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November 12, 1965 |
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Scorpio |
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United Kingdom |
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Tv personality, radio personality |
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Eddie Mair (born 12 November 1965 in Dundee) is a Scottish broadcaster who was a presenter on BBC radio and television. Mair now presents drive on LBC between 4pm and 6pm every weekday. Mair also hosted BBC Radio 4's daily news magazine PM, the Radio 4 Saturday iPM, and NewsPod. He occasionally presented Newsnight and Any Questions. Mair became a stand-in presenter for The Andrew Marr Show following Marr's stroke. Mair left the BBC in August 2018.
Mair was born in Dundee. His father was a lorry driver and his mother was a nurse. His amateur broadcasting career is reported to have started by using the public address system in his school, Whitfield High School, (now Braeview Academy School) in the Dundee housing scheme, Whitfield.
Mair's professional career began after he rejected a university place in order to present on Radio Tay, a local Dundee station.
Mair joined the BBC in 1987 as a sub-editor for Radio Scotland. He moved on to present Good Morning Scotland and Reporting Scotland, then Eddie Mair Live in the mid-morning slot for Radio Scotland. In 1993, he hosted Breakaway, the weekly 'travel and leisure' programme on BBC Radio 4. He then joined Radio Five Live when it began in 1994 presenting the Midday with Mair news show. From 1996 to 2000, he presented the BBC/PRI programme The World.
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Hair Color | Gray |
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Eye Color | Brown |
Nationality | Scottish |
Race / ethnicity | White |