DJ Steve Lamacq says New Year Honours MBE is ‘incredible shock’
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Radio presenter and DJ Steve Lamacq has said being made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the New Year Honours came as an “incredible shock”. The 60-year-old, who hosts a Monday afternoon show on BBC Radio 6 Music, has been honoured for services to broadcasting and music venues.
He said: “This came as an incredible shock. Obviously it’s always nice to have your work recognised, especially having just clocked up 31 years in radio. “But I’m especially pleased at the mention of music venues as well, because live gigs and the people who put them on have been such a huge part of my life alongside my broadcasting career.
“If I could, I’d dedicate this honour to all the venues and artists and promoters across the country, especially the ones at grassroots level, who have given me such joy over the years, and I’m proud to be one of their champions.”. Born in 1964, the DJ, known for championing new artists and indie music, started as a local journalist before joining NME in the late 1980s where he watched gigs, discovered new music artists, and reported on the burgeoning Britpop scene.
After DJing on the pirate radio station that later morphed into XFM, he joined BBC Radio 1 where he made his name, alongside Jo Whiley, presenting The Evening Session from 1993 to 2002. While at the station, Lamacq joined the Scottish and English teams on the World Cup trail in 1998 and broadcast from Glastonbury Festival.
During his career, the veteran broadcaster has interviewed a number of high-profile music stars, including members of Britpop bands Blur and Oasis, and championed new music artists like Elastica, whose debut single was released on his own Deceptive label in 1993.
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