Vic McGlynn
| Vic McGlynn | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Victoria Claire McGlynn 19 May 1978 Cleveleys, Blackpool, Lancashire |
| Occupation | radio presenter, voiceover, disc jockey, actress |
Victoria Claire McGlynn, known as Vic McGlynn, (born on 19 May 1978 in Cleveleys, Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English radio presenter, voiceover and disc jockey (DJ).
She is also a performance DJ, as well as a former comedian, and has performed as an animal mascot as a monkey, shark, lion and rabbit, and on stage with The Flaming Lips at the Manchester Apollo.
McGlynn also works as an actress in varied productions.
Vic McGlynn was raised in Blackpool. She attended Montgomery High School in Bispham, and left in 1994. She began her career in radio at the age of 13 working on her school station before graduating to a voluntary role at local station Radio Wave.
McGlynn cites her love of 1980s pop band The Smiths, who she became an avid fan of when she was eight years old, as the reason behind her passion for music.
In 1994 McGlynn started working at Blackpool Tower as DJ and compere in the family entertainment room, The Hornpipe Gallery, where she stayed until 1997. She began her broadcasting career at the age of 17 in 1995 starting off as a weekend presenter on Splash FM in Blackpool. In 1997 she worked at Rock FM in Preston as the weekend overnight presenter. Aged 20, she moved to London where she produced and co-hosted the breakfast show as part of "Flynn and McGlynn in the Morning" on Millennium FM.
From 1999 to 2000 she worked as a presenter for Virgin Megastore Radio in London. And in 2000 she was co-presenter and producer of the breakfast show on Channel 4 FM, Dubai, UAE. She then moved back to England and worked as a presenter on Juice 107.6 in Liverpool until 2001. Later that year she moved to Galaxy 102 in Manchester, where she was presented the mid-morning show and the Sunday breakfast show. She also worked as a stand-up comedian on the Manchester Comedy circuit, and was named as "a newcomer to look out for" by BBC Radio Manchester.
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