Stuart Maconie
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Stuart Maconie (b. 1960, Wigan, Lancashire) is an English radio and television presenter writer, journalist, and critic.
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[edit] Writing Career
In his career as a writer and journalist he has written for Q, Elle, The Times, The Guardian, Evening Standard, Daily Express, Select Magazine, Mojo, Country Walking, Deluxe and was an assistant editor for the NME.
He has written screenplays for television and films. He is also the author of Cider With Roadies, an autobiography of his experiences as a music journalist. Pies and Prejudice: In Search of the North, an autobiographical account for growing up in the north of England, is set for publication in February 2007.
[edit] Broadcasting Career
He was also a music reporter for Mark Goodier's Evening Session on BBC Radio 1, alongside Andrew Collins. Also on Radio 1, in 1995 & 1996, Maconie joined forces with Collins presenting a music review called Collins & Maconie's Hit Parade, and from 1994 to 2001, he presented the satirical news review The Treatment, on Radio 5.
In October 1996, Maconie took over a weekly album show on Radio 1 on Sunday nights, until late-1997.
Maconie joined BBC Radio 2 in 1998, with shows such as All Singing, All Dancing, All Night, a northern soul music show & Stuart Maconie's Critical List, every Saturday evening, presents documentaries and also deputised for Johnnie Walker on Radio 2's Drivetime programme.
He took over a three-hour Saturday afternoon show for BBC Radio 2 from 2-5pm in April 2006 & the show now goes out from 2-4.30pm.
He joined BBC 6 Music from its incarnation in 2002, where he presents the Freak Zone radio show. It is described as "the weird, the wonderful and all that's in between", and can be said to be very diverse in musical content. This show is broadcast every Sunday from 5-8pm.
Maconie has also presented musical specialities for BBC Radio 4, appeared on television and in films.
[edit] Other Projects
Stuart had his Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2001, collaborating with fellow BBC 6 Music presenter Andrew Collins, and with writer and pundit David Quantick, in Lloyd Cole Knew my Father, which has also been re-broadcast on BBC Radio 2.
In 2001, Stuart was the winner of the Sony Radio Academy Award for Music Broadcaster of the Year.
He also guest starred in Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights as the presenter of a version of Crimestoppers called 'Crimetime'.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone BBC 6 Music radio Show
- Stuart Maconie's Critical List BBC Radio 2 radio Show
- Stuart Maconie at the Internet Movie Database
United Kingdom
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