20 Facts About Mary Anne Hobbs

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Mary Anne Hobbs was born on 16 May 1964 and is an English DJ and music journalist from Lancashire, England.

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Mary Anne Hobbs staged a BBC Prom with Nils Frahm and A Winged Victory for the Sullen in 2015.

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Mary Anne Hobbs later went to work for the NME before going on to help found Loaded magazine.

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Mary Anne Hobbs then worked at XFM before being headhunted by BBC Radio 1 after a confrontational interview on XFM with Radio 1's Trevor Dann.

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Mary Anne Hobbs compered the Leeds Festival between 1999 and 2003.

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Mary Anne Hobbs first joined Radio 1 in January 1996, as co-presenter of the weekly Clingfilm movie review show with Mark Kermode.

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Mary Anne Hobbs was an early champion of the dubstep and grime genres and hosted the legendary 'Dubstep Warz' special on BBC Radio 1 in January 2006.

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On 23 July 2010, Mary Anne Hobbs announced on her MySpace page that she was leaving BBC Radio 1.

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Mary Anne Hobbs spent a year mentoring students at University of Sheffield Union of Students.

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On 9 July 2011, Mary Anne Hobbs returned to radio in the primetime slot she had always coveted for electronic music, broadcasting from XFM in Manchester.

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On 3 December 2012, the BBC announced that Mary Anne Hobbs was to become the new Weekend Breakfast presenter for BBC Radio 6 Music.

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On 9 August 2018, the BBC announced that Mary Anne Hobbs was moving to weekday mid-mornings, replacing Lauren Laverne.

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Mary Anne Hobbs' first show in this slot was on 7 January 2019.

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Mary Anne Hobbs has toured as a live DJ and curated events internationally since 2006.

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In June 2007, Mary Anne Hobbs curated the UK Dubstep showcase at the Sonar festival with Skream, Oris Jay and Kode9, taking the sound out of club environments and onto an international festival stage in front of 8,500 people.

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Mary Anne Hobbs returned solo in 2013 for the festival's 20th anniversary.

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Mary Anne Hobbs owns an original Banksy, gifted to her personally by the artist for her birthday in the year 2000.

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Mary Anne Hobbs followed this with two more compilations: Evangeline in June 2008 and Wild Angels in September 2009.

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Mary Anne Hobbs worked with young electronic producers to create original music for the pivotal club scenes.

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Mary Anne Hobbs is mentioned in the Half Man Half Biscuit song "Nove on the Sly" from the album Trouble Over Bridgwater.