Swarzy Macaly’s radio career began after she won a national competition hosted by commercial network KISS to become their new Chosen One presenter. After winning in 2016, Swarzy presented their weekend breakfast show, hosted the BRIT Awards 2019 red carpet, and interviewed pop stars Dua Lipa, Anne-Marie, Pink, Stormzy, Lady Leshurr, and comedian Big Narstie.

Swarzy Macaly TV Presenting Career

In 2019, Swarzy presented four small programmes for the series, Me vs Climate Change. The first episode, ‘Trainers’, explored the eco-friendly alternatives to buying new fashion trainers. The second, ‘Food’, saw her create a meal that was environmentally friendly but still reasonably priced and delicious. This was followed by ‘Tech’, where Swarzy looked into how much our personal technology impacts the planet. The final episode, ‘Home’, saw Swarzy make some room-by-room changes in the hope that she could make her house more environmentally friendly.

Then in 2021, she presented Instagramification, a documentary about the “good, the bad and the ugly of the world’s fastest growing social network”.

As well as her love for music, it was her heartfelt response to the pandemic and the murder of George Floyd that grabbed her listeners and led her to launch KISS’ first-ever speech radio show, KISS Life. The groundbreaking programme aired every Sunday evening and allowed Swarzy the platform to engage with her listeners to unpack everything from the pandemic to politics, culture and identity, money and mental health. Special guests included Swiss, the founder of Black Pound Day, financial expert Martin Lewis, Grenfell United, and John Barnes. The programme proved to be one of her career highlights, as the series showcased her versatility, showing she could bring the energy and music passion needed, combined with her authenticity and warmth.

During the first national lockdown in 2020, Swarzy became the official presenter of My Life My Say’s Quarantine Question Time, and hosted a range of interviews with guests such as Sir Keir Starmer, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, and former White House Chief of Staff and Counsellor to President Obama, John Podesta. As well as hosting My Life My Say’s annual Common Futures Forum, she became a trustee of the charity and launched their first live chat show, Make It Make Sense.

Swarzy Macaly Diversity Campaigner

Swarzy is the founder of Too Much Source – an annual exhibition with live events dedicated to celebrating black British creatives who are making history today. To mark the third anniversary, the gallery was named ‘Joy and Resilience in 2020’, a dedication to two attributes that remain central to the black experience. As a result of the exhibition’s success, Swarzy has gone on to work with many other brands to host workshops, live events, and panel discussions for Somerset House, The Barbican and SOHO House, to name a few.

Swarzy is a storyteller at heart and given her interest in sport, it was no surprise that DAZN chose her to present their weekly boxing show From The Corner on JOE Media. Her love for sports began when she won the competition to become the official presenter for Midnight Madness, the UK’s biggest summer basketball competition. She has since covered British basketball at home for the BBL and travelled to Quai 54 in Paris, and The Reality Check Tournament in Germany, before taking the team to Portugal, where players landed professional contracts. This fuelled her passion for presenting grassroots basketball, and she then worked with the community basketball league, interviewing the U12-U25 players.

Swarzy Macaly Award Winning TV presenter

In 2021, she won Best Presenter at the UK Entertainment Awards. This followed on from Lord Simon Woolley recognising her for her charisma, passion for young people and social justice, and her work with My Life My Say, and so nominated her to be part of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s list of Black History Month Next Generational Trailblazers 2020.

She is now a sought-after event host, keynote speaker, and moderator.

Swarzy Macaly Speaking Topics

– Current Affairs

– Social Issues

– Diversity, Equality and Inclusion

– Black History Month

– International Women’s Day

– Entertainment

– Music

– Basketball and Sports

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