All posts in My Big Break

My Big Break: Craig Anderson, former BBC correspondent
April 17, 2019

FORMER BBC correspondent, Craig Anderson, was awarded the Barron Trophy for lifetime achievement in journalism at this...

My big break: Mike Collins, former editor, The Northern Scot
January 30, 2018

FORMER editor of The Northern Scot newspaper, Mike Collins, is to to receive the ‘lifetime...

My Big Break: Halla Mohieddeen, anchor, STV News Tonight
September 12, 2017

HALLA Mohieddeen is news anchor for STV News Tonight, STV2’s comprehensive news service with all the...

My Big Break: Peter Ross, journalist and author
August 17, 2017

PETER Ross has worked as a journalist in Scotland since 1997. He is a six-time winner...

My Big Break: Jeff Zycinski, head of Radio, BBC Scotland
July 13, 2017

AFTER 24 years at BBC Scotland and 12 as head of Radio, Jeff Zycinski is preparing...

My Big Break: Chris Quick, film editor and producer
March 26, 2017

CHRIS Quick is a Glaswegian independent film editor and film producer. During his time in the...

My Big Break: Matt Bendoris, chief features writer, The Scottish Sun
July 25, 2016

MATT Bendoris joined The Scottish Sun as their chief features writer, 20 years ago this...

My Big Break: Eamonn O’Neill, investigative journalism lecturer and BBC Radio Scotland regular
May 7, 2015

NOW in his 13th year teaching journalism and into his 26th as an award-winning journalist,...

My Big Break: Drew Cochrane, recent former editor, Largs & Millport Weekly News
April 9, 2015

IN August – as noted here, on allmediascotland.com – Drew Cochrane took early retirement after 40...

My Big Break: Donald Cowey, recent former sports editor, The Herald
January 14, 2015

DONALD Cowey left his post as sports editor at The Herald on Hogmanay, having occupied the...

My big break: Douglas Skelton, editor, Cumnock Chronicle
November 13, 2014

DOUGLAS Skelton is standing down as editor of Ayrshire weekly, the Cumnock Chronicle, on Hogmanay He...

My Big Break: Shaun Bell, account manager, Stripe Communications
October 29, 2014

SHAUN BELL was, earlier this month, named ‘Outstanding Young Communicator’ at the CIPR Scotland PRide Awards 2014...

My Big Break: Jack Mathieson, media and comms officer, Edinburgh Napier University
October 6, 2014

JACK Mathieson recently took up a post as media and communications officer at Edinburgh Napier...

My Big Break: Andrew Watson, recent former night picture editor, Daily Record
September 4, 2014

ANDREW Watson has recently stood down as night picture editor of the Daily Record, after...

My Big Break: Graham Martin, news editor, Third Force News
June 10, 2014

GRAHAM Martin has just begun as news editor of Third Force News, the newspaper of...

My Big Break: Alasdair Northrop, editor, Scottish Business Insider
April 29, 2014

ALASDAIR Northrop has been editor of Scottish Business Insider since 2000 and is currently celebrating...

My Big Break: Chris Lindsay, screenwriter
April 23, 2014

CHRIS Lindsay is a screenwriter, living in Edinburgh. He has developed original work for La...

My Big Break: Iain Scollay, creative executive, Mentorn Scotland
February 4, 2014

AS reported last month on allmediascotland.com, Iain Scollay has been named creative executive at Mentorn...

My Big Break: Alasdair Buchanan, communications consultant, Scottish Life
January 29, 2014

ALASDAIR Buchanan is retiring this week as a communications consultant at pensions specialists, Scottish Life....