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Dougie Donnelly
Scottish television personality
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Born | Douglas Donnelly (1953-06-07) 7 June 1953 (age 71) Glasgow, Scotland |
Occupation | Television sports broadcaster |
Douglas Donnelly (born 7 June 1953) is a Scottish television personality best known for presenting sports coverage.
Career
Donnelly was born in Glasgow, where he began his career with Radio Clyde in the 1970s,[1] presenting the top-rated Mid Morning Show from 1979[2] until 1992.
He also presented a Dougie Donnelly File show on Sunday evenings in 1987 through to 7 August 1988 which reviewed a famous musician/band each week. He was twice voted Scottish Radio Personality of the Year. Towards the end of his time, he mostly presented on Clyde 1 and occasionally presented on Clyde 2.
He joined BBC Scotland's Sports Department in 1978,[2][1] presenting programmes such as Sportscene Live (which includes events such as the Scottish Cup