Annie McGuire is a Scottish

Scottish people

The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...

 reporter and presenter on BBC Scotland

BBC Scotland

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 programmes including football phone-in show 'Your Call' and Sportsound. Occasionally links Radio Scotland's New Music Zone and T in the Park coverage and stood in for presenter Vic Galloway

Vic Galloway

Michael "Vic" Galloway is a DJ on BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio 1, Vic presents a self-titled show on Radio Scotland every Monday from 8:05pm-10pm and does the BBC Introducing Scotland Radio 1 programme Wednesday evenings/Thursday mornings from 12:00-2:00am...

. She also wrote occasionally for the Scottish edition of The Sunday Times

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Life and career

Born in Elderslie

Elderslie

Elderslie is a village in the council area and historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. The village is situated midway between the nearby towns of Paisley and Johnstone....

, attended St. Cuthbert's High School, Johnstone, then studied Scottish Literature at the University of Glasgow

University of Glasgow

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, and Journalism Studies at University of Strathclyde

University of Strathclyde

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. Her father was an English teacher. Her first experience of radio was Glasgow student station Subcity Radio.

She has also worked on the BBC sports programme Match of the Day

Match of the Day

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 and appeared on Reporting Scotland

Reporting Scotland

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Prior to working for the BBC, she worked at the Scottish Football Museum

Scottish Football Museum

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 and the Glasgow Herald newspaper. McGuire is also a qualified football referee.
She was once ranked as the 41st most eligible woman in Scotland by Scotland on Sunday magazine.