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Colin Lamont Born June 20, 1956 [1]
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]Occupation Radio presenter and executive Colin Lamont is a media consultant, actor, writer and broadcaster. He is best known as the man behind the on-air persona of radio host Scottie McClue.
Career
Colin Lamont started his career working as a trainee manager for the Clydesdale Bank, before joining Scottish Opera in 1980 working in a number of roles including Touring manager and Marketing officer.[1]
In 1984 he became a continuity announcer and newscaster for Grampian Television(1984 - 85)[2], before moving to Scottish Television (1985 - 88) and Border Television (1985 - 1989)[3] as a part time replacement for other members of staff.
In 1989 he set up the radio station CentreSound 96.7 in Stirling as its founding managing director [4] but left within three months of the station's June 1990 launch due to restructuring of senior management at the station.[5]
In August 2008, Lamont became a share-holder of Scottish independent local radio station L107 along with Alan Shields.[6] Lamont invested more than £62,000 into the business and guaranteeing overdrafts, ran L107's programming and broadcast on the station under his Scottie McClue persona.[7][8] The station experienced financial difficulties during 2009, and Lamont left the station, accusing Shields of not contributing his funding.[7]
Scottie McClue
Main article: Scottie McClueIn 1992 Colin Lamont moved to Red Rose Gold in Preston,[9] to become a senior producer and presenter for the station. While at the station he created the on-air persona Scottie McClue who became a controversial figure, subsequently presenting on a variety of stations across Scotland and the North East of England, and in syndication.
References
- ^ a b c "Colin Lamont, Esq.", Debrett's website
- ^ The Grampian Television Studios
- ^ "The Ultimate ITV Continuity Announcer List". http://www.bvws.org.uk/405alive/info/itv_announcers.html. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
- ^ "The Continuity Booth". The TV Room. http://tvannouncers.thetvroomplus.com/channel-12.html. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
- ^ "Radio station chiefs resign". Herald Scotland. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/radio-station-chiefs-resign-1.560872.
- ^ Rowbotham, John (Nov 19 2009). "Business owner left trail of debt". Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser. http://www.acadvertiser.co.uk/lanarkshire-news/local-news/monklands-news/2009/11/19/l107-boss-shields-left-trail-of-debt-in-his-other-businesses-65864-25205545/. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
- ^ a b Rowbotham, John (Nov 5 2009). "L107 radio station owners in battle over control". Hamilton Advertiser. http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/local-news/hamilton-news/2009/11/05/l107-radio-station-owners-in-battle-over-control-51525-25098496/.
- ^ Rowbotham, John (Nov 19 2009). "L107 boss Shields left 'trail of debt' in his other businesses". Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser. http://www.acadvertiser.co.uk/lanarkshire-news/local-news/monklands-news/2009/11/19/l107-boss-shields-left-trail-of-debt-in-his-other-businesses-65864-25205545/.
- ^ North West Radio
Categories:- Scottish radio personalities
- British radio presenters
- Living people
- Scottish columnists
- People from Greenock
- ITV regional newsreaders and journalists
- 1956 births
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