Eddie Mair

Eddie Mair: Biography in Details

Who is Eddie Mair?

Eddie Mair is a Scottish broadcaster, presenter, and political commentator who has worked as a presenter on BBC radio and television.

He was recorded as the 28th most powerful LGBT individual at The Independent on Sunday’s Pink List of the year 2013.

Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Ethnicity, Nationality

He was born on 12 November 1965 in Dundee, Scotland which makes him 57 years old today.

His father was a lorry driver whereas his mother was a nurse. He has no siblings.

His nationality is British and his ethnicity is unknown.

Eddie Mair: Education, School/College University

Talking about his education, Eddie went to Braview Academy in Dundee, Scotland.

Eddie Mair didn’t join any universities and even rejected a university place to work on a local radio station.

Eddie Mair: Professional Life, Career

Eddie’s career began in a local radio station in Dundee called Radio Tay. He joined BBC as a sub-editor in 1987.

Eddie Mair then went on to be a presenter for Good Morning Scotland and also Reporting Scotland.

Moreover, he hosted Breakaway, a famous weekly program on BBC Radio 4.

Mair became famous for his mixed serious journalism with his witty and satirical type of commentary when he was the host of Broadcasting House from 1998 to 2003 after which he overtook PM and Fi Glover became the presenter of the show.

Eddie Mair has also been a presenter for Newsnight on BBC Two and 7 O’Clock News on BBC Three.

He was also the original host of the BBC series Time Commanders. Furthermore, he has guest-presented four editions of The One Show with Alex Jones on BBC One.

On the 17th of August 2018, Mair presented his last PM show and announced that he would join LBC.

Eddie Mair then took over Drivetime Show on LBC from Iain Dale and started presenting the show from Monday-Friday 4-6 pm.

Eddie Mair: Awards, Nominations

Eddie Mair has won several awards for his works. He won the News Journalist Award in 2005 at Sony Radio Academy Awards.

Furthermore, he has also been the winner of the Sony Award for Speech Broadcaster of the Year, and Best Breakfast Show, and was also nominated for two Sony Awards for Midday with Mair.

Similarly, Eddie Mair won a Gold award at Sony Radio Academy Awards for his famous interview with Julie Nicholson and another Gold award for the PM program’s coverage of Hosni Mubarak’s resignation as the president of Egypt.

Eddie Mair: Net Worth($3m), Salary($350k-$400k), Income

Eddie Mair has an estimated salary of about $350,000-$400,000 annually.

His net worth is estimated to be around $3 million as of 2022.

Eddie Mair: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

On his show, the PM, Eddie had a long-running dispute with Robert Peston who is the former Economics Editor of the BBC.

In 2017, it was reported by The Guardian that Mair refused to take a pay cut as a part of the BBC’s gender equality adjustments.

However, Eddie Mair completely denied this and said that we would take a pay cut in writing.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

His body measurements like height and weight are not known.

He has salt and pepper-colored hair and his eyes are light brown in color.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

Eddie Mair has around 82.7K followers on Twitter.

He isn’t active on other social sites like Facebook or Instagram.

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