Vic McGlynn
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Victoria Claire McGlynn, known as Vic McGlynn, (born on 19 May 1978 in Bispham, Blackpool
, Lancashire
) is an English
radio
presenter
and disc jockey
(DJ).
McGlynn is also a performance DJ, as well as a stand-up comedian
, and has performed as an animal mascot
as a monkey, shark, lion and rabbit, and on stage with The Flaming Lips
at the Manchester Apollo
.
in Bispham
, and left in 1994. McGlynn cites her love of 1980s pop band The Smiths
, who she became an avid fan of when she was eight years old, as the reason behind her passion for music.
as DJ and compere in the family entertainment room, The Hornpipe Gallery, where she stayed until 1997. She began her broadcasting career at the age of 17 in 1995 starting off as a weekend presenter on Splash FM in Blackpool. In 1997 she worked at Rock FM
in Preston as the weekend overnight presenter. Aged 20, she moved to London
where she produced and co-hosted the breakfast show as part of "Flynn and McGlynn in the Morning" on Millennium FM.
From 1999 to 2000 she worked as a presenter for Virgin Megastore
Radio in London
. And in 2000 she was co-presenter and producer of the breakfast show on Channel 4 FM, Dubai
, UAE. She then moved back to England and worked as a presenter on Juice 107.6
in Liverpool
until 2001. Later that year she moved to Galaxy 102
in Manchester
, where she was presented the mid-morning show and the Sunday breakfast show. She also worked as a stand-up comedian on the Manchester Comedy circuit, and was named as "a newcomer to look out for" by BBC Radio Manchester
.
In 2003 McGlynn joined the digital
radio station BBC 6 Music
, hosting the weekly 6 Music Chart, before becoming the presenter of the weekday lunch time radio music show.
In 2006 McGlynn announced that her last afternoon show for BBC 6 Music was to be on 25 August, 2006 and then left the BBC to embark on a trip circumnavigating Australia
on a tandem bicycle
.
In 2007/2008, Vic hosted and produced a weekly show titled 'Oddball' on 'Bondi Fm'. This was a 2 hour show, playing rarities from all genres. She then as part of the Wwoof
(Willing Workers on Organic Farms) programme, worked at the Flying Fox Backpackers - managing it for short time - in Katoomba, New South Wales
, Australia
.
In 2009, Vic helped launch livefrommanchester.com, a non-profit podcast broadcasting venture in Manchester which dealt with new bands, music news, and reviews. She served as co-founder, producer, and presenter.
In 2010 she was freelancing as a broadcaster and performer in the North of England (BBC York, Sheffield, Humberside, Leeds) and embarking on a period of higher education.
er William Aubrey Hill who played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club
from 1929 to 1948 and who lived in Blackpool and died there in 1995. She is also related to both Nick Banks
, the drummer with alternative rock
band Pulp
, and writer
and journalist
Victoria Segal.
McGlynn has said:
Bispham, Blackpool
Bispham is a village roughly one-and-a-half miles north of Blackpool town centre on the Fylde coast in the county of Lancashire, England.-Geography and administration:...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
) is an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
presenter
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
and disc jockey
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
(DJ).
McGlynn is also a performance DJ, as well as a stand-up comedian
Stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...
, and has performed as an animal mascot
Mascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
as a monkey, shark, lion and rabbit, and on stage with The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips are an American alternative rock band, formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983.Melodically, their sound contains lush, multi-layered, psychedelic rock arrangements, but lyrically their compositions show elements of space rock, including unusual song and album titles—such as "What...
at the Manchester Apollo
Manchester Apollo
O2 Apollo Manchester is a concert venue in Manchester, England. Locally known as The Apollo, it is a listed building, with a capacity of 3,500 ....
.
Background
McGlynn was born and raised in Blackpool. She attended Montgomery High SchoolMontgomery High School, Blackpool
Montgomery High School is a comprehensive school in Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, England that educates pupils age 11-16. There are 1400 pupils on the roll...
in Bispham
Bispham, Blackpool
Bispham is a village roughly one-and-a-half miles north of Blackpool town centre on the Fylde coast in the county of Lancashire, England.-Geography and administration:...
, and left in 1994. McGlynn cites her love of 1980s pop band The Smiths
The Smiths
The Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr , the band also included Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce...
, who she became an avid fan of when she was eight years old, as the reason behind her passion for music.
Career
In 1994 McGlynn started working at Blackpool TowerBlackpool Tower
Blackpool Tower Eye is a tourist attraction in Blackpool, Lancashire in England which was opened to the public on 14 May 1894. . Inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, it rises to 518 feet & 9 inches . The tower is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers...
as DJ and compere in the family entertainment room, The Hornpipe Gallery, where she stayed until 1997. She began her broadcasting career at the age of 17 in 1995 starting off as a weekend presenter on Splash FM in Blackpool. In 1997 she worked at Rock FM
97.4 Rock FM
97.4 Rock FM is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to Lancashire, North West England and some parts of North Wales. Its output is mainly contemporary pop and current chart hits. The station is owned & operated by Bauer Radio and forms part of Bauer's Place Network of stations...
in Preston as the weekend overnight presenter. Aged 20, she moved to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
where she produced and co-hosted the breakfast show as part of "Flynn and McGlynn in the Morning" on Millennium FM.
From 1999 to 2000 she worked as a presenter for Virgin Megastore
Virgin Megastore
Virgin Megastores is an international chain of record shops, founded by Sir Richard Branson on London's Oxford Street in early 1971. Virgin Megastores are best described today as entertainment retailers....
Radio in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. And in 2000 she was co-presenter and producer of the breakfast show on Channel 4 FM, Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, UAE. She then moved back to England and worked as a presenter on Juice 107.6
Juice FM
107.6 Juice FM is a British Independent Local Radio, set up in 1998 in Liverpool after the closing of alternative music station 107.6 Crash FM and its subsequent purchase by Forever Broadcasting. It launched with a format broadly in keeping with that of Crash, but with a greater amount of...
in Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
until 2001. Later that year she moved to Galaxy 102
Galaxy Manchester
Capital Manchester is a Manchester, England radio station owned by the Global Radio as part of the nine-station Capital network specialising in mainstream music...
in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, where she was presented the mid-morning show and the Sunday breakfast show. She also worked as a stand-up comedian on the Manchester Comedy circuit, and was named as "a newcomer to look out for" by BBC Radio Manchester
BBC Radio Manchester
BBC Radio Manchester is a BBC Local Radio station broadcasting to Greater Manchester in North West England. It broadcasts 24 hours a day from studios at MediaCityUK in Salford Quays via a transmitter at Holme Moss, with a small repeater at Saddleworth covering Tameside and Saddleworth...
.
In 2003 McGlynn joined the digital
Digital radio in the United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, the roll-out of digital radio is proceeding since test transmissions were started by the BBC in 1990. The UK currently has the world's biggest digital radio network, with 103 transmitters, two national DAB ensembles and 48 local and regional DAB ensembles...
radio station 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....
, hosting the weekly 6 Music Chart, before becoming the presenter of the weekday lunch time radio music show.
In 2006 McGlynn announced that her last afternoon show for BBC 6 Music was to be on 25 August, 2006 and then left the BBC to embark on a trip circumnavigating Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
on a tandem bicycle
Tandem bicycle
The tandem bicycle or twin is a form of bicycle designed to be ridden by more than one person. The term tandem refers to the seating arrangement , not the number of riders. A bike with two riders side-by-side is called a sociable.-History:Patents related to tandem bicycles date from the late 19th...
.
In 2007/2008, Vic hosted and produced a weekly show titled 'Oddball' on 'Bondi Fm'. This was a 2 hour show, playing rarities from all genres. She then as part of the Wwoof
WWOOF
Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms , also known as "Willing Workers On Organic Farms", is a loose network of national organisations that facilitate placement of volunteers on organic farms. While there are WWOOF hosts in 99 countries around the world, no central list or organisation...
(Willing Workers on Organic Farms) programme, worked at the Flying Fox Backpackers - managing it for short time - in Katoomba, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
In 2009, Vic helped launch livefrommanchester.com, a non-profit podcast broadcasting venture in Manchester which dealt with new bands, music news, and reviews. She served as co-founder, producer, and presenter.
In 2010 she was freelancing as a broadcaster and performer in the North of England (BBC York, Sheffield, Humberside, Leeds) and embarking on a period of higher education.
Personal life
McGlynn is the granddaughter of professional cricketCricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er William Aubrey Hill who played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
from 1929 to 1948 and who lived in Blackpool and died there in 1995. She is also related to both Nick Banks
Nick Banks
Nick Banks is the English drummer in the British band, Pulp. He lives in Sheffield with his wife Sarah Banks, two children , and his dog Geoff...
, the drummer with alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Pulp
Pulp (band)
Pulp are an English alternative rock band formed in Sheffield in 1978. Their lineup consists of Jarvis Cocker , Russell Senior , Candida Doyle , Mark Webber , Steve Mackey and Nick Banks ....
, and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
Victoria Segal.
Quotes
On Kurt CobainKurt Cobain
Kurt Donald Cobain was an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana...
McGlynn has said: