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Stuart Maconie (born 1960 in Whiston, Lancashire) is an English radio D.J. and television presenter, writer, journalist,critic and champion of pop music and popular culture.

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

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 teacher at Skelmersdale College, Lancashire.

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.

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.

From April 16th 2007, Maconie will be joining forces with Mark Radcliffe to present a new show on BBC Radio 2 every Monday - Thursday from 8-10pm.

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 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.

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 offical biography of long-standing Manchester band James

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 spoof version of Crimewatch called 'Crimetime'.

• BBC 6 Music
• BBC Radio 2

• Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone BBC 6 Music radio Show
• Stuart Maconie on BBC Radio 2
• Stuart Maconie at the Internet Movie Database  United Kingdom