Catriona Shearer
Encyclopedia
Catriona Shearer is a newsreader
, journalist
and television presenter who currently hosts the Reporting Scotland
news programme on BBC One
.
Shearer has previously presented Reporting Scotland live from Wimbledon and T in the Park. Most recently she presented a documentary about Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Scotland and featured in Only An Excuse, a long-running Scottish
football comedy programme.
Prior to TV news, Shearer's first on-screen presenting job was a online video podcast for BBC Scotland called News Weekly and a radio quiz series for BBC Radio Scotland called Soundbiters.
Before moving to BBC Scotland, Shearer worked in Cardiff for BBC Radio Wales co-presenting the Saturday afternoon Sports programme Sportstime and worked as a producer across their light entertainment/lifestyle/music output.
In the Glasgow newsroom, she worked as a Newsdrive radio producer, studio producer on Scotland Live and read traffic updates on BBC Radio Scotland
programme, Good Morning Scotland
before moving to reading BBC Scotland's morning and late evening bulletins
, North Lanarkshire
.. Her father, Willie Shearer, a social worker is also a freelance photographer.
A keen music fan and regular festival and gig goer, she has linked programmes for BBC Scotland's New Music Zone through the late night to early morning.
Shearer is also an ambassador for the Scottish children's charity, Aberlour, which supports disabled and disadvantaged children.
Previously, Catriona has contributed to Kruger magazine and Gigwise.
Newsreader
Newsreader can refer to:* Newsreader , a computer program for reading Usenet newsgroups* News presenter, a person that presents a news show on television, radio or the Internet...
, journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and television presenter who currently hosts the Reporting Scotland
Reporting Scotland
Reporting Scotland is BBC Scotland's national television news programme. The programme first aired on 1 April 1968, with three main presenters - the most famous being Mary Marquis...
news programme on BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
.
Shearer has previously presented Reporting Scotland live from Wimbledon and T in the Park. Most recently she presented a documentary about Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Scotland and featured in Only An Excuse, a long-running Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
football comedy programme.
Career
Shearer's journalistic career began after graduation in 2003 (BA Hons Journalism – Edinburgh Napier University) when she moved to London to work as a journalist/producer on BBC Radio Five Live's Breakfast programme, as well as the Drive programme, Midday News and Weekend Breakfast show.Prior to TV news, Shearer's first on-screen presenting job was a online video podcast for BBC Scotland called News Weekly and a radio quiz series for BBC Radio Scotland called Soundbiters.
Before moving to BBC Scotland, Shearer worked in Cardiff for BBC Radio Wales co-presenting the Saturday afternoon Sports programme Sportstime and worked as a producer across their light entertainment/lifestyle/music output.
In the Glasgow newsroom, she worked as a Newsdrive radio producer, studio producer on Scotland Live and read traffic updates on BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland is BBC Scotland's national English-language radio network. It broadcasts a wide variety of programming, including news, sport, light entertainment, music, the arts, comedy, drama, history and lifestyle...
programme, Good Morning Scotland
Good Morning Scotland
Good Morning Scotland is a Scottish breakfast radio news programme. It is broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland weekdays from 06:00 to 08:45. Established in 1973, it is the longest-running radio show broadcast from Scotland and remains one of the most popular....
before moving to reading BBC Scotland's morning and late evening bulletins
Personal life
Shearer was born in 1981 in ShottsShotts
Shotts is a small rural town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located almost halfway between Glasgow and Edinburgh . As of the 2001 census, the population was 8,235...
, North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire is one of 32 council areas in Scotland. It borders onto the northeast of the City of Glasgow and contains much of Glasgow's suburbs and commuter towns and villages. It also borders Stirling, Falkirk, East Dunbartonshire, West Lothian and South Lanarkshire...
.. Her father, Willie Shearer, a social worker is also a freelance photographer.
A keen music fan and regular festival and gig goer, she has linked programmes for BBC Scotland's New Music Zone through the late night to early morning.
Shearer is also an ambassador for the Scottish children's charity, Aberlour, which supports disabled and disadvantaged children.
Previously, Catriona has contributed to Kruger magazine and Gigwise.