Vic Galloway

Michael "Vic" Galloway (born 4 August 1972) is a DJ on BBC Radio Scotland. Galloway presents a self-titled show on Radio Scotland every Monday from 9 pm to 11 pm and also the BBC Introducing Scotland Thursday evenings/Friday mornings from 11 pm to 1 am. He presents BBC Scotland's T in the Park television coverage every summer.

Vic Galloway
Galloway in 2009
Born
Michael Galloway

(1972-08-04) 4 August 1972
Career
ShowBBC Introducing Scotland
Station(s)BBC Radio Scotland
Time slot9 pm  11 pm Monday night
11 pm Thursday night  1 am Friday morning
StyleDisc Jockey
CountryScotland
Websitewww.myspace.com/vicgallowayr1

BBC Radio

In addition to his regular shows which have been running for over 11 years on BBC Radio, Galloway has presented 2 series of 'Mouthing Off'[1] and 'The Big Scottish Adventure',[2] as well as various documentary series including 'Indie-pendent Scotland', 'The Banned History of Rock'n'Roll', 'Meet the Neighbours' and 'School for Genius'. He has broadcast live shows from the 'T in the Park', 'South by South West',[3] Indian Summer, 'Live 8' and 'Connect' festivals for the BBC. He has also recently presented the Radio 1 Rock Show and covered for Marc Riley on BBC Radio 6 Music.[4]

BBC TV

On TV he has presented five years of BBC One and Two's 'T in the Park' coverage,[5] 'The Music Show'[6] on BBC 2, BBC 4's 'Caledonia Dreaming',[7] and Channel 4's 'Transmission'.[8]

Media career

As a freelance journalist, Vic Galloway does regular work for newspapers, magazines and websites, including a weekly music column for 'A-Listed'. He has also written for The List and contributed articles such as "Why more DJs must be like Peel" [9] to the Sunday Herald. He is often invited to host and MC events, such as 'Burnsong', 'Ballads of The Book'[10] and 'The Scottish Style Awards' in recent years. He also DJs in clubs and universities across the UK and abroad. In 2009–2010 he compered the 'Waverley Stage'[11] as part of Edinburgh's legendary Hogmanay Street Party Celebrations. Galloway also writes a weekly column for the website Dear Scotland which features a listing of every Scottish band touring outside the UK that week.[12]

On 2 November 2010, it was announced that Galloway would be leaving the Radio 1 Introducing show,[13] to be replaced by Ally McCrae of Detour Scotland.

Personal life

Galloway grew up in Kingsbarns[14][15] and Haddington and achieved three A-levels, two Highers and eight GCSEs. A member of the National Youth Theatre, he played in the bands Miraclehead, Huckleberry and The Deaf Mutes and has also written for fanzines, worked as lighting director and co-ordinator at The Venue in Edinburgh, helped set up the independent Copper Records, and worked as press and radio promoter for Human Condition Records in Edinburgh. He's currently working as a specialist advisor for the Scottish Arts Council as well as writing, performing and producing music of his own.

References

  1. "BBC Radio Scotland – Mouthing Off". Bbc.co.uk. 23 June 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  2. Archived 23 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Scotland – SXSW". BBC. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  4. "Music – Meursault". BBC. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  5. http://www.tennents.com/tbreak
  6. "Music Scotland – The Music Show". BBC. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  7. Nicolson, Stuart (18 February 2008). "UK | Scotland | Glasgow, Lanarkshire and West | Defining the sound of young Scotland". BBC News. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  8. "T-Mobile Transmission". Channel 4. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20041204131454/http://www.sundayherald.com/45632 Why more DJs must be like Peel - Sunday Herald
  10. "Ballads of the Book". Chemikal.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  11. "Edinburgh's Hogmanay – Edinburgh Festival Guide". Edinburghfestivals.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  12. "Scotland at SXSW 2013 - The Final List". Dearscotland.com.
  13. "Press Office – New talent for Radio 1's Nations shows". BBC. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  14. Pollock, David (14 August 2013). "Vic Galloway presents Songs in the key of Fife | Edinburgh Festival". Edinburghfestival.list.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  15. "Vic Galloway :: Authors :: Birlinn Ltd". Birlinn.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
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