Colin_Mackay_(journalist)

Colin Mackay (journalist)

Colin Mackay (journalist)

Scottish journalist

For his predecessor as political editor at STV News, see Colin MacKay (journalist, born 1944).

Colin Mackay is a Scottish journalist who works as a political editor for STV News and occasional relief presenter of Scotland Tonight.

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Career

Mackay joined STV in 2015 replacing Claire Stewart.[1] Prior to this Mackay worked for Bauer Radio for 16 years as their Scottish Political Editor.[2]

In 2007 Mackay won "News Reporter of the Year award" at the Independent Radio News Awards; Mackay said: "I'm honoured to receive and I'm extremely flattered to be recognised in such a category."[3]

Mackay became Political Editor of STV News in 2019, taking over the role from Bernard Ponsonby, who became Special Correspondent.[4][5]

In 2023, he interviewed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. A recording of the encounter went viral, as Sunak appeared to evade Mackay's questioning about whether or not he would recognize hypothetical Scottish independence.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "STV Claire Tweets She's Going Off Air – Daily Business". Daily Business. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. [2]
    "- STV plc". stvplc.tv. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Reporter of Year Title for Mackay". allmediascotland.com. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Colin Mackay – Political Editor". STV News.
  5. [5]
    "STV announces Leaders' Debate programme and Election 2021 coverage". STV plc. 6 April 2021.
  6. [6]
    Nicholson, Kate (16 January 2023). "ICYMI, Here's Rishi Sunak Being Torn Apart By A Journalist In A Very Awkward Interview". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 6 January 2024.


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