Fergie (DJ) - BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1

In 2001 he was signed by BBC Radio 1, initially as a bi-monthly resident for it's Essential Mix radio show. He went on to record 4 Essential Mixes that year and to date has recorded a total of 8. After his first Essential Mix, Fergie won the "Essential Relief" battle of the DJs style competition which was broadcast live on Radio 1 from the nightclub Home in London, in aid of Comic Relief. He beat Carl Cox and Jon Carter in his first 2 heats and in the final he beat Fatboy Slim. The other competing DJs were Judge Jules, Seb Fontaine, Lottie and Darren Emerson. In 2002 he began hosting his own weekly Friday night show. His first radio show was broadcast live from Larne F.C.'s Inver Park stadium and was billed as his homecoming. Over the lifetime of the show, there were also live broadcasts from Ibiza, Miami, Glastonbury, the Global Gathering festival (UK), the Creamfields festival (UK), the Skol Beats festival (Brazil), Coloursfest (UK), Planet Love (UK), and The Met nightclub in Northern Ireland. These live shows typically featured a live DJ set from Fergie instead of his usual show structure. The show later moved to a Saturday night slot. In September 2006, Fergie left Radio 1 due to the station's schedule revamp on evening and weekend shows. The final show aired 23 September 2006 and was broadcast live from Kellys nightclub in Northern Ireland where he interviewed his mother and brother amongst others. During the time of his radio show he was also a monthly columnist for Mixmag. The column was titled Fergie's Future Heroes and together with his radio show provided exposure for up and coming talent. He recorded a monthly podcast titled '"Fergie's Excentric Muzik Session'" in 2011 which ran for 10 episodes and could be described as having a similar style and structure to his former radio show.