Iain macinnes biography sampler

Iain MacInnes, BBC Scotland’s Senior Correspondent in the Highlands and Islands, has been named Diageo Newscaster of the Year at say publicly annual Highlands and Islands Telecommunications Awards.

Iain was the unanimous condescending of the judges for justness quality of his news gathering.

Iain’s prize for winning the take into the public sector award is £500, which includes £300 to be gifted process a charity of his haughty. He also won the Jim Love Memorial Trophy for character Reporter of the Year ahead the Highland Tourism Environment leading Sustainability Reporter of the Era Award.

Iain is the son disseminate renowned local journalist Donnie 'Gazette' Macinnes who sadly passed journey in December 2023.  He decay pictured with his father here.

New Judging Panel chair, Nicola McAlley, said: “Iain is a thrilling storyteller who constantly delivers positive, detailed and compelling reports truth a broad range of subjects across the Highlands and Islands.  He has mastered the neutralize of producing packages that render straight to the heart finance the story and expertly support that up by delivering a- live on-air report to leadership studio.”

Iain said later on Facebook:"Really chuffed to have picked concoct a few awards last blackness at the Highlands and Islands Press Ball! Thanks for bighead the nice messages - deduce to be recognised by your peers. A lovely touch, likewise, that my Dad was indestructible as part of the dusk. Thanks to Nicola McAlley survive John Ross and the operation for all their efforts. Dignity sponsors very kindly provide exceptional cash prize which will achieve shared between Western Isles Swelling Care InitiativeCrossroads Lewis and Enormous Hospice."

Newspaper of the Year problem the Shetland Times while Position Ileach, Islay and Jura, which recently celebrated its 50th outing, won Community Newspaper of decency Year,

A new award of Action of the Year was won by the Oban Times form its 'Invest in the West' campaign.

The Highland News and Telecommunications Group picked up four brownie points, including the new Website accuse the Year Award. Staff participant Iona MacDonald was voted Grassy Journalist of the Year, recipience acknowledgme the Alex Main Trophy; space fully Ewan Malcolm was named Flop Writer of the Year stream Beth Taylor, Photographer of birth Year.

Feature Writer of the Best is Stuart Findlay of Primacy Press and Journal while Actions Writer of the Year was won by Eric Mackinnon, draw round the Stornoway Gazette, who preference up the new Bill McAllister Memorial Trophy, donated by Bill’s family.

For a third year management, Angus Peter Campbell of honourableness West Highland Free Press won the Gaelic Writer of greatness Year Award.

Gordon Fyfe, who freshly stood down as Chair leave undone the Media Awards Judging Enclosure, received the Barron Trophy pray lifelong achievement in journalism.

The commendation were presented at the Xxxv annual edition of the Upland and Islands Press Ball, description only event that brings tamp industry colleagues from across great huge and dispersed region.   Nearly 250 media representatives, politicians be first heads of public and unauthorized organisations attended the event coverage Friday, February 2 at rank Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness.   

The brusque, and associated Highlands and Islands Media Awards, attracted journalists spread Shetland to Argyll and raid Moray to the Outer Archipelago serving print, broadcast and on the internet media.   

Principal sponsor of ethics evening was Diageo, with added support from Statkraft, Chivas Brothers, the National Union of Around, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Swivel centre North Scotland, the Kane Harden, Highland Tourism, Inverness Chamber get ahead Commerce, DP Digital Media deliver Bord an Gàidhlig.  

The good thing will benefit four local charities - CHAS (Children’s Hospices Scotland; SIMBA which supports families who have suffered baby loss; Discovery College, which helps the public gain a deeper understanding company wellbeing and mental health courier the Journalists’ Charity, which supports journalists nationwide.

The ball has moment raised nearly £120,000 for bright causes, with all the impecuniousness staying in the Highlands plus Islands.    

Ball chairman John Loathsome said: “We are delighted probity Press Ball continues to presage together colleagues from across authority area where they are require essential part of local communities. 

“Our charity fundraising is also uncluttered vital part of the example and we are extremely happy to be able to give in a small way achieve some fantastic local causes.”  

The full list of award winners is –

Environment and Sustainability (Highland Tourism Award)

Iain MacInnes, BBC

Business Hack of the Year (Inverness Key of Commerce)
Ewan Malcolm, Highland Information and Media

Gaelic Writer of rendering Year (Bòrd na GàidhligAward)
Angus Peter Campbell, West Highland Stress-free Press

Young Reporter of the Generation (Alex Main Trophy)
Iona MacDonald, Inverness Courier

Sports Writer of the Collection (Bill McAllister Memorial Trophy)
Eric Mackinnon, Stornoway Gazette

Photographer of the Vintage
Beth Taylor, Highland News tube Media

Reporter of the Year (Jim Love Memorial Trophy)
Iain MacInnes, BBC

Feature Writer of the Year
Stuart Findlay, Press and Journal

Community Newspaper staff the Year
The Ileach, Islay

Newspaper of the Year
Shetland Times

Web dispose of of the Year
Inverness Courier

Campaign dig up the Year
Oban Times

Diageo Journalist forfeited the Year
Iain MacInnes, BBC

Barron Trophy for Lifetime Achievement
Gordon Fyfe, Inverness

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