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Harris woman, Donalda MacKinnon, to retire as the chief of BBC Scotland.

Ms Mackinnon - who hails from Scott Road in Tarbert - has spent four years in the broadcaster’s top post north of the border.

She has spent 33 years with the corporation.

Ms Mackinnon said she'd planned from the outset when taking on the director's role that she would leave this year when she turned 60.

Speaking to staff at the BBC Studios in Glasgow today, she said she believed that having ushered in the biggest ever programme investment here, including the launch of a new TV channel, the time is now right for her to pass on the director's baton.

Donalda Mackinnon said: "Reflecting back on all that we have achieved, and with complete certainty that we are in strong shape for the future, I've decided that this is the right time for me to stand down and allow a new leader to take you all to the next stage.”

She was previously head of programmes and services for BBC Scotland and was formerly in charge of Gaelic services.

A graduate of the University of Edinburgh, she completed a post-graduate diploma and began her career as a teacher before joining the BBC.

She is married and has a daughter and twin sons who are now in their twenties.


Harris woman to step down as BBC Scotland boss

18 February 2020