Stuart Maconie

Who is Stuart Maconie?

Stuart Maconie is an English radio DJ and television presenter, writer, journalist, and critic working in the field of pop music and popular culture. He is currently a presenter on BBC Radio 6 Music, where he hosts an afternoon show five times a week, alongside Mark Radcliffe, called Radcliffe & Maconie, which broadcasts from the BBC's MediaCityUK in Salford, Greater Manchester. The pair had previously presented an evening show on BBC Radio 2.

Maconie used to present his own solo show on Saturday afternoons from April 2006 until 29 March 2008, and is a frequent stand-in for holidaying presenters on Radio 2. He also hosts BBC Radio 6 Music programmes The Freak Zone, on Sundays from 8 – 10pm and The Freakier Zone, on Saturday night/Sunday mornings from midnight-1am.