Kirstin Gove

Kirstin Gove (nee Haggarty, born circa 1973) is a STV North news presenter and journalist for "North Tonight/North Today".

Gove was born in Glasgow but moved to Aberdeen at the age of three. Both of her parents are former full-time teachers - her mother is now an occasional supply teacher for several schools in Aberdeen. Gove attended Ashley Road Primary School and Aberdeen Grammar School. She later studied at Aberdeen University for five years and graduated in 1995 with a MA Honours degree in German and International Relations. [ [http://www.abdn.ac.uk/german/studying_german/graduates.shtml Aberdeen University - Graduates from the German department] ]

Only a few weeks after her graduation, Gove joined a local newspaper on a job experience placement. Shortly afterwards, she joined Grampian Television (now "STV North") as a newsroom assistant. Within a year, Gove became the presenter of a regional sports programme and was an occasional presenter of "North Tonight". [ [http://www.indy-online.co.uk/newsarticle.aspx?newsitem_id=890 Profile on Kirstin Gove] , Aberdeen Independent, accessed 3rd June 2008] She became a regular "North Tonight" presenter in 1998. During her time at the station, Gove has presented other regional programmes including "Testimony", "Off The Wall", "Inquisition", "The Buck Stops Here", "Grampian Weekend" and "Grampian Midweek". She has also worked at Westminster as a production journalist.

Now part-time, Gove is a presenter of late morning, lunchtime & late night bulletins and the local opt-out for the North of the region as well as occasional weekend bulletins. She is also a stand-in presenter on the main edition of North Tonight and a presenter/producer for STV North's video blog "Northern Exposure", regularly answering questions arising from the popular feedback strand, "Ask Kirstin".

She is married with two children.

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