Jimmy Mack (broadcaster)
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Jimmy Mack
Mack was born in Greenock, Scotland, on 26 June 1934. He was educated at Lenzie Academy[1] and Bathgate Academy.[citation needed] He worked for the Guardian Royal Exchange insurance company from 1956 until 1970; his broadcasting career started in 1965 on the pirate radio station Radio Scotland 242, which was closed down in 1967 under the provisions of the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act 1967. Thereafter, he joined the BBC in Glasgow, including working as a DJ on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2's Night Ride programme and BBC Radio 4 Scotland.[2]
He moved to
Following the launch of BBC Radio Scotland in 1978, Mack returned to Scotland in 1979, becoming presenter of the mid-morning programme (The Jimmy Mack Show), which in 1988 broadcast live from the Glasgow Garden Festival for a total of 108 consecutive outside broadcasts, a possible record for such a programme.
He became well-known on television in Scotland, with programmes for the BBC as well as
In 1990, he left Radio Scotland to work for the commercial station Radio Clyde in the west of Scotland, becoming one of the station's main presenters on
References
- ^ ian Buchan, "Pupil power", Evening Times, 19 October 1981
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/tony.currie/posts/pfbid023ASvhSCzfxWdmKV1hALepYa88t2tgLAimULCNRU4usf6uXYSpELUffXtr57VFyW1l?comment_id=1038501653929189
- "Who's Who in Scotland" (2001 edition), published by Carrick Media, Irvine, Scotland, ISBN 0-946724-48-2
External links
- Radio Clyde 2 website - tribute to Jimmy Mack
- Forth Radio Network 1962-1987
- Jimmy Mack's entry on Gazetter for Scotland
http://www.offshoreradio.co.uk/djsm.htm#mack http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3864603.stm