Colin Lamont (born 20 June 1956),
better known by his
shock jock
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on-air radio
persona
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of Scottie McClue, is a broadcaster and former newscaster.
Career
Lamont was educated at
Greenock Academy
The Greenock Academy was a mixed non-denominational school in the west end of Greenock, Scotland, founded in 1855, originally independent, later a grammar school with a primary department, and finally a Comprehensive school only for ages eleven t ...
, the
University of Glasgow
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, the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now the
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
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) and
Jordanhill College of Education
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, where he trained as a secondary school teacher.
He started his career working as a trainee manager for the
Clydesdale Bank
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In June 2018, it was announced that Clydesdale Bank's holding company CYBG would acquire Virgin Money for ...
before joining
Scottish Opera
Scottish Opera is the national opera company of Scotland, and one of the five national performing arts companies of Scotland. Founded in 1962 and based in Glasgow, it is the largest performing arts organisation in Scotland.
History
Scottish Op ...
in 1980. His roles including Touring Manager, Marketing Officer and Director of Education Programmes, working alongside directors
John Cox and
Graham Vick
Sir Graham Vick (30 December 1953 – 17 July 2021) was an English opera director known for his experimental and revisionist stagings of traditional and modern operas. He worked in many of the world's leading opera houses and was artistic d ...
.
In 1981 he became Assistant General Manager at
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
The Pitlochry Festival Theatre is large performing arts theatre located in the town and burgh of Pitlochry in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The idea of a performance space in the area was conceived in the late 1940s by John Stewart, a leading p ...
.
In 1984 he became a
continuity announcer
In broadcasting, continuity or presentation (or station break in the U.S. and Canada) is announcements, messages and graphics played by the broadcaster between specific programmes. It typically includes programme schedules, announcement of the ...
and newscaster for
Grampian Television
Grampian Television was the original name of the Channel 3 service for the north of Scotland founded in 1961 and now named STV. The northern region's coverage area includes the Northern Isles, Western Isles, Highlands (except Fort William and ...
in
Aberdeen
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, before moving to
Scottish Television
Scottish Television (now, legally, known as STV Central Limited) is the ITV network franchisee for Central Scotland. The channel — the largest of the three ITV franchises in Scotland — has been in operation since 31 August 1957 and is the ...
in
Glasgow
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(1985–88)
and
Border Television
ITV Border, previously Border Television and commonly referred to as simply Border, is the Channel 3 service provided by ITV Broadcasting Limited for the England/Scotland border region, covering most of Cumbria, Dumfries and Galloway, the S ...
in
Carlisle
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(1985–89)
In September 1989 Lamont set up the radio station CentreSound 96.7 in
Stirling
Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its me ...
- now
Central 103.1 FM - as its founding managing director.
In 1992 he moved to
Red Rose Gold
Greatest Hits Radio (Lancashire) is an Independent Local Radio station based in Manchester, England, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Greatest Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to Lancashire and North West England.
As of June 2022, t ...
in
Preston to become a senior producer and presenter for the station, creating the on-air persona
Scottie McClue
Colin Lamont (born 20 June 1956), better known by his shock jock on-air radio persona of Scottie McClue, is a broadcaster and former newscaster.
Career
Lamont was educated at Greenock Academy, the University of Glasgow, the Royal Scottish Acad ...
. McClue became a controversial but highly popular figure, attracting substantial listening audiences and subsequently presenting on a variety of UK stations across Scotland (including
Scot FM and
Q96), the North East of England, the North West of England, Yorkshire and the Midlands, including national station
Talk Radio UK in
London
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and in syndication throughout the UK over the next twenty-five years. As McClue, Lamont also contributed to
BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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radio and television and national newspapers.
In August 2008, he became a shareholder of the Scottish independent local radio station
L107
L107 was a Scottish independent local radio station, serving Lanarkshire. The station broadcast on 107.5 and 107.9 FM from studios and offices in Hamilton.
History
L107 replaced '107 The Edge', which was originally launched as "Clan FM" from 19 ...
saving it from imminent closure as the former owner,
Mark Page, was on the brink of returning the licence to
Ofcom
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Ofcom has wide-ranging powers acros ...
. Businessman Alan Shields acquired the station from Page, hiring Lamont as a presenter under his Scottie McClue persona. Lamont invested more than £62,000 of his own money into the business. Lamont left the station accusing Shields of failing to contribute his share of funding. The station closed shortly afterwards.
In recent years Lamont has taught and lectured widely in communications, performance, acting, media and theatre, presenting his 'Scottie McClue Hogmanay Bash' first aired in 1992 at New Year on local radio stations including
Century 105
Heart North West is a regional radio station owned and operated by Global as part of the Heart network. It broadcasts to North West England from studios in the Spinningfields area of Manchester city centre.
Overview
Century Radio (1998–2009) ...
Your Radio
YOUR Radio (formerly Castle Rock FM) was an Independent Local Radio station, serving Argyll & Bute, Inverclyde and West Dunbartonshire. It was VT (Voice Tracked) and was owned and operated by Nation Broadcasting Group. Since 31 March 2020 the ...
and
Nation Radio Scotland
Nation Radio Scotland (formerly ''XFM Scotland (2014), 96.3 Rock Radio'' ''Real XS,'' ''Q96'' and ''96.3QFM'') is a Scottish independent local radio station for Renfrewshire, Glasgow and West Central Scotland, owned by Nation Broadcasting.
...
.
Scottie McClue
Lamont has hosted talk radio shows in the persona of Scottie McClue since the 1990s.
When Lancashire independent radio station
Red Rose Radio
Red Rose Radio was the first UK Independent Local Radio station to be licensed for Lancashire by the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA). Although a company of that name was incorporated in 1978 (as Red Rose Radio Limited), the licence was awa ...
was split into two frequencies, Programme Director
John Myers wanted distinctive programming for the medium wave service,
Red Rose Gold
Greatest Hits Radio (Lancashire) is an Independent Local Radio station based in Manchester, England, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Greatest Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to Lancashire and North West England.
As of June 2022, t ...
. Myers encouraged Colin Lamont to present the station's late-night phone-in. They believed, however, that the name 'Colin' did not connote showbusiness. Inspired by Scottie Buccleugh, the host of a weekly kids' film club in
Carlisle
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known as 'Uncle Scottie', Myers suggested that Lamont's on-air identity should be 'something mad like this' that would be memorable. The pair eventually came up with Scottie McClue.
In 1994 Scottie McClue moved to
Scot FM in
Edinburgh
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, to present a new late night phone in. He incurred the wrath of radio watchdogs on three occasions about his views about gay men and women and use of language. In January 1997 Scottie left the station after talks about a new contract broke down and moved to
Hallam FM
Hallam FM is an Independent Local Radio station based in Sheffield, England, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to South Yorkshire.
As of September 2022, the station has a weekly audience of 283,000 ...
in Sheffield and by April 1998, his show was syndicated across TFM in Middlesbrough and all
Magic
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* Magic (supernatural), beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces
* Ceremonial magic, encompasses a wide variety of rituals of magic
* Magical thinking, the belief that unrela ...
stations then owned by
EMAP
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History
Ric ...
in
Liverpool
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,
Yorkshire
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and
North East England
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.
Scottie also presented on
Border Television
ITV Border, previously Border Television and commonly referred to as simply Border, is the Channel 3 service provided by ITV Broadcasting Limited for the England/Scotland border region, covering most of Cumbria, Dumfries and Galloway, the S ...
-owned stations including
100-102 Century FM
Heart North East is a regional radio station owned and operated by Global as part of the Heart network. It broadcasts to North East England from studios in Newcastle.
History Century Radio
Century Radio was the first regional station for No ...
in Newcastle becoming the late night phone-in presenter on its
Salford Quays
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-based sister regional station
105.4 Century FM
Heart North West is a regional radio station owned and operated by Global as part of the Heart network. It broadcasts to North West England from studios in the Spinningfields area of Manchester city centre.
Overview
Century Radio (1998–2009 ...
, when it launched in September 1998, with his show being networked to cover The Midlands on
Century 106 in Nottingham in 1999.
In 2001 Scottie returned to Scotland on
Q96 with his shows being simulcast and networked across the UK. He then returned to EMAP's Magic stations in Sheffield, Liverpool, Leeds and Hull also broadcasting for SRH on Clyde 2 Glasgow on Saturday evenings and Forth 2 Edinburgh on Sunday mornings and also a stint co-hosting with
Lesley Riddoch
Lesley Anne Riddoch (born February 1960) is a Scottish radio broadcaster, activist and journalist who lives in Fife. During the 1990s, she was a contributing editor of the ''Sunday Herald'' and an assistant editor of ''The Scotsman''. Since 2004, ...
sitting in for
Fred MacAulay
Frederick MacAulay (born 29 December 1956) is a Scottish comedian. For 18 years, until March 2015, he presented a daily BBC Scotland radio programme '' MacAulay and Co''. He has appeared on numerous TV shows.
Background
Born in Perth, MacAula ...
on BBC Radio Scotland.
Scottie McClue had, as analyst
Mary Talbot observes, achieved "a degree of infamy as a highly confrontational talk radio host".
Scottie joined Q96 in 2006, before moving to its 24-hour
talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often featur ...
sister station of
Talk 107
talk107 was a radio station based in Edinburgh, Scotland, broadcasting a phone-in based talk format. It was the UK's first local commercial talk licence to be awarded outside London and was the only station of its kind in Scotland. It was owned ...
, later that year.
He remained as a presenter until March 2008 where Talk 107 replaced him with a simulcast of ''The James Whale Show'' from London on sister station
Talk Sport.
In July 2008 Scottie McClue participated in a special edition of BBC Radio's ''
Fighting Talk
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'' at the Radio Academy's Radio Festival in Glasgow.
Scottie McClue also presented on many mainstream Scottish radio stations including
Radio Forth
Radio Forth is a group of two Independent Local Radio stations serving Edinburgh, Lothians and Fife. Radio Forth is owned and operated by Bauer, based at studios in Edinburgh and forms part of Bauer's Hits Radio network and Greatest Hits Radio n ...
&
Radio Clyde
Radio Clyde is a group of two Independent Local Radio stations serving Glasgow and West Central Scotland. Radio Clyde is owned and operated by Bauer, based at studios in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire and forms part of Bauer's Hits Radio and Gr ...
. From 2008, he worked on
L107
L107 was a Scottish independent local radio station, serving Lanarkshire. The station broadcast on 107.5 and 107.9 FM from studios and offices in Hamilton.
History
L107 replaced '107 The Edge', which was originally launched as "Clan FM" from 19 ...
where he also served in a shareholder and management role at the station. The station lasted just over a year until reported company debts caused an ownership dispute which led to the breakdown of the partnership, and McClue's withdrawal from the station's output.
A live video, "An Audience With Scottie McClue" was released in 1996.
While working with Century 105 in Salford in 1999, he also released a CD called ''The Best of Scottie McClue''.
In September 2018, McClue joined
Nation Radio Scotland
Nation Radio Scotland (formerly ''XFM Scotland (2014), 96.3 Rock Radio'' ''Real XS,'' ''Q96'' and ''96.3QFM'') is a Scottish independent local radio station for Renfrewshire, Glasgow and West Central Scotland, owned by Nation Broadcasting.
...
to present a late night phone-in show which aired three nights a week.
Since his absence from the radio, McClue has been live streaming daily on
TikTok
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TikTok is an international version ...
. He started throughout the
COVID-19 outbreak
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.
During August 2021, McClue brought his
phone-in
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back as a live stream format, which is broadcast on TikTok, Twitch, and YouTube.
References
Further reading
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External links
The Official Website of Scottie McClueTikTok @ScottieMcClueYouTube Channel of Scottie McClue
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Scottish radio personalities
British radio presenters
Living people
Scottish columnists
People from Greenock
ITV regional newsreaders and journalists
1956 births