In 1996 he edited for performance, and orchestrated the final portions of, the ballet Soires de Barcelone by Roberto Gerhard, which was broadcast that year, performed by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, in a concert to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the BBC Third Programme. View the profiles of professionals named "Calum Macdonald" on LinkedIn. Resignation? He made a group of lifelong friends during training and at his first job on the P&J, where he remained for seven years, during which time he was instrumental in helping re-establish the Grampian Press Ball and set up the Highland Press Ball. The Cello Sonata and its Context' (, 'Statements and Connotations: Copland the Symphonist' (, This page was last edited on 19 May 2022, at 15:43. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Hello. Digital native 50-something (deal with the oxymoron). He lived in England from 1971 until his death, first in London and from 1992 in Gloucestershire. He came from a line of journalists: his grandfather started a local paper in Buckie while his father, Alastair, was a sports writer at the Press & Journal, specialising in football. Presenter | Times Radio Breakfast, Friday-Sunday 6am Event host, writer, podcast host Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. Theatre and books were lasting passions, his favourite authors being John Irving, Iain Banks, William Boyd and Ian Rankin. With the constant bombardment of reports on the bleak job prospects of our generation, a career in the world of journalism and broadcasting seems especially elusive. For Calum, the pressure of live radio never wears off: The most recent time I [read the news] was exactly the same as the first time I did it. There he secured the support of Labour MP John McFall during school elections, the member for Dumbarton personally addressing Keil pupils on why they should "Vote Calum". Since the print business model is all but doomed, it has to be online only, which also means it can easily reach readers in all parts of Scotland, and the vast Scottish diaspora who still cherish news of their homeland. HTs to @joshstearns @molly daguilar and the team at the Geraldine Dodge Foundation in New Jersey and Jeff Jarvis @buzzmachine for some of the radical thoughts behind this project. HP10 9TY. Readers comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. MacDonald was a prime mover in the revival of interest in the music of John Foulds. In the November edition of the Politics of Sound, Iain Carnegie invites political journalist and presenter of the Early Morning Breakfast Show on Times Radio, Calum MacDonald to pay his own visit to the Politics of Sound virtual Record Shop to select his three all-time favourite albums.Calum emerges with an brilliant selection by Taylor Swift, Jason Isbell and Del Amitri and reveals how his fascination with broadcasting started very young, the case for a new political news radio station in the UK, his musical journey as an accordion player and his experience of playing the Cowardly Lion in a production of The Wizard of Oz!Calum's Early Breakfast Show can be heard Monday - Fridays on Times Radio from 5 - 6am.Follow Politics of Sound on Twitter: @politics_sound, Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware. While it seems that younger people are engaging less and less in radio, using Spotify or other streaming services to listen to music, Calum thinks radio still has a fighting chance. Its a detailed piece of work, based on the type of interviewing and statistical analysis he later becomes renowned for in a career covering sport, mainly football, including four World Cups, and Aberdeen FC reigning supreme under Alex Ferguson. It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse. Calum emerges with an brilliant selection by Taylor Swift, Jason Isbell and Del Amitri and reveals how his . Wine, sure. He championed young journalists both in his senior roles at the Herald & Times and, after leaving the group in 2015, with his new venture, the news website Positively Scottish. Previously at the BBC, he has interviewed everyone from cabinet ministers to spies and protestors. Within months he was full-time at the Stirling Observer and already attracting the attention of Scottish national titles after securing an exclusive interview with leading Ulster Loyalist Michael Stone after an encounter with him in a Glasgow hotel. Calum emerg We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com. You need to go and meet people where theyre at, you cant expect them just to come tumbling across your radio station.. Special guests and speakers had backgrounds in different areas of radio and broadcasting, from presenters to marketing executives, and the day aimed to give students a flavour of the industry. Despite a newspaper round into his mid-teens, the legal profession, rather than journalism, appeared to be Macdonald's chosen path and he began a law degree at Aberdeen in 1994. The not-for-profit website sets out to tell positive stories and Calum was proud to employ many young freelance journalists fresh out of training. I'm not saying it's not me. In the November edition of the Politics of Sound, Iain Carnegie invites political journalist and presenter of the Early Morning Breakfast Show on Times Radio, Calum MacDonald to pay his own visit to the Politics of Sound virtual Record Shop to select his three all-time favourite albums. The task came easily to him and he became a regular compiler and then crosswords editor for The Herald, Sunday Herald and The National, as well as editing two books of crosswords; he continued editing crosswords on a freelance basis after leaving the paper. Presenter | Times Radio Breakfast, Friday-Sunday 6am Event host, writer, podcast host I finish the programme at 6am. We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse. Presenting news radio programmes has been my dream since I was 11 years old. I think in all areas of media work, its easy to get jealous of others and get frustrated. Occasionally on the newsdesk and later, his strong opinions led to confrontations with colleagues, but they typically blew over quickly. That and it lets me filter out my blemishes to entirely mislead the world on Instagram. Copyright 2023 JLA. Taking on the problems and challenges in journalism. Always be aware that while people like me might give you advice on how to get somewhere, theres loads of different routes, and so whats worked for me might not work for the next person, so just start knocking on doors and speaking to people and work out the best way for you., Your email address will not be published. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. Macdonald proved the word had existed for centuries, then called upon an academic to comment, whereupon the Today presenter was described as a "blethering skite". He met his future wife, fellow reporter Christine Jardine, in 1985, and they married in February 1987 at Glasgow University chapel. Nowadays, Calum is living his dream: "I'm currently a broadcast journalist with BBC Radio 5 Live, so primarily producing programmes, occasionally reporting on various bits and pieces, reading the news from time to time, and recording various interviews and podcasts. Titles are closing, remaining circulations are collapsing by around 10% every year, staff numbers are being slashed, and the only responses are widespread rationalisation, centralisation, and so-called synergies which logically can prolong the industry for only a finite time before it disappears into oblivion. I think have patience, work hard, and itll happen when it happens. Editors' Code of Practice. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. Calum, whose father and grandfather were also both journalists, joined The Herald in 1990 from the Press and Journal, Aberdeen, as a news reporter and, as group news editor, was in charge of the newsdesk both 9/11 and the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Calum covers the news on the Times Radio breakfast show. My phone. He was editor of the modern-music journal Tempo, which he joined in 1972 as assistant to the then editor David Drew, until December 2013, and was a copious contributor to other English-language music-journals and magazines. Biography Calum Macdonald is a presenter and journalist on Times Radio. How do you say Calum MacDonald (journalist)? How to respond? I remember talking to teachers - and about teachers on-air - and referring to them as the forgotten front line during the pandemic. But surely organisations with a social mission would welcome an editorial partnership with a website which can demonstrate a niche but growing readership, committed to positive values? FreshAirs always done something which is really impressive and had a really varied schedule. While inside, the gangster - still clearly alive - dropped his trousers to show he had not been stabbed or shot. We are doing this to improve the experience forour loyalreaders and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. Now able to focus on projects with fun people who're passionate about online. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com. Father and daughter would always go together at midnight the day the latest instalment was released, to buy their copy. His most recent venture, Positively Scottish, grew out of a desire to counter what he felt was a disappointing excess of negativity in Scottish news journalism. At Glasgow he attained the highest grades in a number of aspects of the law. Its that kind of ambition to progress, and I think that somewhere like the BBCs really good at opportunities like that as well., When posed with the question of whether radio is in decline, Calum offered a valid counter argument: I think radio is changing, were certainly very aware of that at 5 Live, that now its not just about what youre doing on the radio, its about how youre creating an impact with it, what are you doing online to either match or enhance your onair stuff, so online is a really great way of reaching new people.. Calum Macdonald 1y Report this post MacDonald was born in Nairn, Scotland and educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh and Downing College, Cambridge. Nowadays, Calum is living his dream: Im currently a broadcast journalist with BBC Radio 5 Live, so primarily producing programmes, occasionally reporting on various bits and pieces, reading the news from time to time, and recording various interviews and podcasts. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. Registered in England No 81701 MacDonald was born in Nairn, Scotland and educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh and Downing College, Cambridge. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. Not forgotten, so much as disregarded. Please tick this box if you would like to receive these emails. Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours. He and Christine ran their own company for a time, producing personalised crosswords. Contact Calum, search articles and Tweets, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place. The most interesting is people. As Calum MacDonald he also reviewed regularly for BBC Music Magazine and International Record Review. He met his future wife, fellow reporter Christine Jardine, in 1985, and they married in February 1987 at Glasgow University chapel. Your email address will not be published. He joined the station from its launch and now presents the breakfast show, as well as programmes across the network. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Im back in bed by 6:45am and asleep by 7:30am. I prep the programme. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. You can make a complaint by using the report this post link . A slightly different piece in your inbox this morning. That is different to being ambitious and enthusiastic. Its awesome. Lame, sorry, I know. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Looking back on his time at university, Calum regards FreshAir as hugely important, describing it as just a good playground, to try stuff out. VAT number GB 243 8054 69. He played cricket and football (he was goalkeeper in the school team), and did stage management in the drama club, an early sign of his talent for organising. Their daughter, Mhairi, was born in 1996. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories. That allows the site to be funded through its proof-of-concept phase, with a view to attracting external finance and eventually becoming self-sustaining. Mainly from the flyleaves of his books, and an autobiographical article, 'Too Many Records' in International Record Review (June 2002 edition). The Early Breakfast Club is a loyalty scheme for our listeners. heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment. Spreading ideas, passions and new ways of thinking about media. A basic mobile phone was deemed pointless by him, to his familys frustration. Starting as a reporter in Glasgow, he soon joined the newsdesk, moving on to be Night News Editor. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. Calum recently worked on an exclusive with the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), highlighting the unhealthiness of many relationships between YouTubers and their adoring fans. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. From speaking to him, it seems that persisting with work experience, however discouraging, is one of the best ways to make the first steps into the industry. A Gannett Company. Runrig founding member Calum MacDonald believes the band could reform in the future - if the occasion is right. http://positivelyscottish.scot/ has been set up through seed funding from the Alastair Gordon Macdonald legacy. Introduction Our Mission Our Responsible Media Charter . He died at Leckhampton Hospice.[1]. 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So it seems entirely proper that Positively Scottish launches thanks to a legacy created by part of my share of his will. Somehow, you never quite believe people will actually want to be part of the programme, but there you've been, every day at 5am. In the November edition of the Politics of Sound, Iain Carnegie invites political journalist and presenter of the Early Morning Breakfast Show on Times Radio, Calum MacDonald to pay his own visit to the Politics of Sound virtual Record Shop to select his three all-time favourite albums. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Itll start small, as an online magazine with a guarantee of at least one new story six days a week. You can text in live, or email anytime: earlybreakfastclub@times.radio youll get a membership number and thats you in the door. contact the editor here. 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