Glenn Campbell (broadcaster)
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Born | 1976 The Politics Show |
Glenn Campbell (born 1976) is a Scottish journalist and broadcaster for BBC Scotland news and current affairs, formerly political editor for BBC Scotland. He grew up on Islay and studied at the University of Glasgow.
His career began in commercial radio. A former head of news and sport at
Campbell joined BBC Scotland in 2001, originally working for their radio station,
On 25 August 2014, Campbell moderated the second Scottish independence debate between Alistair Darling and Alex Salmond in Glasgow. He then hosted the referendum result programme on BBC One Scotland on 18 September 2014.[1]
On 15 December 2020, Campbell was announced as BBC Scotland's political editor, beginning in January 2021.[2]
In August 2023, Campbell announced that he had been diagnosed with
References
- ^ "BBC confirms Salmond-Darling debate". BBC News. 13 August 2014.
- ^ BBC Scotland News PR [@bbcscotnewspr] (15 December 2020). "Huge congratulations to @GlennBBC who has just been announced as BBC Scotland's new Political Editor. Glenn says it's a "huge privilege and a huge responsibility and I am really looking forward to getting started." You will see him in his new role from January" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "BBC Scotland political editor Glenn Campbell treated for brain tumour". BBC News. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "BBC's Glenn Campbell: My brain cancer diagnosis was a total shock". BBC News. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
External links
- Glenn Campbell at bbc.co.uk/news