Donald Macleod (radio presenter)

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Donald Macleod is a Scottish radio presenter. He presents Composer of the Week, BBC Radio 3's series examining the music and lives of influential composers.

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Education

Macleod comes from Kirkintilloch. [1] He went to school in Glasgow and studied psychology at the University of St Andrews. [2]

Career

Macleod's very first job after finishing his university education was at the BBC Radio Drama department, where he was involved in the creation of sound effects. [3]

Macleod's first presenting job was at BBC Radio 3. He then worked for the BBC television programme 60 Minutes as a newsreader and reporter. [4]

In late 1987, Macleod was presenting Midweek Choice on BBC Radio 3. [5] In 1990 he was presenting various programmes for BBC Radio 3. [6]

For four years prior to 1996, Macleod was in charge of presentation at BBC Radio 3. [3] From May 1996 onwards, Macleod presented Through The Night on BBC Radio 3. [7] He joined Composer of the Week in 1999. [8]

Macleod was the sole presenter of the programme from 1999 until 2023, when Kate Molleson began to solo-present some editions of the programme [9] (with Macleod solo-presenting the other editions). By 2023, Macleod had presented 950 series of the programme. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Interview: Donald Macleod". Edinburgh Music Review. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  2. ↑ "BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week - Donald Macleod". BBC. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  3. 1 2 "Laureation address Mr Donald Macleod - Graduation - University of St Andrews". archive.st-andrews.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  4. ↑ "Donald Macleod". Grange Park Opera. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  5. ↑ "Search - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  6. ↑ "Search - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  7. ↑ "Search - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  8. ↑ Macleod, Donald (2023-08-01). "'The human stories behind the music we love': Radio 3's Composer of the Week turns 80". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  9. 1 2 canderson (2023-05-16). "Kate Molleson joins Donald Macleod on the Composer of the Week presenting team". Colin's Column. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
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