15 Facts About Vic McGlynn

Vic McGlynn is a performance DJ, as well as a former comedian, and has performed as an animal mascot as a monkey, shark, lion and rabbit, and on stage with The Flaming Lips at the Manchester Apollo.

In 2020 McGlynn began working for the National Health Service as part of the MTU.

Vic McGlynn attended Montgomery High School in Bispham, and left in 1994.

Vic McGlynn began her career in radio at the age of 13 working on her school station before graduating to a voluntary role at local station Radio Wave.

Vic McGlynn cites her love of 1980s pop band The Smiths, who she became an avid fan of when she was eight years old, as the reason behind her passion for music.

In 1994 Vic McGlynn started working at Blackpool Tower as DJ and compere in the family entertainment room, The Hornpipe Gallery, where she stayed until 1997.

Vic McGlynn began her broadcasting career at the age of 17 in 1995 starting off as a weekend presenter on Splash FM in Blackpool.

Vic McGlynn then moved back to England and worked as a presenter on Juice 107.6 in Liverpool until 2001.

Vic McGlynn worked as a stand-up comedian on the Manchester Comedy circuit, and was named as "a newcomer to look out for" by BBC Radio Manchester.

In 2003 Vic McGlynn joined the digital radio station BBC 6 Music, hosting the weekly 6 Music Chart, before becoming the presenter of the weekday lunch time radio music show.

In 2006 Vic McGlynn announced that her last afternoon show for BBC 6 Music was to be on 25 August 2006 and then left the BBC to embark on a trip circumnavigating Australia on a tandem bicycle.

Vic McGlynn retired from radio in 2017 but continues her voice acting work and can be heard on commercial radio and the BBC.

Vic McGlynn is the granddaughter of professional cricketer William Aubrey Hill who played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club from 1929 to 1948 and who lived in Blackpool and died there in 1995.

Vic McGlynn is related to both Nick Banks, the drummer with alternative rock band Pulp, actress Molly McGlynn, and writer and journalist Victoria Segal.

Vic McGlynn gave his all for his art but left nothing for himself.