On September 30, 1961, commercial television was switched on for the first time in the north of Scotland, broadcasting from Aberdeen. In a golden age of sports journalism, Mairs literary flair stood out. It made this former Tupperware saleswoman a star on ITV's This Morning and her regime is still popular today. These prominent presenters of Scotland may or may not be currently alive, but what they all have in common is that they're all respected Scottish presenters. Its incredibly important that Scotland has voices in print which represent the best of Scottish thinking and the best of the Scottish world view, he explained. Ross was honoured in the 2018 New Year Honours by being appointed an MBE for services in Broadcasting, the Arts and Charity. His ashes were scattered in the Highlands of Scotland. When the Italians make comedies they make some of THE best comedies in the movie business. Who else could we start with but the man responsible for catapulting Transfer Deadline Day from another busy day in the football calendar to a must-watch, 24-hour TV marathon? The swinging 1960s were a time of great social change and that was reflected in Grampians pioneering approach. Kaye Adams (born 28 December 1962) is a Scottish television presenter, best known for her appearances on Loose Women from 1999 to 2006 and again from 2013. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. As Grampian established itself it became the viewers favourite. But to his former colleagues on The Scotsman, he was also a supremely talented journalist. Sean Connery. The daughter of Scotland legend Sir Kenny Dalglish, Cates has also worked for ESPN and presented the sports news on ITV breakfast shows GMTV and Daybreak, and reported from the 2010 World Cup in South Africa for the same channel. But his true passion was, and is, for golf and he started commentating for the European Tour in 2004 - and he continues to pick up the mic to this day at the ripe age of 67. From chronicling the peak years of Muhammad Ali to covering the Scottish national football teams inglorious World Cup forays, his writing employed both flair and a reporters eye for detail, a quality instilled in him during his formative years north of the border. He moved from Pakistan to Glasgow, in 1963, with his parents as a. But last month her management team confirmed the 55-year-old would be back on screen for the upcoming World Championships in the summer. Although he would go on to spend a year at the Washington Post as a Laurence Sterne fellow before joining the Guardian, Naughtie believes his early years in print journalism with The Scotsman were the making of him. An old school actor who began his career in the silent era. 2023 The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers on this website. I was so very much the worse for wear, I staggered up the stairs and was shown into The Scotsman newsroom and looked around and saw that everyone looked worse than I was, he recalled. Since then he has appeared in 'Atonement', 'The Conspirator', earned a plum role as a young Charles Xavier in 'X-Men: First Class' and also 'Trance'. His work won the admiration of readers and the respect of players, largely because he was unafraid to speak his mind.