Annie Mac is an
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DJ and television presenter who hosts an
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ous
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show on
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in the
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which airs at 7:00 pm on Friday evenings as well as a Sunday evening show alongside co-presenter
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Personal life
Annie Mac was born in
Dublin, Ireland. She studied English Literature at Queens University. Annie lives in London with her boyfriend, fellow club and Radio 1 DJ,
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Career
Annie currently hosts a number of shows on Radio 1. Her main show,
Annie Mac's Mash Up, airs 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Friday nights. It is renowned for playing a new, eclectic and underground mix of new musical genres such as electro, dubstep, dnb, hip-hop, and disco. She also hosted
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with
Nick GrimshawNicholas Peter "Nick" Grimshaw is a British television and radio presenter. Commonly known as 'Grimmy', he has presented shows for Channel 4, E4, BBC One, BBC Two and Channel 4 youth strand T4...
on Sunday evenings from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm until 21 March 2010. After this date they moved to 10:00pm - midnight with a new show simply called Nick Grimshaw and Annie Mac. She is currently one of only two presenters on the station to present shows in both the specialist and entertainment sector, the other being
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A popular feature of
Annie Mac's Mash Up is the Annie Mac Mini Mix, an opportunity to showcase various DJs ability to produce a five minute mix with other DJs. The Mini mix was also a feature of her previous show on a Thursday night. As well as her own Friday show, Annie also covers for other Radio 1 shows. She is a regular stand in for Zane Lowe's show. In 2009 Annie won the Best female award at the drum and bass awards for her contribution to the promotion of this genre of music.
Annie makes regular appearances as a feature presenter on
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's
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, giving her opinions on the latest music offerings. She appeared on
Never Mind the BuzzcocksNever Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game television show with a pop music theme, currently without a permanent presenter. It stars Phill Jupitus and Noel Fielding as team captains. The show is produced by Talkback Thames for the BBC, and is usually aired on BBC Two...
in January 2006 and she co-presented
Top Of The PopsTop of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
on 18 June 2006 with
Reggie YatesReginald "Reggie" Yates is a British actor, television presenter and radio DJ of Ghanaian descent. He went to Central Foundation Boys' School.-Early career:...
and on 11 July 2006 with
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in a
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special. Annie has also filled in for Zane Lowe on his
Gonzo show on
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. She regularly DJs at clubs such as
FabricFabric is a nightclub in London, United Kingdom. It was voted number 1 in DJ Magazine's "Top 100 Clubs in the World" poll in 2007 and number 2 in 2008, 2009 and 2010...
London, Moles Club in Bath, Digital in
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and university venues such as Fitzwilliam College,
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and
Aston UniversityAston University is a "plate glass" campus university situated at Gosta Green, in the city centre of Birmingham, England.Established in 1895 as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School, Aston was granted its Royal Charter as Aston University on 22 April 1966...
. She also recently appeared on ITV Comedy,
FMFM was a British sitcom which aired on ITV2, starring Chris O'Dowd , Kevin Bishop and Nina Sosanya . The series followed the lives of two DJs and their producer on their FM radio progamme, "Skin 86.5 FM"...
, as herself.
On 18 February 2007 BBC Radio 1 launched their first video podcast or vodcast. It featured Annie on a backstage tour around the Radio 1 buildings. This has since been stopped, however there is now a podcast of the Mini Mix.
She has also presented
Other Voices for
RTÉ TwoRTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of...
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In October 2010, Mac released a compilation album,
Annie Mac Presents 2010. A year later, "Annie Mac Presents 2011" was released.
External links
More Than The Music - Annie Mac (Tess Askew)