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Alastair Macintyre (1913–1979) was a 20th century Scottish broadcaster. He was the announcer on
Alastair Macintyre (1913–1979) was a 20th century Scottish broadcaster. He was the announcer on BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: ''BBC Alba'') is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcaster in Scotland.
It is one of the four BBC national regions, together with the BBC English Regions, BBC Cymru Wales and BBC Northern Ireland. I ...
Television News and the first presenter of STV News
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. He was later Senior Announcer for BBC Scotland
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. He was also an occasional actor, sometimes in the capacity of a cameo role.
Life
He was born on 20 December 1913 the son of Ian Macintyre of Camus na h'Erie WS (1869-1946) and his wife Ida van der Gucht. He was educated at Fettes College in Edinburgh, then studied at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge at the same time as one of his peers from school, the futureChancellor of the Exchequer
The chancellor of the Exchequer, often abbreviated to chancellor, is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom, and head of His Majesty's Treasury. As one of the four Great Offices of State, the Chancellor is ...
, Iain Macleod
Iain Norman Macleod (11 November 1913 – 20 July 1970) was a British Conservative Party politician and government minister.
A playboy and professional bridge player in his twenties, after war service Macleod worked for the Conservative Researc ...
. His father was the Unionist Party MP for West Edinburgh from 1924 to 1929 and also a renowned rugby player.
In the Second World War he served with the Royal Scots at the rank of Major.
On 14 March 1952 Macintyre was the first announcer for BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: ''BBC Alba'') is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcaster in Scotland.
It is one of the four BBC national regions, together with the BBC English Regions, BBC Cymru Wales and BBC Northern Ireland. I ...
(alongside Mary Malcolm
Helen Mary Malcolm
Retrieved 2012-11-08 (15 March 191813 October 2010) was one of the first two regular female announcers on ), and wore a kilt for the occasion. The live broadcast, from BBC Scotland, Studio 1 on
Retrieved 2012-11-08 (15 March 191813 October 2010) was one of the first two regular female announcers on ), and wore a kilt for the occasion. The live broadcast, from BBC Scotland, Studio 1 on
Queen Street, Edinburgh
Queen Street is the northernmost east-west street in Edinburgh's First New Town. It begins in the east, at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. It links York Place with the Moray Estate.
It was named "Queen Street" after Queen Charlotte of ...
was enabled by the commissioning that day of the Kirk o' Shotts transmitting station
The Kirk o' Shotts transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications site at The Hirst which lies just outside the village of Salsburgh which is near the town of Shotts in North Lanarkshire central Scotland. (Kirk o' Shotts means 'Chur ...
. This programme also featured Edinburgh's Lord Provost, James Miller. It marked a sharp rise in TV sales immediately thereafter.
On 30 August 1957 was the first newsreader on Scottish Television News. On 17 April 1954 he made his first live sports broadcast, covering the Hawick Rugby seven-a-side tournament alongside Bill McLaren.
He died in Taunton in Somerset in 1979 but is buried with his parents in Warriston Cemetery
Warriston Cemetery is a cemetery in Edinburgh. It lies in Warriston, one of the northern suburbs of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was built by the then newly-formed Edinburgh Cemetery Company, and occupies around of land on a slightly sloping si ...
Family
In 1939 he was married to Margery Constance Grant-Morris (d.1978).Filmography
see * Who Goes Next? as Lt. Mackenzie (1938) *The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
''The Arsenal Stadium Mystery'' is a 1939 British mystery film and one of the first feature films wherein football is a central element in the plot. The film was directed by Thorold Dickinson, and shot at Denham Film Studios and on location at ...
as Carter (1939)
* The Kilt is my Delight (presenter, 1956 to 1963 TV series)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Macintyre, Alastair 1913 births 1979 deaths Television personalities from Edinburgh People educated at Fettes College Alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Scottish television presenters