Donald Macleod is a Scottish radio presenter. He presents Composer of the Week, BBC Radio 3's series examining the music and lives of influential composers.
Education
editMacleod comes from Kirkintilloch.[1] He went to school in Glasgow and studied psychology at the University of St Andrews.[2]
Career
editMacleod's very first job after finishing his university education was at the BBC Radio Drama department, where he was involved in the creation of sound effects.[3]
Macleod's first presenting job was at BBC Radio 3. He then worked for the BBC television programme 60 Minutes as a newsreader and reporter.[4]
In late 1987, Macleod was presenting Midweek Choice on BBC Radio 3.[5] In 1990 he was presenting various programmes for BBC Radio 3.[6]
For four years prior to 1996, Macleod was in charge of presentation at BBC Radio 3.[3] From May 1996 onwards, Macleod presented Through The Night on BBC Radio 3.[7] He joined Composer of the Week in 1999.[8]
Macleod was the sole presenter of the programme from 1999 until 2023, when Kate Molleson began to solo-present some editions of the programme[9] (with Macleod solo-presenting the other editions). By 2023, Macleod had presented 950 series of the programme.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Interview: Donald Macleod". Edinburgh Music Review. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week - Donald Macleod". BBC. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ a b "Laureation address Mr Donald Macleod - Graduation - University of St Andrews". archive.st-andrews.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Donald Macleod". Grange Park Opera. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Search - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Search - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Search - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Macleod, Donald (2023-08-01). "'The human stories behind the music we love': Radio 3's Composer of the Week turns 80". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ a b canderson (2023-05-16). "Kate Molleson joins Donald Macleod on the Composer of the Week presenting team". Colin's Column. Retrieved 2024-11-16.