Shaun Keaveny

TV/Radio Presenters
Writers

Shaun Keaveny is an experienced radio and television presenter/broadcaster. He joined 6 Music and the BBC in early 2007, hosting the late evening show. In April 2007, he moved to host the 6 Music Breakfast Show until December 2018, when he bid farewell to over a decade of early starts with a special show from Maida Vale. Shaun launched a new afternoon show (1pm – 4pm) in January 2019. He can regularly be heard co-hosting Saturday Live on BBC R4, launched the inaugural Spotify UK Original podcast, Show & Tell which ran for several series and his recent television appearances include Richard Osman’s House Of Games (BBC2, Pointless (BBC1) and The Great Exhibition of The North (BBC2). Shaun co-hosted live coverage of the Isle of Wight Festival 2021 for Sky Arts in September.

Selected Credits (See Full Credits)

The Line-Up with Shaun Keaveny (Podcast and Online)

Host

2021

Sony Music UK

Isle of Wight Festival (Television)

Co-host

2021

Sky Arts / CC-Lab

Rockanory (Radio)

Narrator

2021

Absolute Radio / Unusual Productions

Richard Osman's House of Games (Television)

Guest

2019

BBC Two

Shaun Keaveny Show, 1-4 PM (Radio)

Host

2019

BBC6 Music

Podcasts

Shaun Keaveny's Not So Simple

Join Shaun Keaveny as he speaks to some of the world’s foremost experts in biology, psychology, economics, journalism, and beyond, in order to ask burning questions such as: what does that mean? What are you on about? And: huh?

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The Line-Up with Shaun Keaveny

Who would play at your dream festival? Shaun Keaveny's got a lifetime of festival moments (well, the ones he can remember) to draw on as each episode he guides a music-loving guest to share their 5 favourite acts to see on stage in a field somewhere.

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Podcast Guest Appearances

My Teenage Band Podcast: Shaun Keaveny

Welcome to SEASON 2 of the My Teenage Band podcast! We're kicking things off with a chat with the utterly brilliant BBC 6Music presenter Shaun Keaveny, who talks to Nick all about playing guitar in prog/indie band Mosque.