David Robertson (born 1965 in Dundee) is a Scottish former journalist and newsreader for

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from 2000-2008.

Career

Robertson's career began at Dundee radio station

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. He joined the BBC in the late 1980s, as a

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reporter and correspondent, covering the Bosnian War from

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and reporting from the USA, Germany and Spain. He was also a presenter in the early days of

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on the Breakfast show. 2000-2008, Robertson worked as a presenter on ''

'', joining established presenters Jackie Bird and Sally Magnusson. Briefly during this period he also had a news quiz show on

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. On Friday 19 September 2008, he announced that he had been with the BBC for twenty years, presenting ''

'' for eight, was honoured to have done so, and that this was his last appearance. It emerged that the BBC had ended his employment. Press reports claimed he sought a compensatory pay-off from

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on the grounds that he was sacked by the corporation, rather than resigning. Robertson was head of public affairs for the Wise Group, a social enterprise aiming to provide work focused solutions to social exclusion through employment, regeneration and sustainable development. He has recently worked for the Cell Therapy Catapult as head of communications and marketing, and is currently head of public relations, EMEA for the US biotech company, Illumina.

Popular culture

In January 2008, David Robertson's apparently regular on-air pen trick during Reporting Scotland was spotted and highlighted in the media and on

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by Scottish comedian

Limmy Brian Limond (born 20 October 1974), known as Limmy, is a Scottish comedian, author, and Twitch streamer. While working as a website designer and Flash developer, Limmy began releasing comedy on his website and blog, Limmy.com, which contain ...

References

Living people Journalists from Dundee British reporters and correspondents 1965 births People educated at Grove Academy {{scotland-bio-stub