Martin Geissler
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Martin Geissler | |
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Born | 1971 (age 52–53) |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | News Reader |
Martin Geissler (born 1971) is a British news reader, broadcast journalist and correspondent for BBC Scotland News.
Career
Geissler joined the Scottish bureau of the then-recently launched
Geissler joined Scottish Television (now STV Central) in February 1994 as a reporter, sports presenter and newsreader for Scotland Today. In 1998, he moved to Sky Sports as Scotland Correspondent, then rejoined Scotland Today eighteen months later.[1]
He joined ITN in April 2002 as
As of February 2019, Martin had joined BBC Scotland as co-anchor of the new BBC Scotland channel's News service.[2]
Personal life
Geissler has won various awards for his work around the world, most recently for his coverage of the opioid epidemic in the USA.[3]
He lives in Muckhart, a village in Clackmannanshire.[4] Married with two children, Geissler is a keen supporter of Heart of Midlothian F.C.[5]
References
- ^ "The Continuity Booth - Martin Geissler". 12 November 2002. Archived from the original on 12 November 2002. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ Geissler, Martin [@mmgeissler] (25 February 2019). "So this is happening... see you at nine.pic.twitter.com/8Bknz2OtP7" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 February 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Mother 'watching opioids kill' son in US city where 100 of the 100,000 residents each year die from the drug". ITV News. 19 March 2018. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "The Sunday Show. Series 2: 23/01/2022". BBC iPlayer. 23 January 2022. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
I live in a village... in Clackmannshire
- ^ "New presenters of Scottish Nine named by BBC". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
External links
- Martin Geissler at itv.com
- Martin Geissler on Twitter
- Martin Geissler at IMDb