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Who is Anne MacKenzie?
Anne Erica Isobel Mackenzie is a well-known journalist. She is a former BBC political and current affairs presenter. Between 1981 and 1997, she worked as a newscaster. Mackenzie started her career in Aberdeen with Grampian TV and in 1995, joined BBC Scotland.
In 1988, Anne became a political and current affairs presenter anchoring several BBC network programs. She was also part of the Newsnight Scotland team with BBC Scotland, from its launch in October 1999 to July 2007. Moreover, she could be heard fronting factual programs for BBC Radio 4 in London.
How Old is Anne Mackenzie?
She is 62 years old as of March 2022, having been born on March 10, 1960, in Stornoway, United Kingdom. Anne shares her birthdate with celebrities such as; Chad Wild Clay, Bad Bunny, Hunter Biden II, Carrie Underwood, Mace Coronel, and many more.
Anne Mackenzie Family
Who are Anne Mackenzie’s Parents?
She was born to Donald (Father 1924-1996) was a postmaster at his parents’ post office in Portnaguran. His father also fought in the Second World War. And Katie Ann (nee Maclean; 1924-1979) was a midwife.
Does Anne Mackenzie have Siblings?
She has one brother by the name of Lewis. Her brother has a Ph.D. in physics and is a senior lecturer in the Department of Computing Science at the University of Glasgow.
Anne Mackenzie Education
She received her high school education at The Nicolson Institute. And then enrolled at the University of Glasgow.
Anne Mackenzie Marital Status
She is married to the love of her life, Neil McConaghy. They married in 1992, at an Aberdeen church.
Anne Mackenzie Kids
She has a kid with her husband Neil. A son by the name of Jack Donald Stewart was born in September 1998.
Anne Mackenzie Career
A Career at The Grampian Years
Mackenzie at the age of 20 in 1981, became a trainee journalist. For fourteen years, she reported and co-hosted the regional TV station’s news program North Tonight. North Tonight throughout the eighties was replaced by Summer at Six during the summer months with a brief news summary and Anne was involved in the news output during this period. In the mid-eighties, she hosted the political show Crossfire. Also, she was involved in Grampian’s coverage of the 1988 Piper Alpha disaster. She interviewed the then prime minister Margaret Thatcher in 1989, from Grampian’s Dundee studios. Mackenzie during her time at Grampian Television was nicknamed ‘the duchees’ for being the top female at the television station.
A Career at Switching Channels
In 1995, Anne was recruited by the BBC. Her first presented edition was on Wednesday 6th December 1995, in Scotland’s national news program, Reporting Scotland. She went on to host every Wednesday early evening broadcast. Also on BBC Radio Scotland, she presented Good Morning Scotland three mornings a week. Her bosses offered her another night fronting the nightly broadcast.
She now had two-night roles, every Tuesday and Wednesday night. She continued her work with BBC Radio Scotland and also brought political shows including Cross-Examination. Anne was involved in BBC Scotland’s coverage of the 1966 Dunblane Massacre. Later that year with Sue Lawley, she reported for the BBC network current affairs show Here and Now. She also anchored several BBC Scotland current affairs and brought about an economic debate program called Grasping the Thistle.
Anne left Radio Scotland in 1997, as part of schedule changes to Reporting Scotland. She would now host the program with Jackie Bird on alternate nights as part of a mini-revamp of the broadcast. After two months in December 1997, she left the show to front London-based Westminster Live. From January 1998, she hosted Westminster Live. And was a regular stand-in for David Frost in 1988, on the Breakfast with Frost program (and again in 2000). Anne also presented the BBC’s late-night political program Despatch Box.
A New Era Career
It was announced in August 1999, that Mackenzie had been chosen to present Newsnight Scotland with Gordon Brewer. She was part of the launch team for Newsnight Scotland on October 6, 1999, a BBC’s late-night news and current affairs program. During Westminster and Holyrood elections, she was involved in the station’s political coverage. During the 1997 and 2001 general elections, she has reported for BBC Scotland and the 1999 and 2003 Scottish parliamentary elections. She interviewed all the Scottish party leaders during the 2003 campaign and chaired The Big Debate for BBC Scotland.
For BBC Scotland, she presented the UK election coverage on May 5, 2005. This became the first time BBC Scotland’s Election Night program was broadcast on BBC One Scotland. In London, she was a presenter on BBC Radio 4, where she presented The World Tonight before moving to the Four Corners factual ideas. BBC announced onMarch 29, 2007, that Anne would front BBC One network coverage of Election Night 2007. And would continue to host The Big Debate series for BBC Scotland throughout the election campaign. On May 3, 2007, she teamed up with David Dimbleby for the main BBC broadcast.
An Award Winner
In 1995, she was recognized with a BAFTA award. This was for her work for the North Tonight nightly broadcast. She hosted the first-ever Scottish Politician of the Year Awards in 1999 on STV. Anne was voted among the Top 50 Most Powerful Scottish Women in a poll for the Scotsman newspaper.
Anne Mackenzie Height and Measurements
Her height and body measurements are not mentioned anywhere on the internet. In case of news regarding this matter, we will update it here as soon as possible.
Anne Mackenzie Salary and Net Worth
Her salary is not documented anywhere on the internet. But she is estimated to have a net worth of approximately $1.5 million.
