Information from the Annie Mac Wikipedia Page Annie Mac's first
BBC Radio 1 show was broadcast on 29 July 2004. Although she had been a producer at
BBC Radio 1 before this and was heard as a voice for jingles on the station at least as far back as February 2004. Her first ever live set at the Station was at
BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Dundee in May 2006 as part of the Essential Mix live broadcast. Annie remarked on air at the time how it was the first time they had trusted her to do a live mix. Annie currently hosts a number of shows on
BBC Radio 1. Her main show, called
Annie Mac, airs from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm on Friday nights. She also hosted
BBC Switch with close friend and fellow DJ
Nick Grimshaw on Sunday evenings from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm until 21 March 2010. After this date they moved to 10:00pm - midnight with a new show simply called Nick Grimshaw and Annie Mac. She is currently one of only two presenters on the station to present shows in both the specialist and entertainment sector, the other being
Huw Stephens. A popular feature is the Annie Mac Mini Mix, an opportunity to showcase various DJs' ability to produce a five-minute mix with other DJs. The Mini mix was also a feature of her previous show on a Thursday night. As well as her own Friday show, Annie also covers for other
BBC Radio 1 shows. She was a regular stand in for
Zane Lowe's show. In 2009 Annie won the Best Female Award at the Drum and Bass Awards for her contribution to the promotion of this genre of music. Annie makes regular appearances as a feature presenter on
BBC Two's
The Culture Show, giving her opinions on the latest music offerings. She appeared on
Never Mind the Buzzcocks in January 2006 and she co-presented
Top of the Pops on 18 June 2006 with
Reggie Yates and on 11 July 2006 with
Rufus Hound in a
T in the Park special. Annie has also filled in for
Zane Lowe on his
Gonzo show on
MTV2. She regularly DJs at clubs such as
Fabric London,
Moles Club in Bath, Digital in
Brighton and university venues such as
Fitzwilliam College,
Cambridge and
Aston University. She also recently appeared on ITV Comedy,
FM, as herself. Since
Nick Grimshaw left his daily 10 til midnight weekday slot; Mac has been covering for the slot, later fellow
BBC Radio 1 DJ
Huw Stephens covered the slot and Mac returned to her usual Friday slot before the
Pete Tong show. She released "Annie Mac Presents 2012" in October 2012, the track listing contained some of the songs Mac played on the Channel 4 House Party. Tracks by
Knife Party and
Steve Aoki headlined the track listing. On 31 December 2012, Mac was one of the DJs selected by Channel 4 to hold a live six-hour, televised New Year's House Party. Annie Mac dj'd into the New Year on this televised event. From November 2014, she will be hosting "Annie Mac Presents" on
SiriusXM's
BPM in the United States, starting at 9 PM ET. On 15 February 2015, it was announced she had taken over
Zane Lowe's
BBC Radio 1 weekday evening show airing Monday-Thursdays 7:00 - 9:00 pm. On 20 April 2021, Mac announced that she would be leaving Radio 1 on 30 July of the same year, citing the need to spend more time with her husband
Toddla T and their children. She made the emotional announcement live on air during
Greg James'
Radio 1 Breakfast Show. It was also announced that fellow Radio 1 DJ,
Clara Amfo, would take over Annie's
Future Sounds show (Mon-Thu 18:00-20:00) from July, while
Danny Howard would take over Mac's
Dance Party show (Fridays 18:00-20:00). ==See also==