Notes of a Newsman: Witness to a Changing Scotland - Softcover

John MacKay

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1910745049 ISBN 13: 9781910745045

Publisher: Luath Press Ltd., 2015

Synopsis

Notes of a Newsman is the story of a changing Scotland as it was heard and seen by the people of Scotland. We all may have our ideas about where we are headed as nation and a society, but none of us knows. That makes what lies ahead so fascinating. Just like what s gone before. JOHN MacKAY

John MacKay is one of Scotland s best known broadcasters. His career as a reporter, anchor and presenter has spanned from the Thatcher Years to the Independence Referendum and beyond. MacKay has been witness to the major stories in the country s recent past. There have been the tragedies of Lockerbie, Dunblane and Clutha; sporting triumphs and tears; the opening of the new Scottish Parliament; the drama of parliamentary elections and referendums; interviews with Prime Ministers and First Ministers; and the death of Donald Dewar.

From being in a room with a grizzly bear to trying to calm an irate and topless Alex Salmond, MacKay s career has been nothing if not varied. Using archive scripts, interview transcripts, recollections and personal diaries, he tells the story of one of the most tumultuous periods in Scotland s peacetime history.

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About the Author

John MacKay is one of Scotland s best known broadcasters. He is the face of the STV News at Six and presents Scotland s most popular current affairs programme Scotland Tonight. His career has spanned from the last days of the old newspaper era to the instant news of social media. MacKay was born in Glasgow, but his Hebridean heritage inspired him to write three successful novels, all based on the Isle of Lewis: The Road Dance, Heartland and Last of the Line.

Edition details

• Publisher: Luath Press Ltd.
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1910745049
• ISBN 13: 9781910745045
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272