Donald Macleod (radio presenter)
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Donald Macleod is a Scottish radio presenter. He presents Composer of the Week on BBC Radio 3.
Education
Macleod comes from Kirkintilloch.{{Cite web |title=Interview: Donald Macleod |url=https://www.edinburghmusicreview.com/blog/nfxzhc7lf3m8o25ybxm9rsysyejaes |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=Edinburgh Music Review |language=en-GB}} He went to school in Glasgow and studied psychology at the University of St Andrews.{{Cite web |title=BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week - Donald Macleod |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3VPxfJrPDcWm8b5DjX2DFW1/donald-macleod |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}
Career
Macleod's first job, after finishing his university, was at the BBC Radio Drama department, where he was involved in the creation of sound effects.{{Cite web |title=Laureation address Mr Donald Macleod - Graduation - University of St Andrews |url=https://archive.st-andrews.ac.uk/graduation/2017/donald-macleod/index.html |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=archive.st-andrews.ac.uk}}
His first presenting job was at BBC Radio 3. He then worked for the BBC television programme 60 Minutes as a newsreader and reporter.{{Cite web |title=Donald Macleod |url=https://grangeparkopera.co.uk/donald-macleod/ |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=Grange Park Opera |language=en-GB}}
In late 1987, Macleod was presenting Midweek Choice on BBC Radio 3.{{Cite web |title=Search - BBC Programme Index |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/60/20?order=first&q=%22Donald+Macleod%22#top |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}} In 1990 he was presenting various programmes for BBC Radio 3.{{Cite web |title=Search - BBC Programme Index |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/80/20?order=first&q=%22Donald+Macleod%22#top |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}
For four years prior to 1996, Macleod was in charge of presentation at BBC Radio 3. From May 1996 onwards, Macleod presented Through The Night on BBC Radio 3.{{Cite web |title=Search - BBC Programme Index |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/140/20?order=first&q=%22Donald+Macleod%22#top |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}
He joined Composer of the Week in 1999.{{Cite news |last=Macleod |first=Donald |date=2023-08-01 |title=‘The human stories behind the music we love’: Radio 3’s Composer of the Week turns 80 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/01/radio-3-composer-of-the-week-turns-80-donald-macleod |access-date=2024-11-16 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} Macleod was the sole presenter of the programme from 1999 until 2023, when Kate Molleson began to solo-present some editions of the programme{{Cite web |last=canderson |date=2023-05-16 |title=Kate Molleson joins Donald Macleod on the Composer of the Week presenting team. |url=https://www.colinscolumn.com/kate-molleson-joins-donald-macleod-on-the-composer-of-the-week-presenting-team/ |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=Colin's Column |language=en-GB}} (with Macleod solo-presenting the other editions). By 2023, Macleod had presented 950 series of the programme.
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Category:Scottish radio presenters
Category:Alumni of the University of St Andrews