Stuart John Maconie (born 13th August 1961 in Whiston,
Lancashire)
is an English
radio
D.J. and television presenter, writer, journalist,critic and champion of pop music
and popular culture. He is currently
active on BBC
Radio 2, co-hosting the Radcliffe
and Maconie show from 8pm to 10pm on weeknights & his
own solo show on Saturdays from 2-4.30pm. He is also a frequent
stand-in for holidaying presenters, most notably Chris
Evans on the drivetime 5pm-7pm slot.
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Contents
- 1 Writing
career
- 2 Broadcasting
career
- 2.1 Radio
1
- 2.2 Radio
2
- 2.3 BBC
6 Music
- 3 Other
projects
- 4 See
also
- 5 External
links
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Writing career
In his career as a writer and journalist he has written for Q, Word Magazine, Elle, The Times, The
Guardian, the Evening Standard, the Daily
Express, Select, Mojo,
Country Walking, Deluxe
and was an assistant editor for the NME. Maconie previously
worked as an English and sociology teacher at Skelmersdale
College, Lancashirefor
one year in 1985-86.
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, a humorous book that
discusses the modern reality of the North of England (as opposed to the
popular myths), was published in February 2007. Maconie, himself a
'northerner', uses his own childhood experiences alongside anecdotes
from recent visits to illuminate the book.
Maconie also is credited with starting the rumour that Bob
Holness, UK host of the game show Blockbusters,
played the sax solo on Gerry Rafferty's hit single
"Baker Street". The rumour first
appeared as a blatant joke in a spoof NME 'Believe It or Not' feature
but has since been repeated elsewhere as if it were true.
Broadcasting career
Radio 1
He was also a music reporter for Mark Goodier's
Evening Session on BBC Radio 1, alongside Andrew Collins. Also on
Radio 1, from 1995-
1997, Maconie
joined forces with Collins presenting a music review called Collins
& Maconie's Hit Parade, which originally went out on
Monday nights from 9-10pm & then on Sunday afternoons from
3-4pm. From 1994 to 2001, he presented the satirical news review The
Treatment, on BBC Radio 5 Live.
In addition to this, in October 1996, Maconie took over a weekly album show on
Radio 1 on Sunday nights, until late-1997.
Radio 2
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 vacated by
Chris Evans for BBC Radio 2 from 2-5pm in April 2006 & the
show now goes out from 2-4.30pm.
In addition to his Saturday show, in April 16th 2007, Maconie joined
forces with Mark Radcliffe to present a
new show on BBC Radio 2 every Monday - Thursday from
8-10pm.
BBC 6 Music
He also 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 it 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.
Other projects
Maconie 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.
He wrote Folklore, the official biography
of long-standing Manchester band James,
and 3862 Days, the official biography of Blur.
In 2001, Stuart was the winner of the Sony Radio Academy Award
for Music Broadcaster of the Year. He also won a silver Sony Award 2007
for the Freak Zone.
He also guest starred in Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights
as the presenter of a spoof version of Crimewatch
called 'Crimetime'.
See also
External links
