David Henderson (broadcaster)
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David Henderson is a news correspondent and presenter with BBC Scotland
news. He is BBC Scotland's business correspondent.
He regularly presents the BBC's flagship news programmes, Reporting Scotland
, Good Morning Scotland
,Newsnight Scotland
, The Politics Show Scotland, Holyrood Live, Newsdrive and Scotland at 10. He has acted as BBC Scotland’s Health Correspondent.
Henderson is part of the commentary team for BBC Radio Scotland’s coverage of Scottish international cricket
matches.
Henderson graduated in Scots law from Aberdeen University with a 2:1 Honours Degree, and a Diploma in Legal Practice. He also studied at Palermo University, Italy, under the Erasmus scheme. He has a particular interest in public law and human rights law. His Honours dissertation focussed on the government’s power to detain and deport foreign nationals on the grounds of national security.
Before joining the BBC, he qualified as a lawyer, specialising in civil and criminal court work, presenting cases in Scotland’s sheriff courts, and instructing advocates in Scotland's supreme courts. He has a postgraduate diploma in Broadcast Journalism.
An experienced climber and hillwalker, Henderson has written forThe Great Outdoors Magazine (TGO), and co-wrote Philip's Guide to Mountains (editor, Ingalo Thomson, general editor, Doug Scott).
He is married to Professor Clare Knottenbelt, Director of the Small Animal Hospital at Glasgow University.
BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland is a constituent part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. It is, in effect, the national broadcaster for Scotland, having a considerable amount of autonomy from the BBC's London headquarters, and is run by the BBC Trust, who...
news. He is BBC Scotland's business correspondent.
He regularly presents the BBC's flagship news programmes, 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...
, 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....
,Newsnight Scotland
Newsnight Scotland
Newsnight Scotland is a BBC Scotland television news programme which started on Monday October 4, 1999. The programme is aired from BBC Pacific Quay in Glasgow, and is an opt out of the main London-based Newsnight programme...
, The Politics Show Scotland, Holyrood Live, Newsdrive and Scotland at 10. He has acted as BBC Scotland’s Health Correspondent.
Henderson is part of the commentary team for BBC Radio Scotland’s coverage of Scottish international cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
matches.
Henderson graduated in Scots law from Aberdeen University with a 2:1 Honours Degree, and a Diploma in Legal Practice. He also studied at Palermo University, Italy, under the Erasmus scheme. He has a particular interest in public law and human rights law. His Honours dissertation focussed on the government’s power to detain and deport foreign nationals on the grounds of national security.
Before joining the BBC, he qualified as a lawyer, specialising in civil and criminal court work, presenting cases in Scotland’s sheriff courts, and instructing advocates in Scotland's supreme courts. He has a postgraduate diploma in Broadcast Journalism.
An experienced climber and hillwalker, Henderson has written forThe Great Outdoors Magazine (TGO), and co-wrote Philip's Guide to Mountains (editor, Ingalo Thomson, general editor, Doug Scott).
He is married to Professor Clare Knottenbelt, Director of the Small Animal Hospital at Glasgow University.