Ally McCrae (born 1987) is a radio DJ best known for presenting the

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show on BBC Radio 1 with Jen Long. He previously presented the BBC Introducing in Scotland show until it ended in June 2012. He is co-creator of Detour Scotland. In 2011,

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ranked him Scotland's 9th "Most Eligible Man".

Introducing

On 2 November 2010 it was announced that Ally McCrae would take over from

Vic Galloway Michael "Vic" Galloway (born 4 August 1972) is a DJ on BBC Radio Scotland. Galloway presents a self-titled show on Radio Scotland every Monday from 9pm to 11pm and also the BBC Introducing Scotland Thursday evenings/Friday mornings from 11pm to ...

as presenter of BBC Radio 1 Introducing show as part of a UK wide shake up of BBC Radio 1's Introducing set up. He now presents the BBC Introducing show with Jen Long. He was also the UK voice actor of Jet-Vac from the Skylanders series. In June 2014, it was announced that from September 1, 2014, the BBC Introducing show on a Sunday would no longer be broadcast, hence ending McCrae's career at the station.

Detour Scotland

Detour Scotland was primarily created as a

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for featuring unsigned Scottish bands but soon gained a reputation for putting on gigs, including 'The Wee Jaunt'. These gigs were held around the

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area with the audience being taken round a host of locations, where several different local bands would perform sets everywhere from dark alley-ways to a large pond in Rouken Glen Park. Detour also runs events in several more common music venues around Scotland and runs an online video blog.

Education

McCrae is an alumnus of

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where he obtained a degree in Film and Media Studies and was the station manager of Stirling University's

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student radio station.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCrae, Ally Living people 1987 births Scottish radio presenters Alumni of the University of Stirling BBC Radio 1 presenters