Rory McConnell is a DJ and

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for

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. He previously presented the Northern Ireland edition of ''

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'', a regionalised radio programme transmitted

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from midnight to 2am on Sunday night/Monday morning.

Biography

McConnell is from Belfast. At 16, he joined the

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show, Across The Line, answering the phones. He later went on to co-present the show. In 2004 he moved to

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and then in February 2006 he began presenting

's Northern Ireland Show from 8 to 10pm on Thursday nights. He currently presents and produces the Northern Ireland edition of the ''BBC Introducing'' show. Rory currently runs the promotions, management and record label Di Di Mau. In the past has staged concerts in Belfast and has released the debut album from Dutch Schultz through Di Di Mau Records.

References

External links

''BBC Introducing in Northern Ireland''

Di Di Mau
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