Mike MacKinnon

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Mike MacKinnon (born 1960) was a pirate radio DJ based in England.

Among the "second wave" of pirate radio DJs or presenters, Mackinnon was known as "Maj" in his early days on radio during the mid to late 1970s, when he had barely left school. Mackinnon mainly operated in the Midlands but was based in North Yorkshire seaside towns such as Bridlington and Scarborough when operating offshore. His radio career was famously interrupted by a number of "Marlowesque" brawls and fracas in noted London diners and clubs.

More recently Mike worked with Miles Wilson (Radio Caroline) and Paul Trevelli (various radio stations), the latter having been his mentor in the early 1970s. Mike's renowned collection of 45s was stolen earlier this decade and that he subsequently ceased public performances thereafter.