Dave Mac

Meet Dave Mac—a passionate presenter on Vectis Radio with deep roots in the Isle of Wight’s hospitality scene. With years spent in iconic local venues like Chicago Rock Cafe, The Balcony, and The Hogshead, Dave is no stranger to the community.

One of his favourite events he has organised was having Pendulum perform a DJ set that would fill The Balcony with 700 people on a Thursday night.

An enthusiast at heart, Dave has held a lifelong love for cars, and his dedication even brought him to attend Top Gear filming a remarkable 15 times! While a career with the show didn’t materialize, his passion remains. Also with a huge love of Formula One since the Nigel Mansell years.

Dave is also a seasoned musician and bass guitarist, having been part of the very first year of Platform One in 1998. He continues to play today, covering for local bands when needed and playing in his church’s worship band. Music is central to Dave’s life—he’s attended nearly every Isle of Wight Festival since 2002 and is a regular at live concerts across many genres.

At home, Dave is a devoted family man, proud husband, father and grandfather. He shares his home with three beloved cats: Bazinga, Shazam, and Eureka.

• Nancy and Oliver from Specsavers chat with Kitty at the Great RSPCA IW Dog Walk

  The Great RSPCA IW Dog Walk took place on Sunday 26th April 2026 and Specsavers had a stall at the event.

• James Metcalfe fundraising walk from Isle of Wight to Coburg, Germany

  Kitty and James spoke with James Metcalfe live on air in France on his walk to Coburg from the Isle of Wight.
  Its an epic walk he started on 12th April 2026 , all the way to Coburg in Germany - a total of 711 miles.
  Currently James will have completed 170 miles by the end of Saturday 25th April 2026
  This journey is about pushing limits and raising as much as possible for two important charities.
  Freshwater Independent Lifeboat www.freshwaterlifeboat.org.uk
  The Lily Foundation www.thelilyfoundation.org.uk
  The Saturday afternoon crew will be catching up live on air with James throughout his journey as often as possible .
  Head to Facebook to Metcalfe's Journey to find the very latest on James' journey and how to donate to his fundraiser if you would like to
  www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586458763027
  He also has a live tracker available so you can find out where he is 

• Steve Double chats about Operation Geranium Music Festival

  Steve Double visited the studio to chat about the Operation Geranium Music Festival which will be taking place on Saturday 6th June at the Apollo Theatre in Newport , here on the island.
  It starts at 2pm and admission is £16.50 
  A great selection of bands will be playing live 
  Stormtrooper
  Ides of Sedition
  The Fish Brothers
  All washed up 
  Rhiannon Crutchley
  The Duvers
  Graham Yeo (Blow Apple Beatles)
  Angelina and Dave Godby

• Maggie Talks to Fran Collins, CEO of Red Funnel.

• Nik, Tom and Alexandre chat to Fugo Kid

• The High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight chats to Dave Mac, Lilly and Ross

  The new High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight joined Dave Mac, Lilly and Ross on the Wednesday Afternoon Show to chat about his visions and objectives in his new position.

• Maggie & Kelvin talk to Rebecca Busby about the Great IW Dog Walk 2026

• Maggie & Kelvin talk to Dadina Sagger from Isle of Wight Film Fixers

  Dadina explains on how the IW can and does appear in everything from commercials to blockbuster films.