Conor McNicholas
Conor McNicholas has been editor of NME since August 2002. His first professional post on a magazine was on a fledgling Manchester publication called Sub where he wrote a spoof horoscope under the pen name of Snufkin. Conor went on to write for the dance press holding senior positions at both Ministry and MIxmag magazines before going on to edit Muzik.
During his editorship Conor has won several industry awards including Consumer Magazine Editor of the Year (Periodical Publishers Association Editorial and Publishing Excellence Awards, May 2005), Entertainment Magazine Editor of the Year (British Society of Magazine Editors, November 2005), Tour of the Year for the NME Awards Tour 2006 (Vodafone Live Music Awards, October 2006), Editor of the Year and Music Magazine of the Year (Record of the Day Music Journalism and PR Awards, November 2006 ) and Brand Building Initiative of the Year for Club NME (British Society of Magazine Editors, November 2006). In 2007 Conor was one of the judges for the Mercury Music Prize, in which The Klaxons won.
Conor is considered a prominent spokesman for the music industry and was listed as one of the 1000 most influential people in London by the Evening Standard in October 2007. He knows his music and his days at NME are a far cry from his horoscope column. He knows nothing about astrology.