Sally Magnusson
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| Sally Magnusson | |
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| Born | 11 October 1955 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Broadcaster, writer |
Sally Magnússon,, (born 11 October 1955) is a Scottish broadcaster and writer, currently working for BBC Scotland. She also presents Tracing Your Roots on BBC Radio 4.
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[edit] Early life
Sally Magnusson is the daughter of the late broadcaster and writer Magnus Magnusson. Her mother, Mamie Baird, also worked as a journalist. She studied English Language and Literature at the University of Edinburgh before starting her career in journalism at the The Scotsman newspaper in Edinburgh followed by the Sunday Standard in Glasgow.[1]
[edit] Career
Magnusson is often seen on BBC television. She has presented many television programmes, ranging from Reporting Scotland to Songs of Praise.[2] In 2005 she joined BBC Two's The Daily Politics as its Friday presenter.[1] In 2005, she presented the BBC's Scottish Election Night coverage.
On 8 July 2009 Magnusson received an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Glasgow Caledonian University. Magnusson speaks fluent Icelandic.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "BBC - Press Office - Sally Magnusson". 2009-05-04. Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20090504153914/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/tvfactual/sally_magnusson.shtml. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ^ "Sally Magnusson". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/songsofpraise/presenter_sally.shtml. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
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