Stuart Maconie
- Writer
- Actor
- Music Department
Stuart Maconie was a teacher of English and Sociology before becoming a
journalist for the music paper the New Musical Express in 1988. Maconie
gained particular notoriety as a champion of the burgeoning Manchester
music scene which became such a big part of British popular culture
during the late 1980s and 1990s. After establishing himself as a music
journalist, he also became a popular broadcaster, presenting his own
shows on BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music. Since leaving the New Musical
Express, he has written for magazines including Q, The Word and the
Radio Times, while he has also become a familiar face on television as
a humorous commentator on music, culture and life in general.
