Famous Presenters from Scotland

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List of notable or famous presenters from Scotland, with bios and photos, including the top presenters born in Scotland and even some popular presenters who immigrated to Scotland. If you're trying to find out the names of famous Scottish presenters then this list is the perfect resource for you. These presenters are among the most prominent in their field, and information about each well-known presenter from Scotland is included when available.

This is a list that includes people like Craig Ferguson and John Barrowman.

This historic presenters from Scotland list can help answer the questions "Who are some Scottish presenters of note?" and "Who are the most famous presenters from Scotland?" 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.

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  • Alan Brazil
    • Birthplace: Simshill, United Kingdom
    Alan Bernard Brazil (born 15 June 1959) is a Scottish broadcaster and former football player, most notably for Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and internationally for Scotland. He played as a forward before being forced to retire due to a recurring back injury. He moved into media presentation, initially on television, before moving over to radio where he has for many years now been an occasional presenter on Talksport.
  • Alastair Borthwick

    Alastair Borthwick

    Dec. at 90 (1913-2003)
    • Birthplace: Rutherglen, Scotland
    Alastair Charles Borthwick OBE (17 February 1913 – 25 September 2003) was a Scottish author and broadcaster whose books recorded the popularisation of climbing as a working class sport in Scotland, and the Second World War from the perspective of an infantryman.
  • Ali Abbasi

    Ali Abbasi

    Dec. at 42 (1961-2004)
    • Birthplace: Karachi, Pakistan
    Ali Abbasi (Urdu: علی عبّاسی) (August 1961 – 30 July 2004) was a Pakistani-born Scottish television presenter, born in Karachi. He moved from Pakistan to Glasgow, in 1963, with his parents as a child and joined BBC Scotland as a travel presenter in the 1980s. He went on to publish numerous books and became a champion for the Gaelic language, appearing in the Gaelic children's series Dè a-nis? and the comedy series Air ais air an Ran Dan ("Back on the Ran Dan") He joined BBC Scotland as a travel presenter in 1994 from Glasgow City Council, where he worked as an art gallery assistant. As well as presenting travel news at the BBC, Abbasi worked as an audio technician with outside broadcasts and radio cars.Abbasi was appointed Gaelic reading champion by the Scottish Executive in 2003. Abbasi died in Glasgow of lupus.
  • Andrew Marr
    • Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
    Andrew William Stevenson Marr (born 31 July 1959) is a British political commentator and television presenter. Beginning his career as a political commentator, he subsequently edited The Independent newspaper (1996–1998) and was political editor of BBC News (2000–2005). He began hosting a political programme—Sunday AM, now called The Andrew Marr Show—on Sunday mornings on BBC One from September 2005. In 2002, Marr took over as host of BBC Radio 4's long-running Start the Week Monday morning discussion programme. In 2007, he presented a political history of post-war Britain on BBC Two, Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain, followed by a prequel in 2009, Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain, focusing on the period between 1901 and 1945. In 2010, he presented a series, Andrew Marr's Megacities (the title distinguishes it from another Megacities series), examining the life, development and challenges of some of the largest cities in the world. In early 2012, he presented The Diamond Queen, a three-part series about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. In late September 2012, Marr began presenting Andrew Marr's History of the World, a new series examining the history of human civilisation. Following a stroke in January 2013, Marr was in hospital for two months. He returned to presenting The Andrew Marr Show on 1 September 2013.
  • Andy Gray

    Andy Gray

    Age: 67
    • Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
    Andrew Mullen Gray (born 30 November 1955) is a Scottish retired footballer who played for several clubs in Scotland and England, while also representing his country. He was the lead football pundit for Sky Sports until his dismissal in January 2011, following multiple allegations of sexism. Gray, along with former Sky Sports anchor Richard Keys, then signed for talkSPORT in February 2011. They now both work for beIN Sports in Doha, Qatar.
  • Andy Walker
    • Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
    Andrew Francis Walker (born 6 April 1965 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a striker for several clubs in Scotland and England, including Motherwell, Celtic, Bolton Wanderers, Sheffield United and Ayr United. He also made three full international appearances for Scotland. Since retiring as a player, Walker has become a television pundit.