APRIL 2024:

Pleased to have made my Reporting Scotland debut with a piece on the Commonwealth Games. Glasgow is being considered as a ‘last resort’ host for 2026. Event planning has faced a series of challenges since the Australian state of Victoria withdrew last year. Watch my report here.

JANUARY 2024:

It's been a fast paced few days for BBC Radio Scotland news programmes, providing the latest information on the weather situation and covering the fallout from Storms Isha and Jocelyn. There's been significant disruption and damage to property across the country. I was in Baillieston where the roofs from neighbouring garages blew into a garden and wind destroyed a wooden conservatory. I reported live from outside Glasgow Central train station, hours before ScotRail services were suspended for more than twelve hours because of safety concerns.

DECEMBER 2023:

This year, I’ve been busy working on live and pre-recorded reports for BBC Radio Scotland’s news programmes, on issues ranging from positive masculinity to church bells. Click here to listen to one of my recent projects on the retail event, Black Friday.

FEBRUARY 2023:

I’m delighted to have joined BBC Radio Scotland as a news journalist. I’m grateful for so many freelance opportunities over the past four years, particularly the chance to work closely with The Big Light.

DECEMBER 2022:

Delighted to attend the world premiere of THE RIG at the Everyman cinema in Edinburgh last night. The 6-part sci-fi thriller is set in Scotland and stars Martin Compston (Line of Duty) and Emily Hampshire (Schitt's Creek). In 2021, I visited the set to meet the cast and crew. At the premiere, I caught up with them again to hear their reflections on the shoot and their reactions to watching the completed series. Listen to my report here.

NOVEMBER 2022:

Really pleased that the National Trust for Scotland's podcast, LOVE SCOTLAND, won two PPA awards last night (including Podcast of the Year). I enjoyed working on the series with The Big Light, visiting lots of unique locations around Scotland. Check out all of The Big Light’s podcasts here: thebiglight.com

SEPTEMBER 2022:

I loved hosting UNSPEAKABLE SCOTLAND LIVE at CrimeCon in Glasgow with Janice Forsyth. We took audience members behind the scenes of The Big Light’s true crime podcast, UNSPEAKABLE SCOTLAND, sharing audio highlights and reflecting on the powerful allure of Scottish true crime stories.

JULY 2022:

🥈 Delighted to say that ‘COP26 Daily’ won the SILVER AWARD for Best Daily Podcast at the British Podcast Awards in London! 'COP26 Daily' was a two-week show, on The Big Light network, recorded during the 2021 UN climate summit in Glasgow. It featured activists, delegates and politicians from around the world, highlighting daily conversations and debates about the climate emergency. Thank you to everyone who supported, shared and listened to the show.

MAY 2022:

Situated in the Scottish Highlands, the Cairngorms National Park is a vast, living, changing landscape, formed not just by the glaciers of the past, but also by the people who live and work in the area. I take you to meet some of those people in a new podcast series called, 'Cairngorms Characters'. Click here to listen.

APRIL 2022:

We (The Big Light/Noisemaker) had a great time at the ARIA Awards in London. We didn’t win but we're really pleased that The Big Light and Noisemaker's 8-part drama podcast, 'Atlantic: A Scottish Story', was nominated for Best Fictional Storytelling. Heather Small opened the ceremony and one of the highlights was a powerful speech by BBC's Chief International Correspondent, Lyse Doucet. Click here to listen to 'Atlantic: A Scottish Story’.

SEPTEMBER 2021:

I enjoyed making a tutorial on podcasting for BBC Scotland's 'The L.A.B' (an outreach project designed to develop digital media skills in Scotland). Have you always wanted to make a podcast but don’t know how to get started? Watch the video for advice on what you need to bring your podcasting ideas to life. Click here.

JUNE 2021:

From January - July 2021, I worked on a musical-drama podcast called Atlantic: A Scottish Story - an 8-part series inspired by the true stories of St Kilda. The podcast is a Big Light/Noisemaker co-production with support from Creative Scotland. I co-produced and co-edited the series.

The series features a soaring original score, traditional Gaelic song and real recordings from St Kilda. The cast includes David Hayman, Blythe Duff, Kate Dickie, Richard Rankin and other talented actors.