Phil Taggart
| Phil Taggart | |
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| Born |
Philip Taggart 10 June 1987 Omagh, Northern Ireland, UK |
| Occupation | Radio presenter, DJ, TV Presenter, Record Label Owner, Club Night Owner |
Philip Taggart is a Northern Irish radio presenter on BBC Radio 1.
Taggart played bass in the band Colenso Parade for nine years from the age of 15. The band went on several tours throughout the UK and supported the likes of Richard Hawley, Dirty Pretty Things and The View.
Taggart started putting on gigs in his Hometown at aged 16, frustrated at not being able to get in to +18 gigs. Soon after this began to DJ regularly in local nightclubs. He then began writing for music magazine Alternative Ulster at the age of 17.
While studying at the University of Ulster, Taggart won the BBC/Skillset Young Broadcaster of the Year award.
In 2008, Taggart helped set up and worked behind the scenes on the Omagh community radio station Strule FM. The station went on to pick up an award at the 2009 Sony Radio Academy Awards.
In 2010, Taggart was asked to stand in for regular presenter Rigsy on BBC Radio Ulster's Across the Line programme after taking part in a work experience scheme. After that he went on to cover on Across The Line regularly.
In December 2011, Taggart became the host of BBC Introducing in Northern Ireland as part of Radio 1's regional output. The programme, broadcast on Monday nights, showcased new music in Northern Ireland.
Taggart also began appearing on some of the Radio 1's national programmes, covering for Sara Cox, Huw Stephens, Dev and Gemma Cairney.
Starting Monday 7 January 2013, Taggart, alongside Alice Levine, took over the prestigious 10 pm-midnight show, Monday to Thursday, on Radio 1. The show was described by the BBC as "an energetic mix of specialist and upfront new music, entertainment and guests."
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