, in which Gaunt branded Councillor Stark a "Nazi", and "an ignorant pig" live on air in a discussion about whether smokers should be allowed to foster children in care.