Tracey MacLeod
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Tracey MacLeod is a journalist and broadcaster who has presented a range of BBC
arts and music programming, including The Late Show 1989-95 and its musical offshoots New West and Words and Music, Edinburgh Nights (1989, 1990) The Booker Prize
(1990 – 95) and The Mercury
Music Prize (1994–98). She hosted a Sunday night radio show on GLR
from 1990 for several years, and was one of the launch DJs on BBC 6 Music
. She worked as a research
er at the BBC
before making her on-screen debut in 1987 on Channel 4’s youth show Network 7. Other screen credits include channel 4’s A Stab in the Dark with David Baddiel
and Michael Gove
, All I Want – A Portrait of Rufus Wainwright
, Kitchen Criminals
, Masterchef, and voicing over many music documentaries and the long-running BBC2 show Rapido, presented by Antoine de Caunes
. She appeared as a guest interviewer in Sean Hughes'
1992 comedy series Sean's Show
. Her friend Helen Fielding
partly based the Jude character in Bridget Jones's Diary
on her, and she appeared as an extra in the literary party scene of the film, directed by Sharon Maguire
.
She was a team captain on the Radio 4 music quiz All the Way from Memphis
, with Andrew Collins
, and a regular contestant on the Radio 4 books quiz, The Write Stuff
.
She has been the restaurant critic of The Independent
since 1997, winning the Glenfiddich award for Restaurant Writer of the year in 2003, and was awarded Restaurant Writer of the Year by the Guild of Food Writers in 2008 and 2010. She has also been literary editor
of Marie Claire
, and radio critic of the Mail on Sunday
.
She is a director of the talent agency KBJ Management, where she manages TV presenters including Simon Amstell
and Kevin McCloud
.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
arts and music programming, including The Late Show 1989-95 and its musical offshoots New West and Words and Music, Edinburgh Nights (1989, 1990) The Booker Prize
Man Booker Prize
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length novel, written in the English language, by a citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations, Ireland, or Zimbabwe. The winner of the Man Booker Prize is generally assured of international renown and...
(1990 – 95) and The Mercury
The Mercury
The Mercury may refer to:* The Mercury , a newspaper in Hobart, Australia* The Mercury , a newspaper in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa* The Mercury , a newspaper in Pennsylvania, United States...
Music Prize (1994–98). She hosted a Sunday night radio show on GLR
BBC London 94.9
BBC London 94.9 is London's BBC Local Radio station, and part of BBC London. Broadcasting across Greater London and beyond on 94.9 FM, DAB, Virgin Media Channel 930, Sky Channel 0152 and also online...
from 1990 for several years, and was one of the launch DJs on BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music is one of the BBC's digital radio stations, was launched on 11 March 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years....
. She worked as a research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
er at the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
before making her on-screen debut in 1987 on Channel 4’s youth show Network 7. Other screen credits include channel 4’s A Stab in the Dark with David Baddiel
David Baddiel
David Lionel Baddiel is an English comedian, novelist and television presenter.-Early life:Baddiel was born in New York, and moved to England when he was four months old. His father, Colin Brian Baddiel, was a Welsh research chemist with Unilever before being made redundant in the 1980s, after...
and Michael Gove
Michael Gove
Michael Andrew Gove, MP is a British politician, who currently serves as the Secretary of State for Education and as the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for the Surrey Heath constituency. He is also a published author and former journalist.Born in Edinburgh, Gove was raised in Aberdeen...
, All I Want – A Portrait of Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter. He has recorded six albums of original music, EPs, and tracks on compilations and film soundtracks.-Early years:...
, Kitchen Criminals
Kitchen Criminals
Kitchen Criminals is a BBC television series in which top chefs John Burton Race and Angela Hartnett are given the task of travelling the length and breadth of the UK, looking for Britain's worst cooks. After selecting the 20 worst, the amateur cooks must undertake a series of cookery challenges...
, Masterchef, and voicing over many music documentaries and the long-running BBC2 show Rapido, presented by Antoine de Caunes
Antoine de Caunes
Antoine de Caunes is a television presenter, actor, writer and film director. He is the son of two prominent French personalities, television journalist-reporter Georges de Caunes and television announcer Jacqueline Joubert...
. She appeared as a guest interviewer in Sean Hughes'
Sean Hughes (comedian)
Sean Hughes is a British-Irish stand-up comedian, writer and actor.-Career:Hughes was born in London, but spent most of his youth in Firhouse, Dublin...
1992 comedy series Sean's Show
Sean's Show
Sean's Show was a UK television situation comedy broadcast on Channel 4. Stand-up comedian Sean Hughes co-wrote and starred as a fictionalised version of himself, aware of the fact he was living in a sitcom .It received a nomination for the 1992 British Comedy Award for Best Channel 4...
. Her friend Helen Fielding
Helen Fielding
Helen Fielding is an English novelist and screenwriter, best known as the creator of the fictional character Bridget Jones, a sequence of novels and films that chronicle the life of a thirtysomething single woman in London as she tries to make sense of life and love.Her novels Bridget Jones's...
partly based the Jude character in Bridget Jones's Diary
Bridget Jones's Diary
Bridget Jones's Diary is a 1996 novel by Helen Fielding. Written in the form of a personal diary, the novel chronicles a year in the life of Bridget Jones, a thirty-something single working woman living in London. She writes about her career, self-image, vices, family, friends, and romantic...
on her, and she appeared as an extra in the literary party scene of the film, directed by Sharon Maguire
Sharon Maguire
Sharon Maguire made her name as a film director when she landed the job of directing Bridget Jones's Diary. The film was based on the book by her close friend Helen Fielding, and one of the main characters - Shazzer - is actually based on Maguire.Raised as a Roman Catholic, Maguire studied English...
.
She was a team captain on the Radio 4 music quiz All the Way from Memphis
All the Way from Memphis (radio show)
All the Way from Memphis was a radio programme that aired from December 2004 to June 2006. There were 12 half-hour episodes and it was broadcast on BBC Radio 4. It was compiled, written and presented by James Walton, with team captains Tracey MacLeod, and Andrew Collins...
, with Andrew Collins
Andrew Collins (broadcaster)
Andrew Collins is the creator and writer of Radio 4 sitcom Mr Blue Sky. His TV writing work includes EastEnders and the sitcoms Grass and Not Going Out .-Personal life:Collins was a member of the Labour Party between the late 1980s and early 1990s, leaving after Labour's...
, and a regular contestant on the Radio 4 books quiz, The Write Stuff
The Write Stuff
The Write Stuff is a lighthearted quiz about literature on BBC Radio 4, taking a humorous look at famous literary figures, chaired by James Walton and with the two teams being headed by Sebastian Faulks and John Walsh, and Beth Chalmers reading the extracts.Each week, the programme has an "Author...
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She has been the restaurant critic of The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
since 1997, winning the Glenfiddich award for Restaurant Writer of the year in 2003, and was awarded Restaurant Writer of the Year by the Guild of Food Writers in 2008 and 2010. She has also been literary editor
Literary editor
A literary editor is an editor in a newspaper, magazine or similar publication who deals with aspects concerning literature and books, especially reviews. A literary editor may also help with editing books themselves, by providing services such as proof reading, copy-editing, and literary...
of Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Marie Claire is a monthly women's magazine first published in France but also distributed in other countries with editions specific to them and in their languages. While each country shares its own special voice with its audience, the United States edition focuses on women around the world and...
, and radio critic of the Mail on Sunday
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
.
She is a director of the talent agency KBJ Management, where she manages TV presenters including Simon Amstell
Simon Amstell
Simon Marc Amstell is a BAFTA nominated, award-winning English comedian, television presenter, screenwriter and actor, best known for his roles as former co-host of Popworld, former host of Never Mind the Buzzcocks and co-writer and star of the sitcom Grandma's House.-Early life:Amstell was born...
and Kevin McCloud
Kevin McCloud
Kevin McCloud is a British designer, writer and television presenter best known for his work on the Channel 4 series Grand Designs. He lives in a 15th-century farmhouse in Frome, Somerset, with his wife Suzanna "Zani" who runs an online interior decoration business, and their two children, Milo ...
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External links
- http://www.pbjmgt.co.uk Tracey MacLeod's agent
- http://www.kbjmgt.co.uk KBJ Management
- http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/reviews/ Independent newspaper reviews