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Denzil Lacey is an Irish radio producer, currently employed by
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. Radio stations he has worked at since 2006 include 98FM,
East Coast FM East Coast FM (formerly known as BLB, Horizon FM, then East Coast Radio) is an Irish local radio station broadcasting from Bray, County Wicklow under a sound broadcasting contract from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland The station operates ...
, Dublin's Country Mix 106.8, Dublin City FM,
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and
FM104 FM104 is an independent local radio station broadcast across Dublin, Ireland, on the frequency 104.4 MHz. It is operated by Capital Radio Productions Limited (unconnected with, and not to be confused with, Capital Radio plc), and is a sub ...
.


Early life

Lacey was born in
Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...
,
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and grew up in
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,
County Wicklow County Wicklow ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The last of the traditional 32 counties, having been formed as late as 1606 in Ireland, 1606, it is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the Provinces ...
,
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. He attended primary school in Glounthaune,
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and secondary school in Presentation College, Bray.


Biography

Lacey began his radio career on
Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...
Special Interest Radio Station, Dublin City FM at the age of 14 and then later moved on to
East Coast FM East Coast FM (formerly known as BLB, Horizon FM, then East Coast Radio) is an Irish local radio station broadcasting from Bray, County Wicklow under a sound broadcasting contract from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland The station operates ...
in
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. His Late Night Sessions Show ran on
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for three years where he presented the
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show '' Black Echoes''. Lacey worked across
Classic Hits 4FM Ireland's Classic Hits Radio is an Irish Radio in Ireland, independent multi-region radio station based in Dublin, and broadcasting to that city as well as Cork city, Cork, Limerick, Galway, County Clare, County Wicklow, County Kildare, County M ...
and Sunshine 106.8 as an imaging producer for the stations owned by Bay Broadcasting Ltd. He left
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in 2015 for a new position with Spin South West in a similar role. He has also worked for 98FM and
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and was assistant station manager for Jam FM at
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's 2008 Jamboree. In October 2016, Lacey presented at The Imaging Days radio conference in
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. Lacey joined
RTÉ 2fm RTÉ 2fm, or 2FM as it is more commonly referred to, is an Irish radio station operated by RTÉ. The station specialises in current popular music and chart hits and is the second national radio station in Ireland. History The station commenc ...
in July 2016. After a short seven-month stint, it was announced he would move to
FM104 FM104 is an independent local radio station broadcast across Dublin, Ireland, on the frequency 104.4 MHz. It is operated by Capital Radio Productions Limited (unconnected with, and not to be confused with, Capital Radio plc), and is a sub ...
as production director. As of 2018, Lacey produced radio imaging elements for Diplo's Revolution on
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, based out of
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. His composition work has aired on various television series, including: Witches of Salem,
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and
Tatort ("Crime Scene") is a German-language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with 30 feature-length episodes per year, making it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed by the German public-se ...
. He is also a voiceover for
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in Ireland.


References


External links


Denzil Lacey Website

Denzil Lacey on imdb
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lacey, Denzil Living people 1990 births Composers from Dublin (city) Irish radio presenters People from Bray, County Wicklow Broadcasters from Dublin (city) 21st-century Irish composers