Stephanie Hirst is an English radio and television presenter on Hits Radio.
12 Facts About Stephanie Hirst
Stephanie Hirst has hosted Hit40UK and the weekday breakfast show on Capital Yorkshire Hirsty's Daily Dose.
Stephanie Hirst moved to Minster FM in York, then to The Pulse of West Yorkshire in Bradford in 1995 to present the evening show.
Stephanie Hirst then returned to The Pulse of West Yorkshire to co-host the breakfast show with Elisa Hilton, but quickly left to take over the breakfast show at Viking FM in Hull after the departure of JK and Joel.
Stephanie Hirst presented her last Hit40UK chart on 15 October 2006.
In June 2014, Stephanie Hirst left her presenting roles at Capital and Gold.
Stephanie Hirst made a return to commercial radio for Bauer's Hits Radio Pride.
Stephanie Hirst hosted her first 'Belters' show on 28 August 2020.
Stephanie Hirst can be be occasionally heard on Greatest Hits Radio.
Stephanie Hirst came out publicly as a woman and talked about her gender transition on 11 October 2014 during an interview with Stephen Nolan on BBC Radio 5 Live.
In 2014 and 2015, Stephanie Hirst was included in The Independent On Sundays "Rainbow List", an annual celebration of 101 LGBT people in the UK.
In July 2016, Stephanie Hirst was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Leeds Beckett University for her LGBT activism.