Donald MacCormick
Donald MacCormick | |
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Born | Donald MacCormick 16 April 1939 Money Programme |
Spouses | Lis MacKinlay (divorced)
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Children | 5 |
Donald MacCormick (16 April 1939[1] – 12 July 2009)[2] was a Scottish broadcast journalist.
Early life
MacCormick's father was a Glasgow teacher who died when Donald was six. As a result, he became close to the family of his uncle John MacCormick, a lawyer and advocate for Scottish devolution.[3]
He studied English at the
Media career
He began his media career in Scotland in 1967, working at Grampian Television as a news reporter and then later, on political programmes both for ITV and BBC. He presented the ground-breaking political programme Public Account for BBC Scotland with James Cox and Andrew Neil.
In 1975, he moved to London and became a presenter on BBC1's new
Moving to
MacCormick had moved into the corporate sector, interviewing executives for company videos, chairing conferences and working in media training.[1]
On 28 March 2009 MacCormick returned to the BBC to present an evening on
MacCormick died of a heart attack on 12 July 2009. He was divorced from Lis MacKinlay, by whom he had three children. He was married to Liz Elton from 1978 until his death; they had two children. All five children survive MacCormick.
Former Liberal Democrat leader
References
- ^ a b c Birthdays: Donald MacCormick, The Times, 16 April 2009.
- ^ Veteran BBC newsman dies aged 70, BBC News, 12 July 2009.
- ^ Wilson, Brian (14 July 2009). "Donald McCormick". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Donald MacCormick". 23 July 2009 – via telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Veteran BBC Journalist Donald MacCormick dies, The Guardian, 13 July 2009.
External links
- Profile, Glasgow Herald, 6 October 1984
- Obituary, The Daily Telegraph, 23 July 2009
- Donald MacCormick at IMDb