Mike Shaft

Your mc for the evening, introducing Mike shaft

Mike Shaft is an award-winning TV and radio broadcaster based in the north west of England. He has broadcast for BBC Radio Manchester, Jazz FM, and many other independent radio outlets, presenting shows of all types, but he is particularly associated with soul music.

On television, he was a host on BBC1’s Open Air, has been a regular contributor to BBC Breakfast, presented ITV’s One World and had a cameo on Coronation Street interviewing Alec and Bet Gilroy at the Rover’s Return.

As well as music, Mike has an interest in sport, having been lead basketball commentator for Sky TV, covered the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Canada and performed at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Mike is a practicing Christian and now presents the Sunday morning breakfast show on BBC Radio Manchester. In 2017 this won the 2017 Jerusalem Award for Best Radio Strand.