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'''Jonathan Sutherland''' is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[television presenter|television]] and [[radio presenter]] currently presenting on [[BBC Scotland]]'s '[[Sportscene|Sportscene Results]]'<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8901910.stm|title=BBC Sport - Football - Club-by-club the best SPL goals|date=10 August 2010|work=[[BBC Online]]|accessdate=29 March 2011}}</ref> on [[BBC One Scotland]] on Saturday afternoons.
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'''Jonathan Sutherland''' (born 1977) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[television presenter|television]] and [[radio presenter]] and producer, currently the main presenter of [[BBC Scotland]]'s Sunday night ''[[Sportscene]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8901910.stm|title=Club-by-club the best SPL goals|date=10 August 2010|work=[[BBC Online]]|accessdate=29 March 2011}}</ref> on [[BBC One Scotland]]. He occasionally hosts the ''Sportscene'' ''Results'' show on Saturday afternoons and regularly appears on ''[[Reporting Scotland]]''.
Originally from [[Shetland]], and a graduate of [[Aberdeen University]], his big break came on the now defunct '''''90 Minutes''''' show.


==Education==
He was portrayed on the Hogmanay 2007 and 2008 edition of [[Only an Excuse]] for having very large eyes.
Sutherland was born in [[Brae]] in the [[Shetland Islands]]. He left the islands to study politics at [[Aberdeen University]] and subsequently graduated with his degree in 1999 before landing a job at [[BBC Radio Shetland]].


== References ==
==Early career==
His first taste of journalism was with Radio Shetland, but he left in 2003 to build his career. He was hired by [[BBC Sport]] as a broadcast journalist but left the [[BBC]] briefly for a spell to take up the role of deputy editor at the ''Shetland Weekly'' newspaper. He returned to the BBC soon after to work on various productions as a freelancer before landing the job of assistant producer of ''Sportscene''.
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==See also==
==Presenting career==


Jonathan is the main presenter of the Sunday night [[Scottish Professional Football League|SPFL]] highlights show, ''Sportscene''. He is also a regular presenter of ''[[Sportsound]]'' on BBC Radio Scotland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2009/06/05/a-dream-job/|title = A dream job|date = 5 June 2009}}</ref>
* ''[[BBC Scotland]]''

* ''[[Sportscene]]''
Jonathan is one of two Shetlanders working for [[BBC Scotland]] sport, the other being [[Phil Goodlad]], who is from [[Yell, Shetland|Yell]].

==Personal life==

Jonathan lives in Glasgow with his wife, [[BBC Alba]] presenter Siobhan MacInnes.

He has two sons from this relationship, and a son from a previous marriage.<ref>[http://www.yourannouncement.co.uk/birth/sutherland/567786?s_source=nqgl_her Sutherland : Birth]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 21:28, 15 December 2024

Jonathan Sutherland
Born
Jonathan Sutherland

(1977-05-23) 23 May 1977 (age 47)
Career
ShowSportscene
StyleSports presenter
CountryScotland
Previous showReporting Scotland

Jonathan Sutherland (born 1977) is a Scottish television and radio presenter and producer, currently the main presenter of BBC Scotland's Sunday night Sportscene[1] on BBC One Scotland. He occasionally hosts the Sportscene Results show on Saturday afternoons and regularly appears on Reporting Scotland.

Education

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Sutherland was born in Brae in the Shetland Islands. He left the islands to study politics at Aberdeen University and subsequently graduated with his degree in 1999 before landing a job at BBC Radio Shetland.

Early career

[edit]

His first taste of journalism was with Radio Shetland, but he left in 2003 to build his career. He was hired by BBC Sport as a broadcast journalist but left the BBC briefly for a spell to take up the role of deputy editor at the Shetland Weekly newspaper. He returned to the BBC soon after to work on various productions as a freelancer before landing the job of assistant producer of Sportscene.

Presenting career

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Jonathan is the main presenter of the Sunday night SPFL highlights show, Sportscene. He is also a regular presenter of Sportsound on BBC Radio Scotland.[2]

Jonathan is one of two Shetlanders working for BBC Scotland sport, the other being Phil Goodlad, who is from Yell.

Personal life

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Jonathan lives in Glasgow with his wife, BBC Alba presenter Siobhan MacInnes.

He has two sons from this relationship, and a son from a previous marriage.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Club-by-club the best SPL goals". BBC Online. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  2. ^ "A dream job". 5 June 2009.
  3. ^ Sutherland : Birth[permanent dead link]