Conor McNicholas

Who is Conor McNicholas?

Conor McNicholas is a British journalist and editor. He formerly edited Top Gear and IPC-run music magazine, New Musical Express. He boosted sales of the latter magazine in the early 2000s by focusing on the 'new rock revolution' which included bands such as The Strokes and White Stripes. His first professional post on a magazine was on a fledgling Manchester publication called Sub where he wrote a spoof horoscope under the pen name of Snufkin. After a period working on various magazines for Dennis Publishing, McNicholas went on to write for the dance press holding senior positions at both Ministry and Mixmag magazines before going on to edit Muzik.

During his editorship McNicholas has won several industry awards including:

Consumer Magazine Editor of the Year

Entertainment Magazine Editor of the Year

Tour of the Year for the NME Awards Tour 2006

Editor of the Year & Music Magazine of the Year

Brand Building Initiative of the Year for Club NME