Debi Edward is a Scottish television broadcaster, currently working for ITN as Scotland Correspondent on ITV News

ITV News

ITV News is the branding of news programmes on the British television network ITV. Since 1955, ITV's news bulletins have been produced by Independent Television News . The channel's news coverage has won awards from the Royal Television Society, Emmy Awards and BAFTAs. Between 2004 and 2008, the...

 and a reporter for STV News in Central Scotland.

Prior to this, she co-presented STV's daily magazine programme, The Five Thirty Show

The Five Thirty Show

The Five Thirty Show was a short-lived Scottish topical magazine show, which began broadcasting in Northern and Central Scotland on STV on Monday January 28, 2008...

, alongside Stephen Jardine

Stephen Jardine

Stephen Jardine is a Scottish journalist and presenter. He has worked for Scottish Television, GMTV and Radio Tay. He now runs Scotland's first dedicated food and drink communications consultancy, Taste Communications.-Early years:...

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Originally from Aberdeen

Aberdeen

Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....

, Edward joined STV in 2005 as a reporter and presenter of Scotland Today

Scotland Today

Scotland Today was a Scottish regional news programme covering Central Scotland, produced by STV Central . Despite its name suggesting a national remit, the programme was actually limited to stories around STV's Central Belt franchise...

's now-defunct weekday morning bulletins at 5.25am and during GMTV

GMTV

GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...

, and occasionally the weekend bulletins. Debi was also a stand-in for Scotland Today's news opt-out in the West when Louise White and Heather Simpson

Heather Simpson

Heather Simpson is a reporter, newsreader and producer for the West Central Scotland edition of STV News at Six.After studying English at university, Simpson worked for CSV Media, helping to produce a number of community programming. During her time at CSV, she joined Scottish Television on a work...

 have been unavailable.

Edward quit her role on The Five Thirty Show in May 2008 to take up her new role at ITN and was replaced by ex-ITV Morning News

ITV Morning News

The ITV News at 5:30 is the early morning news bulletin on the British television network ITV1. It is produced by ITN.The 30-minute programme covers British national and international news stories, a brief business update, a look at the mornings newspapers and regular NBC News segments and...

presenter Rachel McTavish

Rachel McTavish

Rachel McTavish is a freelance broadcast journalist and presenter, currently working for ITN in London presenting the ITV News at 5.30, London Tonight & Daybreak London bulletins and for STV in Glasgow, presenting STV News bulletins for the West of Scotland.McTavish was also a regular presenter on...

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She continues to report for STV News at Six

STV News at Six

STV News at Six is a Scottish regional news programme, covering the two STV franchise areas of Northern and Central Scotland, produced by STV Central in the Central region and STV North in the Northern region.The programmes were launched on Monday 23 March 2009, replacing Scotland Today in...

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