Draft:Deb Grant

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{{AFC comment|1=Your attempt at referencing fails. One is a dead link, others are playbills, others interviews, one is Facebook (absolutely not, please) the remainder are announcements or passing mentions. I cannot see one useful reference here. WP:ROTM radio presented. 🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦 08:41, 16 October 2024 (UTC)}}

{{AFC comment|1=Interviews cannot be used to establish notability. C F A 💬 18:16, 4 August 2024 (UTC)}}

{{AFC comment|1=Every single statement must be cited. How do you know the details in the Early Life section?

Also, the sources do not currently show she passes WP:NENTERTAINER. Qcne (talk) 15:33, 16 April 2024 (UTC)}}

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| name = Deb Grant

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| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland

| occupation = DJ, broadcaster, writer

| years_active = 2000s–present

| known_for = BBC Radio 6 Music, Jazz FM, The Big Issue

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Deb Grant is an Irish DJ, broadcaster, and writer based in the United Kingdom. She is primarily known as a presenter on BBC Radio 6 Music and also previously on Jazz FM (UK), as well as for her music columns in The Big Issue.

Career

Grant began her broadcasting career under the pseudonym "Anne Frankenstein," hosting shows on Jazz FM. In January 2022, she announced she would revert to using her real name professionally.{{cite web |title=Jazz FM presenter Anne Frankenstein reverts to her real name |url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2022/01/jazz-fm-presenter-anne-frankenstein-reverts-to-her-real-name/ |website=Radio Today |date=4 January 2022 |access-date=27 May 2025}}

She currently hosts New Music Fix Daily on BBC Radio 6 Music, a program dedicated to showcasing new music releases which broadcasts from Monday to Thursday every week.{{cite web |title=New Music Fix Daily |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001mrzd |website=BBC Radio 6 Music |access-date=27 May 2025}}{{cite news |last=Shepherd |first=Nathan |date=2023-04-04 |title=Nathan Shepherd joins 6 Music's New Music Fix Daily as Tom Ravenscroft exits digital station |url=https://www.musicweek.com/media/read/nathan-shepherd-joins-6-music-s-new-music-fix-daily-as-tom-ravenscroft-exits-digital-station/091866 |website=Music Week |access-date=27 May 2025}}

Grant has featured regularly across the BBC 6 Music schedule, stepping in for presenters and appearing on special programming. Her on-air roles have been highlighted in national media, including coverage in The Guardian.{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Libby |date=2022-07-23 |title=Angela Rayner, Chris Bryant, Matt Hancock sit in for James O'Brien on LBC; Annie Mac, Lauren Laverne, Deb Grant and Chris Hawkins on BBC Radio 6 Music |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jul/23/angela-rayner-chris-bryant-matt-hancock-sit-in-for-james-o-brien-lbc-annie-mac-lauren-laverne-deb-grant-chris-hawkins |access-date=27 May 2025 |work=The Guardian}} She has also been part of broader conversations around the station’s evolving lineup.{{cite news |last=Vince |first=Jessica |date=2023-08-08 |title=BBC 6 Music is the antidote to corporate blandness |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/08/bbc-6-music-radio-station |access-date=27 May 2025 |work=The Guardian}}{{cite news |title=BBC 6 Music fans unhappy with schedule shake-up |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/bbc-6-music-fans-unhappy-schedule-shake-up-130133409.html |access-date=27 May 2025 |work=Yahoo News UK}}

In addition to her radio work, Grant appeared in the 2024 documentary Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande, which tells the story of the influential British funk band. The film received critical attention, with The Guardian praising its focus on rediscovered legacy and contributors like Grant.{{cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=2024-02-14 |title=Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande review – the second life of a cruelly ignored UK funk band |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/feb/14/getting-it-back-the-story-of-cymande-review-the-second-life-of-a-cruelly-ignored-uk-funk-band |access-date=27 May 2025 |work=The Guardian}} She also hosted a Q&A with the band at the British Film Institute in London following a screening of the film.{{cite web |title=Watch Getting it Back: The Story of Cymande - Q&A online - BFI Player |url=https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-getting-it-back-the-story-of-cymande-qa-2024-online |access-date=27 May 2025 |website=player.bfi.org.uk}}

Beyond radio, Grant contributes regularly to The Big Issue, writing about various music topics.{{cite web |title=BBC 6 Music's Deb Grant: These are the albums, gigs and books that brought me joy in 2024 |url=https://www.bigissue.com/culture/music/deb-grant-bbc-6-music-gigs-books-joy-2024/ |website=The Big Issue |date=28 November 2024 |access-date=27 May 2025}}

Early Life

Grant was born in Dublin, Ireland. She developed an interest in music from a young age and began DJing during her teenage years.{{cite web |title=My Cultural Life: Deb Grant |url=https://www.independent.ie/life/my-cultural-life-deb-grant/41240535.html |website=Irish Independent |date=16 January 2022 |access-date=27 May 2025}}

References

External links

[https://djdebgrant.com/ Official website]
[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001mrzd Deb Grant on BBC Radio 6 Music]
[https://www.bigissue.com/author/deb-grant/ Deb Grant's articles in The Big Issue]

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Category:Living people

Category:BBC Radio 6 Music presenters

Category:Irish radio personalities}}