:STV News
{{Short description|Scottish TV program}}
{{For|the BBC Radio Scotland breakfast news programme|Good Morning Scotland}}
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{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
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| image = STV News logo (2014 - ).png
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| alt_name = STV News at Six
| genre = Regional News
| creator =
| director = Central edition:
Alasdair Murray
Keith Samuel
Andrew Turnbull
North edition:
Ruaraidh MacLeod,
Laura Peace
| presenter = Central edition:
John MacKay
Kelly-Ann Woodland
North edition:
Norman MacLeod
Andrea Brymer
| theme_music_composer = Paul Leonard-Morgan{{cite news|title = Glasgow-based composer goes from STV to Limitless possibilities|publisher=STV|work=STV Entertainment|date=5 April 2011|url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/film/241585-glasgow-based-composer-goes-from-stv-to-limitless-possibilities/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601203801/http://entertainment.stv.tv/film/241585-glasgow-based-composer-goes-from-stv-to-limitless-possibilities/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 June 2012 |access-date=7 October 2011}}
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| country = Scotland
| language = English
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| executive_producer = Linda Grimes Douglas
(Head of News & Current Affairs)
| producer =
| editor = Central:
Nichola Kane
(Edinburgh)
Andrew Browne
(Glasgow)
North:
David McKeith
| location = Central edition:
Glasgow, Scotland
North edition:
Aberdeen, Scotland
| camera = Multi-camera
| runtime = STV News at Six:
30 minutes;
STV News:
Durations vary
| company = STV Central,
STV North
| network =
| channel = STV
| released =
| first_aired = {{start date|df=yes|2009|03|23}}
| last_aired = present
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STV News is a Scottish news division produced by STV. The news department produces two regional services covering STV's Channel 3 franchise areas of Northern and Central Scotland.
STV News programmes are produced from studios in Glasgow and Aberdeen with reporters also based at newsrooms in Edinburgh, Dundee and Inverness and political correspondents based at Holyrood and Westminster. Freelance correspondents and camera crews are based on the Orkney and Shetland Isles, Wick and Fort William with a permanent Western Isles correspondent based in Stornoway.
In addition to its daily bulletins and online services, STV News also produces the current affairs programme Scotland Tonight, the showbiz magazine show What's On Scotland, along with feature documentaries.
Broadcast
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Two separate editions of STV News at Six air on STV Central and STV North each weeknight at 6:00 pm. ITV Evening News, the networked news programme, follows at 6:30 pm.
The main evening programmes are supplemented by shorter STV News bulletins seven days a week:
- Good Morning Scotland (not to be confused with the BBC Radio Scotland programme of the same name) updates for the North and Central regions during Good Morning Britain at around 6:25{{nbsp}}am and 7:10{{nbsp}}am each weekday. Both bulletins are broadcast from Glasgow.
- Lunchtime bulletins for the North and Central regions, usually at 1:55{{nbsp}}pm each weekday, following the ITV Lunchtime News.
- Late news bulletins for the North and Central regions, usually at 10:30{{nbsp}}pm each weeknight, following ITV News at Ten.
- Weekend bulletins, broadcast across all regions from Glasgow – one on Saturday evenings, one on Sunday evenings.
In the Central region, STV News at Six is presented from STV's Glasgow studio. The programme includes short opt-outs for separate news and weather for the East and West of the region.
In the North, viewers in Tayside and northeast Fife receive a five-minute opt-out during the main STV News at Six each weeknight. While the Tayside opt is broadcast, viewers further north see more news from the north-east, Highlands and Islands - the programme is broadcast from the main studio in Aberdeen.
All North, East and pan-regional bulletins are broadcast one hour after their original airing on STV +1. The STV News at Six is also available for catch-up for 1 day after broadcast on the STV Player streaming service.
Digital
STV News offers digital coverage through its website, native mobile apps, and distribution via platforms like Apple News and Google News. Their digital team collaborates closely with regional newsrooms to deliver high-quality, impartial journalism.{{Cite web |last=STV |first= |title=Who we are |url=https://news.stv.tv/who-we-are |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=STV News |language=en-GB}} With over 700,000 followers on Facebook and over 600,000 on X (formerly Twitter), STV News maintains a strong social media presence, further extending its reach. The digital content adheres to strict ethical standards, ensuring accuracy and trustworthiness across all platforms.
Overview
STV News at Six launched on Monday 23 March 2009 as part of a major station revamp. The nightly news programmes were previously known as Scotland Today in the STV Central region and North Tonight in the STV North region, with both programmes carrying local opt-outs from January 2007 onwards.
Previously in the Central region,{{cite web|title=STV confirms launch of extra news programme and more localised bulletins|publisher=STV Group plc |date=18 January 2011
|url=http://www.stvplc.tv/conltent/mediaassets/doc/News%20pilot%20press%20release%20[final
|title=Here is the news from Edinburgh: STV to produce UK's most local news service |publisher=STV News|date=18 January 2011|url=http://news.stv.tv/scotland/221410-here-is-the-news-from-edinburgh-stv-to-produce-uks-most-local-news-service/ |access-date=18 January 2011}} viewers in the West and East areas received 5-minute bulletins within the main 6{{nbsp}}pm programme – STV News West covered the area from Tobermory to Falkirk, with the presenter based in the main studio in Glasgow. Meanwhile, STV News East covered the area from Anstruther to Dunbar and was presented and produced at STV's Edinburgh studios. The full-length separate STV News at Six programmes for the two areas were launched on Monday 23 May 2011.{{cite web|title=STV confirms launch of extra news programme and more localised bulletins|publisher=STV Group plc |date=18 January 2011
|url=http://www.stvplc.tv/content/mediaassets/doc/News%20pilot%20press%20release%20[final
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On Monday 2 June 2014, a secondary news service, STV Glasgow News, was launched as part of the local television channel STV Glasgow. This was followed by the launch of a news service for STV Edinburgh on Monday 12 January.
Both channels were merged with new local TV services for Aberdeen, Ayr and Dundee in April 2017 to form STV2, providing national news bulletins throughout the day with half-hour programmes at 1{{nbsp}}pm and 10{{nbsp}}pm on weekdays.
In September 2016, STV announced it would launch a news programme combining Scottish, UK and international news coverage. STV News Tonight was produced and broadcast from Glasgow using STV's resources from across Scotland and the UK and international resources of ITN.{{cite news|title = STV to launch integrated Scottish and international news show|publisher=STV|work=STV News|date=21 September 2016|url=http://stv.tv/news/scotland/1367651-stv-to-launch-integrated-scottish-and-international-news-show/ |access-date=21 September 2016}} The half-hour programme, launched on Monday 24 April 2017, was presented by Halla Mohieddeen and aired each weeknight at 7{{nbsp}}pm on STV2.{{cite news|title = Anchor of flagship STV News Tonight show announced|publisher=STV|work=STV News|date=26 January 2017|url=https://stv.tv/news/scotland/1379125-anchor-of-flagship-stv-news-tonight-show-announced/ |access-date=27 January 2017}}
=Cutbacks=
On 16 May 2018, STV announced 59 redundancies, including 34 from its news division. STV2 ceased broadcasting at the end of June 2018,{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedrum.com/news/2018/05/16/struggling-stv-2-be-taken-air-online-shift|title=Struggling STV 2 to be taken off air in online shift|last=Glenday|first=John|date=16 May 2018|work=The Drum|access-date=16 May 2018|language=en}} marking the end of STV News Tonight and the station's national news service.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-44136400 On-air talent lead 'angry' STV staff to outdoor union meeting], BBC News, 16 May 2018
On STV itself, the Edinburgh-based edition of STV News at Six was axed and replaced with shorter opt-outs within a Central Scotland programme, co-anchored from the Glasgow and Edinburgh studios.[https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2018/news/union-slams-devastating-blow-as-almost-60-journalism-jobs-set-to-go/ Union to ballot over industrial action as almost 60 journalism jobs set to go], Hold the Front Page, 17 May 2018 STV North's regional news services were not affected, although nine jobs – three journalists and six technical posts – were lost at the company's Aberdeen studios.
NUJ members at STV voted in favour of strike action against the job cuts, although the union decided against immediate action after the company ruled out compulsory redundancies.[https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/nuj-eases-off-strike-threat-after-stv-pledges-to-avoid-compulsory-redundancies-as-it-looks-to-cut-staff/ NUJ eases off strike threat after STV pledges to avoid compulsory redundancies as it looks to cut staff], Press Gazette, 19 June 2018
The last edition of STV News Tonight aired on Friday 29 June 2018, followed by the final East edition of STV News at Six on Friday 7 September 2018.
Further changes in October 2024 saw the Central Scotland programme revert to a single-anchor format from Glasgow and the closure of the Edinburgh studio, with the East opt-outs now pre-recorded. The North edition follows a similar pattern with the Tayside opt-out now pre-recorded from Aberdeen, following the end of studio production in Dundee.
The team
=Main anchors=
| class="wikitable" style="width:70%;"
! colspan="4" style="text-align:left;"| STV News at Six | ||
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| STV region | Anchor | Other Roles |
|---|---|---|
| rowspan=3|Central | John MacKay | Scotland Tonight presenter |
| | Kelly-Ann Woodland | ||
| | Emma Cameron | Relief presenter; What's On Scotland co-presenter | |
| rowspan=3|North | Norman MacLeod | Occasional lunchtime/late presenter |
| Andrea Brymer | Occasional lunchtime/late presenter |
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! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"| Central Scotland | ||
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|colspan="3" | | ||
| Courtney Cameron | Reporter | STV News at Six relief presenter |
| Gordon Chree | Senior Reporter | STV News at Six relief presenter |
| Sharon Frew | Chief Reporter | |
| Vanessa Kennedy | Reporter | STV News at Six relief presenter |
| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:70%;"
! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Northern Scotland | ||
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|colspan="3" | | ||
| Ross Govans | Producer | |
| Steven Brown | Reporter | |
| Haley Bouma | Reporter |
| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:70%;"
! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Political team | ||
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| Reporter | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Colin Mackay | Political Editor | Based in Edinburgh |
| Paris Gourtsoyannis | Westminster Correspondent | |
| Ewan Petrie | Political Correspondent | |
| Laura Alderman | Political Reporter |
| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:70%;"
! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Entertainment | ||
| style="background:#00B1FF;"
|colspan="3" | | ||
| Reporter | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Boyd | Entertainment Reporter | Based in Glasgow |
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! colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | STV Sport team | ||
| style="background:#F00A00;"
|colspan="4" | | ||
| Reporter | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Raman Bhardwaj | Central Sports Editor/presenter | |
| Chris Harvey | North Sports Editor/presenter | |
| Jamie Borthwick | Sports Reporter | Relief Sports presenter (Central) |
| Ronnie Charters | Sports Reporter | Relief Sports presenter (Central) |
| Stefani Dailly | Sports Reporter | Relief Sports presenter (North) |
| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:70%;"
! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | STV Weather team | ||
| style="background:#7CD200;"
|colspan="3" | | ||
| Forecaster | Role | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Seán Batty | Main Weekday Weather Presenter | Glasgow |
| Philip Petrie | Main Weekend Weather Presenter, Relief Weekday Presenter | Glasgow |
| Jo Farrow | Relief Weekend Weather Presenter, Relief Weekday Presenter | Edinburgh |
References
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External links
- {{stv.tv|id=news|title=STV News}}
- {{STV Player|id=categories/news-current-affairs/|title=STV News & Current Affairs}}
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