Michael was born in Edinburgh in 1911. He was a film actor, who later moved into television announcing with Associated Rediffusion (1955 – 1956), when it started broadcasting to the London area.
…Fraser, Kate
Kate was a long-serving Grampian in-vision continuity announcer and local news bulletin presenter. She later joined the STV continuity team in Glasgow and her voice was heard not only on STV, but also in the old Grampian TV area.
Lamont, Colin
Colin was a freelance continuity announcer for Scottish TV, Grampian and Border. He went on to set up Centre Radio in Stirling and became cult Scottish shock jock, Scottie McClue.
Todd, Alan
Alan is a former Scottish and Grampian TV announcer and Radio Clyde DJ. He went on to become a presenter on Grampian and Scottish TV.
Matheson, Kate
Kate was born in 1936, as Audrey Craig-Brown, in Newton Mearns, a suburb of Glasgow. She took various parts in repertory in theatres in both England and Scotland, sometimes alongside the actor/announcer Graham Roberts, whom she married in 1959.
…Cameron, Douglas
Douglas was a BBC TV network announcer (1964 – 1968). He presented BBC Radio 4’s Today (1971 – 1974) and later was a newscaster and broadcaster with Independent Radio News. He was a programme presenter on London’s LBC, and then royal correspondent for IRN. He is also believed to have been an announcer with Scottish TV.
Brodie, Anne
Anne was a Grampian Television in-vision continuity announcer (1971 – 1975, early 1980s). She also freelanced for Scottish Television (1975 – 1978).
Spankie, Jimmy
Jimmy is a former Grampian smd Scottish TV announcer and presenter. Since his departure from the announcing/presenting role, he remained a favourite in the north east of Scotland and was often to be seen supporting charitable events. He has also done media consultancy work.
Monteath, Alec
Alec was born in Doune, Perthshire. He was an actor, who later worked as an announcer for Scottish TV (1964 – 1969) and also for BBC Scotland TV.
…Smith, Derek
Derek’s broadcasting career began in 1999 at The Travel Channel where he was a continuity announcer. He was a member of the original team of announcers (and ‘the Scottish voice’) at the Biography Channel when it launched in the UK in 2000. Also in 2000, Derek took on a newsreading role at Radio Forth in Edinburgh; he remained there until joining Living TV as a continuity announcer in 2003.
Derek headed back north and joined the SMG continuity team in 2005, providing announcements on Scottish and Grampian TV (later rebranded as STV). He performed the first live announcement from STV’s new studios at Pacific Quay on Saturday 22nd July 2006.
Derek still finds time to fit in his other gig – travelling the world as a BA cabin crew member – which he has been doing since 1985.
McLaughlin, Jack
Jack started his broadcast career on pirate radio. He had stints with Radio Scotland, Britain Radio and Radio 270. In the late-1960s and early 1970s, Jack was an announcer with Grampian Television. He then moved to Scottish TV.
McKenna, Cameron
Cameron’s broadcasting career began in 1990, as a presenter with Eastend Radio. During his career, Cameron has interviewed a number of big name celebrities including Dame Shirley Bassey, Nichelle Nichols (communications officer Lieutenant Uhura, Star Trek), Paul Young, Darius, the stars of Star Wars and Marty Pellow to name but a few. Cameron has also worked alongside Dirty Dozen actor Tom Busby.
Other radio credits include: co-presenter of the 96.3 QFM breakfast show with Gary Marshall.
Cameron worked (freelance) for Scottish Television as an announcer (dates TBC); his voice was also heard in the Grampian TV region for a number of years prior to its rebranding as STV. He is currently a continuity announcer with BBC Scotland TV.