Douglas Vipond (born 15 October 1966) is a

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broadcaster and drummer.

Early life

Vipond was brought up in

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and attended Park Mains High School in

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, choosing to go there because of the reputation of the music department. After school he enrolled at Glasgow's

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to study orchestral percussion.

Deacon Blue

Vipond was one of the founding members of pop band

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along with Ricky Ross and

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. Their 1988 hit "

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" peaked at number 8 in the UK Singles Chart. They have had 12 UK Top 40 singles and two No.1 albums. He remains an active recording and touring member of the group alongside his broadcasting career.

Television career

On television and radio Vipond has fronted sport, travel and rural affairs programmes. He has presented a range of sporting events including Scottish Cup Finals, International Rugby, Melrose 7s, World Championship Mountain Biking, Three Day Eventing and Bowls World Championship. He can also be seen covering Scotland's nightly sports news on

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. He was one of the BBC's presenters for the Commonwealth Games in

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, presenting daytime coverage of events for

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, but was unable to present the closing ceremony as Deacon Blue were performing as part of it. He also presents BBC Scotland's ''

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'' and the rural affairs series, ''

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''. He has also been a presenter on BBC1's ''

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'' among others, and stood in for

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on ITV's ''

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''. He co-hosted the BBC show "The Great Food Guys" showcasing Scottish food and produce with

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St Mirren

Vipond is a supporter of the Paisley based football club St Mirren. He became a supporter after

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, then St Mirren's manager, brought Tony Fitzpatrick and Bobby Reid to his school to meet the pupils. He has presented souvenir videos for St Mirren.

Awards

In 2022, Vipond was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Perth-based

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. In March of 2024, Vipond was the recipient of an honorary degree from the

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References

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