John Joe MacNeil presents his new weekly Gàidhlig programme Sona le Seonaidh (Happy with John) every Thursday from 7.00 to 8.00pm which includes a great mix of Celtic music, Gaelic chat and the occasional guests from far and wide.
He started working in media from an early age contributing to various Gàidhlig radio and television programmes for many companies including BBC Alba and MNE-TV.
At the age of 18 he had his own Celtic music programme on Inverness Hospital Radio called Cànan nan Gaidheal (Voice of the Gaels). Moving to Aberdeen to complete his Degree in Hospitality Management, John Joe presented a Celtic music request programme on Grampian Hospital Radio.
He moved home to the Isle of Barra and for three years worked at The Royal Bank of Scotland latterly as Branch Manager of Lochboisdale Branch on the Isle of South Uist.
John Joe now works at home on the Isle of Barra as an Accounts Manager with Sandray Shellfish Ltd.
He is the longest serving presenter of Siar FM, formerly know as Barra and Vatersay Community Radio an internet only audio service where he co-presents two of the main anchor shows – Ùpraid and Gàgail is Gàire.
John Joe hopes to move to Glasgow in late August 2010 to attend the University of Strathclyde, Jordanhill Campus to complete a Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Education in Gàidhlig.
From Thursday 2 September 2010, John Joe plans to broadcast Sona le Seonaidh live from Studio 1 at Celtic Music Radio.
John Joe also co-presents Ùpraid (Commotion), a Siar FM production, which is a weekly mix of traditional Gàidhlig music and is broadcast on Celtic Music Radio every Thursday at 6.00pm.
E mail John Joe at: john.macneil@celticmusicradio.net
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