Steve Lamacq attended The Ramsey Academy from 1976, which had been formed the previous year from two grammar schools.
17 Facts About Steve Lamacq
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Steve Lamacq was brought up in the Essex village of Colne Engaine.
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In similar fashion to other music journalists who started fanzines during their teenage years, Steve Lamacq started one called A Pack of Lies.
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Steve Lamacq formed a record label in 1992 with Alan James and Tony Smith, called Deceptive Records.
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Between 1995 and 1997, Steve Lamacq occasionally presented Top of the Pops on BBC One with fellow Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley.
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Steve Lamacq visited their training ground for his 50th birthday where he trained as a goalkeeper, has written an autobiography, entitled Going Deaf for a Living and has acted as a compere on the main stage at the Reading Festival on several occasions.
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Steve Lamacq contributed the Gig Guide and the NME Indie Top 20.
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Between 1993 and 1997 Steve Lamacq presented The Evening Session with Jo Whiley, and then on his own until December 2002, when the programme was cancelled.
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Steve Lamacq presented the indie radio show Lamacq Live every Monday evening, beginning in July 1998 and ending on 18 September 2006.
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Steve Lamacq has presented documentaries for the station, as well as hosting their John Peel Night special.
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Steve Lamacq presented the In New Music We Trust programme every Monday night from 9 to 10pm until August 2009, when it was announced he would be leaving Radio 1 as part of a shakeup in the scheduling.
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Steve Lamacq has a programme on the BBC's digital station, BBC Radio 6 Music, which was on Sunday afternoons, but from April 2005 he has presented the daily teatime show on BBC Radio 6 Music, taking over from Andrew Collins, where he still remains.
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At Easter 2010, as part of wider changes to the Radio 2 evening schedule, Trevor Nelson took over the Wednesday 11pm slot, with Steve Lamacq moving to 11pm on Saturday nights.
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Steve Lamacq left regular presenting duties on Radio 2 in September 2013 as part of a reshuffle of evening presenters, but will return in the future as a presenter of one-off shows and as a stand-in for other presenters.
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Steve Lamacq has appeared as a guest on 5live sport punditry show Fighting Talk hosted by Colin Murray.
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Steve Lamacq's appearances have been a highlight on the show.
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Weekenders is a DJ mix album mixed by Steve Lamacq and released by London Records in 1996.