Billy Sloan

A music journalist and broadcaster, alongside the likes of John Peel, Billy Sloan has interviewed Bruce Springsteen, Cher, David Bowie, Keith Richards, and so many more. After becoming a music journalist in 1977, he has since worked as the show-business editor of The Sunday Mail. He has written about music for several newspapers, including The Daily Record , The Sunday Post , The Sunday Times , The Daily Express, The Evening Times , and The Glasgow Herald . Billy was awarded a Tartan Clef by...See more

A music journalist and broadcaster, alongside the likes of John Peel, Billy Sloan has interviewed Bruce Springsteen, Cher, David Bowie, Keith Richards, and so many more. After becoming a music journalist in 1977, he has since worked as the show-business editor of The Sunday Mail. He has written about music for several newspapers, including The Daily Record , The Sunday Post , The Sunday Times , The Daily Express, The Evening Times , and The Glasgow Herald . Billy was awarded a Tartan Clef by Nordoff Robbins for his contribution to the music industry and became the first journalist to be inducted into the Barrowland Hall of Fame. As a broadcaster, he hosted a ground-breaking alternative new music show for Radio Clyde for 23 years and currently hosts his own show for BBC Radio Scotland. See less