Laura Miller is a

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and

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, who has presented the Monday to Wednesday night edition of

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's ''

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'' since 2019. Miller also presents BBC News Scotland podcast, ''Scotcast'', with Martin Geissler. Miller previously worked for STV News, presenting the East Central Scotland edition of '' STV News at Six.''

Early life and education

Miller grew up in

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and was educated at Kilsyth Academy. She attended the

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from 1998 to 2002, graduating with a

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(LLB) in

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& French. In 2007, she earned a

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(MA) with Distinction in

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from the University College Falmouth in

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, England.

Career

After graduating from

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, Miller produced an award-winning documentary on the 2004 Asian tsunami reconstruction in Thailand and secured BJTC Young Journalist of the Year. She joined

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in December 2007, originally as a reporter and producer. Miller later presented the East Central Scotland edition of '' STV News at Six.'' She took maternity leave in May 2016, replaced by

Lucy Whyte Lucy J Whyte (born 2 October 1984) is a Scottish broadcast journalist, currently working for ''BBC Radio Scotland'' and ''Reporting Scotland''. Education and career Whyte graduated in 2008 with a 2:1 Honours Degree in English literature from the ...

acting as STV News at Six presenter in the East region. She returned to the Edinburgh newsdesk on 15 May 2017. In 2018, Miller made a small credited appearance in '' Avengers: Infinity War'', where she played a news reporter who was reporting on an alien attack on New York. In 2018, Miller left STV and joined

serving as the Consumer Affairs correspondent. In February 2019, she became a presenter on the

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's ''The Nine'', presenting the Friday night edition alongside John Beattie before they both quit the show in 2024. In April 2019, Jackie Bird stood down as a presenter on the BBC's ''

'' programme. In October, Miller was announced as the replacement of Bird as a main presenter, after she was chosen over rival candidates; Catriona Shearer, Amy Irons and Laura Goodwin. She fronts the programme Monday to Wednesday. Miller joined the team of rotating hosts for BBC News Scotland podcast, Scotcast, from its second episode on 14 January 2025.

Personal life

Miller lives in

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with her husband, a school teacher, and their daughter.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Laura Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Alumni of Falmouth University Alumni of the University of Glasgow BBC newsreaders and journalists People from East Dunbartonshire Scottish women journalists Scottish women television presenters STV News newsreaders and journalists