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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = British television presenter |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1977 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Brae]], [[Shetland Islands]] |
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Revision as of 11:06, 7 March 2016
Jonathan Sutherland | |
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| Born | Jonathan Sutherland 1977 |
| Career | |
| Show | Sportscene |
| Network | BBC |
| Time slot | 10:25 - 11:05 |
| Show | Scotland 2014 |
| Station | BBC Two |
| Style | Sports presenter |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Previous show | Reporting 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 also occasionally hosts the Sportscene results show on Saturday afternoons and presents the sports segment for Reporting Scotland.[2] He also currently presents Scotland 2014, a current affairs programme alongside Sarah Smith on Thursday evenings.
Education
Sutherland was born in Brae, a large settlement on the Shetland Islands. He left the islands to study politics at Aberdeen University and subsequently graduated with his degree in 1999. Following his graduation, Sutherland was encouraged to write to the Island's media for work. He soon landed a job at BBC Radio Shetland.
Early career
His first taste of journalism was with Radio Shetland but left in 2003 to build his career. He soon landed a job at BBC Sport as a broadcast journalist. He then left the BBC for Shetland Weekly but returned soon after. He then landed the job of assistant producer of Sportscene.
Presenting career
He now is the main presenter of the Sunday night SPFL highlights show, Sportscene.[3] Sutherland also presented Keeping Loch Lomond, a conservation show which discovers how the National Park authority deals with developing whilst conserving the Loch Lomond area.[4]
Sutherland can also be seen presenting the sports segment for Reporting Scotland as a back-up to David Currie. He is one of two Shetlanders working for BBC Scotland's sport, the other being Phil Goodlad, who is from Yell.
He is also set to co-present a new current affairs program for BBC Two. Scotland 2014 will be broadcast in June 2014.
Personal life
Sutherland is married to comedian Julia Sutherland and is the son-in-law of BBC Scotland broadcaster Tony Currie. He and Julia have one son Luca (born in 2008).[5]
References
- ^ "BBC Sport - Football - Club-by-club the best SPL goals". BBC Online. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006zrbv/episodes/topics/jonathan_sutherland
- ^ http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2009/06/05/a-dream-job/
- ^ http://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/looking-after/keeping-loch-lomond-on-bbc-learning-zone-30/01/2012/menu-id-522.html
- ^ Sutherland : Birth
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