Norman Macleod ( gd, Tormod Mac Leòid) (born circa 1967) is a

STV North Grampian Television was the original name of the Channel 3 service for the north of Scotland founded in 1961 and now named STV. The northern region's coverage area includes the Northern Isles, Western Isles, Highlands (except Fort William and ...

news presenter and journalist for the Northern Scotland edition of ''

STV News at Six ''STV News'' is a Scottish news service produced by STV. The news department produces two regional services covering STV's Channel 3 franchise areas of Northern and Central Scotland. STV's news programmes are produced from studios in Glasgow, ...

''. A Gaelic-speaker from Scalpay, Harris on the Outer Hebrides, Macleod worked part-time at two BBC local radio stations, one in

Stornoway Stornoway (; gd, Steòrnabhagh; sco, Stornowa) is the main town of the Western Isles and the capital of Lewis and Harris in Scotland. The town's population is around 6,953, making it by far the largest town in the Outer Hebrides, as well a ...

and the other in Aberdeen, whilst at college. Upon completing his studies, he joined Grampian Television (now ''STV North'') as a bilingual trainee in 1987 and later joined the '' North Tonight'' team as a reporter and newsreader. Following a major revamp of the nightly news programme in 2006, he became the programme's chief solo anchor, a duty he shares with

Andrea Brymer Andrea Brymer (born ) is a Scottish television presenter who is one of the main anchors for the Northern Scotland edition of ''STV News at Six''. Early life Brymer hails from the Angus town of Brechin. After attending high school, Brymer gr ...

. Macleod has previously presented and produced some of STV's Gaelic-language programming and the station's online video blog ''Northern Exposure''.

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