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| | name = Scott Mills | |||
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| | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|3|28}}<ref name=press/> | |||
| | birth_place = ], ] | |||
| | known = The Scott Mills Show | |||
| | occupation = ] ] | |||
| | employer = ] ] | |||
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| '''Scott Robert Mills''', born in ], ] in 1974, is an ] radio ]. Scott currently presents the ']' show on ], a national United Kingdom station with over 10 million listeners,<ref>{{cite web|title=RAJAR Quarterly figures|url=http://www.rajar.co.uk/listening/quarterly_listening.php|publisher=RAJAR}}</ref> between 4pm and 7pm every weekday, which is called '''The Scott Mills Show'''.<ref name=press>{{cite web|publisher=BBC Press Office|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/radio1/scottmills.shtml|title=Scott Mills Official BBC Biography|date=August 2004|accessdate=2007-06-26}}</ref><ref name=show>{{cite web|publisher=BBC Radio 1|title=About the Scott Mills Show|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/scottmills/biography.shtml|accessdate=2007-06-26}}</ref> | |||
| ==Early Radio Career== | |||
| Mills began his career aged only 16, as a DJ on his local Hampshire commercial radio station ] (previously a Capital Radio station, now owned by the combined ]), after barraging the station with demo tapes.<ref name=press/> He was given a chance to present a week worth of shows, and based on the success of this was immediately offered the 'graveyard slot' of 1am – 6am six nights a week, making him the youngest permanent presenter on mainstream commercial radio.<ref name=press/> His popularity led to a quick move to the coveted 'drivetime' slot (late afternoon). | |||
| From Power FM, Scott moved on to GWR FM, then part of GWR Group, Capital's main competitor (although they are now merged to form GCap Media), and stayed there for two years.<ref name=press/> | |||
| His next station was ] (now just Key 103) in Manchester, owned by ], the other major commercial radio operator, where he again moved quickly from the late night slot in to the mid-morning position.<ref name=press/> | |||
| In 1995, Scott moved to the new London station of ], a ] station.<ref name=scottbio>{{cite web|publisher=BBC Radio 1|title=Scott Mills Biography|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/scottmills/biography_scott.shtml|accessdate=2007-06-26}}</ref> | |||
| Scott has also been the voice of specialist 'in-store' radio station ] FM, broadcast only at branches of the DIY chain.<ref>{{cite web|title=My name is Scott part two|publisher=BBC Radio 1|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/scottmills/feature_mynameisscott_parttwo.shtml|accessdate=2007-08-01}}</ref> | |||
| ==Radio 1== | |||
| Mills joined BBC Radio 1 in 1998 to present The Early Breakfast Show between the hours of 4am and 7am. In January 2004, Scott was moved to a weekend afternoon slot, which lasted only just over 6 months, as in July 2004, he moved over to the weekday early-evening slot, initially covering ], who was on maternity leave,<ref name=unoff>{{cite web|publisher=Unofficial Mills|title=Unofficial biography of Scott Mills|url=http://www.unofficialmills.co.uk/team/scott.php|accessdate=2007-06-26}}</ref> but when she did not return to the slot, taking it over as his own '''Scott Mills Show'''.<ref name=scottbio/> Scott also provides holiday cover for ] and the ''Official Chart Show'' when ] are on leave. | |||
| The Scott Mills show, as is currently features, runs from 4pm to 7pm, Monday to Friday. It is co-presented by sport reporter and occasional presenter ]. The show also features assistant producer ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/scottmills/biography_team.shtml|publisher=BBC Radio 1|title=Scott Mills Show Team|accessdate=2007-06-26}}</ref> The producer of the show is Emlyn Dodd, although he is referred to on air as 'The one who doesn't speak'.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Unofficial Mills|title=Emlyn Dodd Biography|url=http://www.unofficialmills.co.uk/team/emlyn.php|accessdate=2007-06-26}}</ref> | |||
| Regular features on the show include ''Laura's Diary'', ''Flirt Divert'', ''Rate my Listener'' and ''Your Call''.<ref name=feature>{{cite web|publisher=Unofficial Mills|url=http://www.unofficialmills.co.uk/show/features.php|title=Scott Mills Features|accessdate=2007-06-26}}</ref> On a Friday, the show is modified with more music, in the form of the two features ''The Wonder Years'', which features a different track from each sequential year to the present day, and ''Floorfillers'' which is an hour of dance music.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=BBC Radio 1|title=Friday Floor Fillers|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/scottmills/floorfillers/|accessdate=2007-06-26}}</ref> | |||
| Towards the end of August 2007 Mills went on holiday for a week to France. Chappers stepped in to do the show in his absence and claimed on numerous occasions that he had died. Widespread media frenzy erupted leading to Chappers having to make a series of public apologies on 22nd August 2007. Mills later appeared. Alive. | |||
| ==Television Work== | |||
| In addition to his radio work, he has also appeared on various television shows, both playing a character and as himself. | |||
| His main acting role was as reporter, 'Paul Lang' in the BBC medical drama ], appearing in episodes in both 2006 and 2007.<ref name=IMDB/><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Holby.tv Fansite|title=Scott Mills appearances|url=http://www.holby.tv/db/index.php?id=44,1879,0,0,1,0|accessdate=2007-07-12}}</ref> | |||
| He also had a cameo in the ] soap opera ] after praising the show highly on his radio show.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=The Scotsman|title=Radio One DJ bids to give River City a wider show|last=Innes|first=John|date=22nd Sept 2004|accessdate=2007-07-12|url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1109272004}}</ref> | |||
| He has appeared as a contestant or guest on programmes including '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''.<ref name=IMDB/> | |||
| He also narrated the music TV show ] which, coincidentally, was also narrated by fellow ] ] ] | |||
| He has also presented high-profile programmes including the Wednesday night ] draw on ] and his own pilot (featured on the radio show) of Reverse-a-Word.<ref name=IMDB>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1668586/|publisher=Internet Movie Database|title=Scott Mills Filmography|accessdate=2007-06-26}}</ref> | |||
| ==Private Life== | |||
| Scott has a brother, Wes, and his parents are separated,<ref name=unoff/> although both feature in the show at sporadic intervals.<ref name=feature/> | |||
| Mills 'came out' as homosexual to the press in 2001, even though he risked losing listeners.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wells|first=Matt|publisher=The Guardian|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,469908,00.html|title=Coming out nerves for Radio 1's early bird|date=April 7, 2001|accessdate=2007-06-26}}</ref> He seldom discusses his sexuality on-air, even to the point of (in jest) intimating himself being attracted to women, and rarely gives interviews on the subject, and in his Guardian interview, he plays it down, saying "I'd just like to be accepted as a normal bloke who is gay and is on the radio and the television." | |||
| According to the ''Independent on Sunday's'' ''Pink List'' for 2007, Mills is the 41st most influential gay person in Britain.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=The Independent on Sunday|url=http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2516664.ece|title=Pink list 2007|date=6th May 2007|accessdaye-2007-06-26}}</ref> This ranking represents a rise of two places upon his position in the previous year's list. | |||
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