Catriona Shearer
Catriona Shearer | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Spouse |
David Balfour (m. 2014) |
| Children | 2 |
Catriona Shearer is a Scottish broadcast journalist and producer, who was a presenter on BBC Scotland's national news programme Reporting Scotland.
Early life
[edit]Shearer grew up in Shotts, North Lanarkshire. Her father was a photographer and social worker and her mother was a primary school worker.[1] She has one older brother.[2] She daughter of graduated from Edinburgh Napier University with a BA (Hons) degree in Journalism.[3][4]
Career
[edit]After her graduation at Napier University in 2003, Shearer moved to London and joined BBC Radio 5 Live as a journalist and producer for the station's flagship news programmes - 5 Live Breakfast, Drive, The Midday News, and Weekend Breakfast. She later moved to Cardiff, working for BBC Radio Wales as a co-presenter for the Saturday afternoon sports show Sportstime and a producer on the station's entertainment, music and features output.[5]
Shearer later joined BBC Radio Scotland as a producer for news programmes Newsdrive and Scotland Live and presented traffic updates during the flagship breakfast programme Good Morning Scotland. She also presented a weekly online video podcast and worked on the radio quiz show Soundbites before becoming a television news presenter in 2007. Shearer currently presents Reporting Scotland's breakfast bulletins on weekdays and is a stand-in anchor for the main 6:30pm evening programme.[6]
Alongside Reporting Scotland, Shearer has also been involved with several BBC Scotland non-news programmes, including presenting a documentary on Pope Benedict XVI's tour visit to Scotland and a guest appearance on the football comedy series Only An Excuse?. As a keen music fan, she has also presented BBC Radio Scotland's overnight New Music Zone strand and has contributed to Kruger magazine and Gigwise. She is also a columnist for the Sunday edition of The Scottish Sun.
In May 2021, Shearer revealed on Twitter she would be leaving BBC Scotland after 16 years.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Shearer married engineer David Balfour on 4 January 2014 at Edinburgh Castle.[7] They live in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, and have two daughters, born on 17 January 2016 and 17 March 2018.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "CATRIONA SHEARER- "The beauty of live TV is that you never know what is going to happen"". Glasgow Times. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ Hendry, Steve (16 June 2013). "Newsreader Catriona Shearer leaves her desk and heads out to the great out doors for Midsummer Live". Daily Record. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Catriona Shearer speaking at Edinburgh Napier University - allmediascotland…media jobs, media release service and media resources for all". www.allmediascotland.com. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ Stephen, Phyllis (4 December 2012). "Awards ceremony for Edinburgh Napier journalism alumni". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Catriona Shearer". SpeakOut. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "BBC One - Reporting Scotland - Catriona Shearer". BBC. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Newsreader Shearer gets married at Edinburgh Castle". The Herald. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Scotland Live". BBC News. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ Greenaway, Heather (22 April 2018). "Catriona Shearer on how love of football and fashion inspired baby girl's name". Daily Record. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Catriona Shearer at bbc.co.uk