Editing BBC Reporting Scotland (section)

==History==
Although BBC Television was established in Scotland in February 1952 – and broadcast some opt-out programming – it did not start its daily Scottish television news service until Friday 30 August 1957, initially consisting of a five-minute bulletin at 6.05pm on weekdays and a sports results programme on Saturdays. The BBC was keen to launch the ''Scottish News Summary'' ahead of its new commercial rival in the central belt, [[Scottish Television]] (STV) and before the launch of similar bulletins elsewhere in the UK. As it turned out, STV began broadcasting the day after the launch of what was the BBC's first opt-out TV news bulletin, with the commercial rival launching its local bulletins the following Monday. Similar five-minute bulletins were introduced to the rest of the UK the following month. Topical magazine programmes were later introduced to supplement the Scottish news bulletins including ''Six Ten'', ''Scotland at Six'', ''A Quick Look Round'', and a weekly regional opt-out programme for the North of Scotland entitled ''Talk of the North''.

Following the arrival of future director-general [[Alasdair Milne]] as controller of [[BBC Scotland]], ''BBC Reporting Scotland'' was launched on Monday 1 April 1968 with a greater emphasis on hard news coverage. Inspired by the format of [[NBC]]'s ''[[The Huntley-Brinkley Report]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/1694954.Here_is_the_news_____50_years_on/ |title=Here is the news ... 50 years on |work=Herald Scotland |date=18 September 2007}}</ref> in the United States, the programme was presented jointly from the BBC's studios in [[Glasgow]], [[Edinburgh]] and [[Aberdeen]].

The original team of presenters were former ''A Quick Look Round'' presenter [[Mary Marquis]] (Glasgow), news agency journalist Gordon Smith (Edinburgh) and ex-[[Grampian Television]] announcer Douglas Kynoch (Aberdeen). Kynoch later became the main anchor in Glasgow while future ''[[Pebble Mill at One]]'' host [[Donny MacLeod]] took over as the Aberdeen presenter. In Edinburgh, later presenters included [[Renton Laidlaw]] (later a veteran golf commentator) and Kenneth Roy.

In September 1969, ''BBC Reporting Scotland'' was integrated into the networked ''[[Nationwide (TV programme)|Nationwide]]'' strand. As with their counterparts in the other BBC Nations and Regions, ''BBC Reporting Scotland'' team often contributed reports to the ''Nationwide'' programme. When ''Nationwide'' ended in August 1983, ''BBC Reporting Scotland'' was briefly replaced by ''Scotland Sixty Minutes'' as part of the revamped news programme, ''[[Sixty Minutes (British TV programme)|Sixty Minutes]]'', but was reinstated in 1984 after ''Sixty Minutes'' ended. Since that time, the ''BBC Reporting Scotland'' brand has also been used as the on-screen identity for most of [[BBC Scotland]]'s television news bulletins.

Arguably the most famous of ''BBC Reporting Scotland'''s ex-presenters was Mary Marquis, who upon her return in September 1975, became its main anchor until her departure in 1988. Regular co-presenters included John Milne - who remained with the BBC for many years - Malcolm Wilson, [[Viv Lumsden]], [[Alan Douglas (journalist)|Alan Douglas]] and [[Eddie Mair]].

[[Jackie Bird]] became the programme's longest serving presenter, anchoring the main 6.30pm edition of ''Reporting Scotland'' for nearly thirty years until her sudden departure in April 2019.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/jackie-bird-reporting-scotland?ns_source=twitter&ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_press_office&ns_linkname=corporate |title=Jackie Bird departs Reporting Scotland after 30 years at the helm |publisher=BBC |date=11 April 2019}}</ref> Long-serving BBC Scotland sports commentator [[Archie Macpherson]] also established the programme's weekend sports previews on Friday nights.

In-depth weather forecasts were introduced as part of a major relaunch of the programme in October 1992, initially fronted by Vanessa Collingridge, and later, the popular [[Heather Reid]] (aka ''Heather the Weather'') who stayed with ''Reporting Scotland'' for fifteen years. The programme also increased its use of live outside broadcasts and satellite links for news reports and interviews.

The viewing figures for the main 6.30pm programme averaged between 500,000 and 600,000 and have occasionally reached a million, including the night after the [[Lockerbie disaster]] in December 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/annualreport/pdf/bbc_nr_mr_scotland_2011_12.pdf |title=Watching Ourselves : 60 Years of Television in Scotland|website=Downloads.bbc.co.uk|date=2012|access-date=6 April 2022}}</ref> In March 1996, part of the programme was shown on BBC1 across the UK following the [[Dunblane massacre]]. Occasional special editions, marking major news events, have also aired on the [[BBC News Channel]] and [[BBC Parliament]].

BBC Scotland moved to [[BBC Pacific Quay]] in 2007. ''Reporting Scotland''{{'}}s first transmission from the new studios was a breakfast bulletin presented by Rob Matheson, transmitted at 6.25am on Monday 20 August 2007. The studio backdrop features the live view from cameras mounted on the roof of BBC Scotland's new headquarters on the southern banks of the Clyde. When it opened, the new building at [[Pacific Quay]] was one of the most up-to-date digital broadcasting facilities in the world and featured the BBC's first HD-capable newsroom. Since 4 October 1999, the programme's on-air titles and graphics have reflected the corporate branding of [[BBC News]], including the signature theme tune composed by [[David Lowe (television and radio composer)|David Lowe]].

During the 1970s and early 1980s, ''BBC Reporting Scotland'' used extracts from both commercial chart songs and library music for signature tunes, such as the [[Donna Summer]] cover of ''[[MacArthur Park (song)#Donna Summer version|MacArthur Park]]'', [[Jeff Wayne]]'s ''Jubilation'' (also used by LWT's ''[[The Big Match]]'') and [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]]'s version of ''[[Fanfare for the Common Man (Emerson, Lake & Palmer song)|Fanfare for the Common Man]]''.

''Reporting Scotland''{{'}}s on-air look was most recently updated when a new revamped set was built in Studio C at BBC Scotland's Pacific Quay studios, reflecting the new look of the BBC's News at One, Six and Ten. It was first seen on screen on 12 June 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Behind the scenes of new Reporting Scotland studio |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-scotland-65856469 |access-date=2023-06-12}}</ref> 

Between 2019 and 2024, ''BBC Reporting Scotland'' had been supplemented by a sister hour-long programme, ''[[The Nine (BBC Scotland)|The Nine]]'', which aired each weeknight on the [[BBC Scotland (TV channel)|BBC Scotland]] channel. While ''Reporting Scotland'' continued to cover Scottish news, ''The Nine''{{'}}s brief also included UK national and international news coverage from a Scottish perspective. The programme has been compared with the frequent calls to replace ''Reporting Scotland'' with a [[Scottish Six|'Scottish Six' version]] of the ''[[BBC News at Six]]''. 

On 9 December 2024, BBC News Scotland announced two new titles which will join its news and current affairs portfolio from the New Year. Launched on 6 January 2025 was ''[[Reporting Scotland: News at Seven]]'', the new-look 30 minute week-night news programme for the [[BBC Scotland (TV channel)|BBC Scotland]] channel replacing ''The Nine''. It is presented by Laura Maciver and [[Amy Irons]] - sharing days throughout the week, while [[Martin Geissler]] fronts a new current affairs podcast series ''Scotcast'' in which began a week later on 13 January.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reporting Scotland: News at Seven and new podcast Scotcast to launch in January 2025 |url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2024/reporting-scotland-news-at-seven-and-scotcast-launch#:~:text=News%20at%20Seven%20will%20complement,bringing%20from%20communities%20across%20Scotland. |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>

On 30 January 2025, BBC Scotland announced that [[Sally Magnusson]] is to leave the programme after 27 years. She will continue to present until April and then work with the BBC as a freelance broadcaster. Magnusson's last programme was broadcast on the 4 April 2025. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-30 |title=Sally Magnusson to leave Reporting Scotland after 27 years |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce85g8d1w38o |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> On 30 April 2025, BBC Scotland announced that Laura Goodwin will be appointed as the new lead presenter on Thursdays and Fridays beginning in May.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-30 |title=Laura Goodwin named as new Reporting Scotland presenter |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3v90nr7w3go |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>