Talk:Eddie Mair

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On the newsletter a few days ago Eddie mentioned that he's 40. I took a guess at that meaning his birth year was 1965, but it could be 1966. Does anybody know anything more specific? Joe D (t) 04:51, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

I looked him up in Who's Who. He was born on November 12th 1965. I'll add it to the article. Crisso 14:09, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

Nationality and signoff

A couple of changes that may require further comment:

1. "Scottish" to "British" in the first line. Most English people are described as British in WP articles, so it seems only fair that Scots should get the same treatment; more importantly, he's a presenter on national radio, so British seems more appropriate. To my mind, at first glance "Scottish radio presenter" would imply that he mainly broadcasts on Scottish radio. The article goes on to say where he was born, so it's not as if information is being cut.

2. I deleted the following:

He invariably ends his show with; "You've been listening to PM, we're back tomorrow at five. Our editors today were ..., studio production..., I'm Eddie Mair, from all of us, have a good evening / weekend."

Occasionally there is the addition of an amusing quote from or recap of the programme's content as the final sign-off.

Most radio and TV presenters have set ways of introducing the programme or signing off, and Mair's PM sign-off isn't particularly unusual nor does it say much about his character, so it doesn't seem worthy of inclusion; in fact I don't think these are always his exact words (I'm sure he usually says "see you tomorrow"). Most news presenters also end with a recap of the main stories; Mair certainly does so with characteristic wit, but that's dealt with adequately in the previous paragraph. Oh yes, I also changed the description of his style from 'sarcastic and satirical' to 'witty and satirical', which I think is much more accurate (though I'm not sure about satirical). --Blisco 18:49, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

The famous PM Blog - or the frog as contributers like to call it

Added a link to the PM Bog - the biggest on the BBC website with more than 10,000 entries in its first six months. Andycroak 10:50, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Sexuality

The article says that Mair is on the Independent on Sunday's Pink List 2013, and is categorized as LGBT people from Scotland and LGBT broadcasters, but nowhere is it mentioned that he is actually gay.

The Pink List is prefaced with "The judges decided that a Pink List contender can no longer simply be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender and famous. They need to make a difference."

An article on the Guardian says "Being one of the first gay news presenters, it is possible that Mair senses the questions people plan to ask, and prefers – as Johnson does – not to discuss his personal life. Certainly he has never been noticeably outspoken on gay issues."

Mair is listed on the Pink Scotland List 2014, prefaced "celebrates 50 LGBT Scots who are making a difference to the life of the nation".

An article Mail On Sunday/Mail Online states in 2013 "A deeply private man, Mair rarely gives interviews. In 2006 he paid £675,000 for a mews house in Harrow, North-West London, with his partner Paul Kerley, who is a journalist working for BBC online. They have never talked about their relationship, although keep-fit fanatic Mair is a regular fixture in the annual Pink List of influential gays."

Herald Scotland says "Though he didn't exactly shout it from the rooftops, he made no secret of the fact that he was the Gay Frae Tay, comfortable in his own sexuality and happy in a steady relationship with another man."

Given all this evidence, why is his homosexuality not stated? 91.45.153.145 (talk) 18:26, 30 December 2014 (UTC)

Perhaps because it is not one of his defining features. How many heterosexual people have it explicitly stated? 83.104.249.240 (talk) 22:14, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

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Appearance

Does anyone have a more recent photo for the infobox? He's lost a lot of weight since 2009. --Ef80 (talk) 10:15, 6 April 2017 (UTC)