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Phil MacHugh (born 20 March 1977 in Glasgow, Scotland) is an occasional Scottish television presenter, and media consultant.
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Phil MacHugh (born 20 March 1977 in Glasgow, Scotland) is an occasional Scottish television presenter, and media consultant.
MacHugh's uncle is Mick MacNeil of Simple Minds. [1] [2] From the aged of 15 he appeared on local on Gaelic television. Later he was involved with the now-axed Smash Hits TV , BBC Scotland's @Ire and Dè a-nis? , and BBC Choice's Beyond 2000 . He also had presenting jobs on Splaoid and Nochd Gun Chadal.
After a career break to study journalism at Edinburgh's Napier University, MacHugh had a brief seasonal stint for E4 Edinburgh Festival coverage and contributed to entertainment news at Channel 5. [3] He worked on strands for short-lived Scottish TV magazine show You have to do this..., and appeared in the VisitScotland Tartan Week in New York City for NBC, presenting live segments from Grand Central Station. He oncepresented a segment for the BBC One countryside show Landward , while it was at the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh.
In 2022 Martin Compston was given a BBC travel show Martin Compston's Scottish Fling where he travelled the country with longterm friend McHugh. [4]
MacHugh played a lead in CBBC Scotland's children's programme SNAS, based around a Scottish rock band. He also had a role as "James in the BBC Drama Consider the Lilies.
As a Highland dancer McHugh has been involved in VisitScotland and Glasgow City Council promotions at International Celtic festivals, and in November 2007 worked for the Lithuanian Television Network LNK and businessman Vladimir Romanov on the Baltic version of the popular TV show Strictly Come Dancing as a "creative director". [5] Romanov won the Celebrity Dance competition.
In 2013 MacHugh joined the Yes Campaign as a PR and Events Manager for the unsuccessful Independence campaign. In 2016 he set up SKAPA, specialising in brand PR with clients including Pentahotels Group, Living Ventures, Principal Hotels, Barbour and Toni & Guy.
In 2009 MacHugh was the 50th on The Scotsman 's 50 Most Eligible Bachelors. [6] One of the local Torch Bearers for the 2012 Summer Olympics, he ran in Edinburgh as part of the UK torchbearing celebrations.
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