Scotland Today
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Scotland Today is the flagship news programme on stv, in Central Scotland. Despite its name suggesting a national remit, the programme is actually limited to stories around stv's Central Belt franchise. North Tonight provides the news for the North Scotland region on stv (from Fife upwards), with Lookaround incorporating news from the Scottish Borders into its Border remit.
Based in Glasgow, the programme has become a credible news programme from the days of flowers, sofas and features in the mid-eighties. It has covered stories such as the Dunblane massacre, the Lockerbie bombing and the Argyll priest scandal in the nineties.
The programme is currently facing major changes as a result of mass redundancies both in the newsroom and techical support division. Presenters Shereen Nanjiani, Sarah Heaney and sports presenter Jane Lewis have all taken voluntary redundancy. Sarah left the programme in March, 2006. Jane followed her on April 24, 2006, with Shereen leaving on May 5, 2006. Quite a few reporters have also left the programme, they are Matt Bingham, Claire Dean, Becky Hunter, Alan Saunby, Iona Scott and Roddy Scott.
Scotland Today will get a total makeover when stv central moves home to Pacific Quay in the summer of 2006. [link]
On Air
Scotland Today airs on stv central seven days a week:Weekdays
- 05.25 - 05.30 (Before ITV Morning News)
- (Various times during GMTV)
- 10.55 - 11.00 (During This Morning)
- 13.10 - 13.25 (During ITV Lunchtime News)
- 18.00 - 18.30 (Before ITV Evening News)
- 22.50 - 22.55 (During ITV Nightly News)
Scotland Today also airs bulletins throughout the weekend.
The Team
Currently, the main presenting team consist of the following;News readers:
Sports presenter:
Past presenters:
Past presenters include:External link
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