Ally McCrae
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Ally McCrae (born 1987) is a radio broadcaster and media producer, best known for presenting the
BBC Introducing show on BBC Radio 1 with Jen Long.[1] He previously presented the BBC Introducing in Scotland show until it ended in June 2012.[2] He is co-creator of production company Detour Scotland. He currently works in development for Channel 4
.
Introducing
On 2 November 2010 it was announced that Ally McCrae would take over from
Jet-Vac
from the Skylanders series.
In June 2014, it was announced that from 1 September 2014, the BBC Introducing show on a Sunday would no longer be broadcast, hence ending McCrae's career at the station.[4]
Detour Scotland
Detour Scotland was primarily created as a
Glasgow
area with the audience being taken round a host of locations, where several different local bands would perform sets everywhere from dark alley-ways to a large pond in Rouken Glen Park. Detour also runs events in several more common music venues around Scotland and runs an online video blog.
Personal life
McCrae is an alumnus of
Air3 student radio station. In 2011, Scotland on Sunday
ranked him Scotland's 9th "Most Eligible Man".
References
- ^ a b "BBC Radio 1 - BBC Introducing with Jen and Ally". BBC.
- ^ "BBC Radio 1 - BBC Introducing in Scotland with Ally McCrae". BBC.
- ^ BBC Wales Music. "Wales Music: BBC Radio 1 announces new names and times for nations shows". BBC. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ "Radio 1 and 1Xtra changes specialist, weekend schedules". BBC Newsbeat. BBC News. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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