Blair Jenkins

Blair Jenkins OBE (born 1957 in Elgin)[1] was Director of Broadcasting at STV, and Head of News and Current Affairs at both STV and BBC Scotland. He chaired the Scottish Broadcasting Commission in 2007-8 and the Scottish Digital Network Panel.

Jenkins was formerly a fellow of the Carnegie UK Trust.[2] He is a visiting professor of Journalism at the University of Strathclyde.[3]

Since June 2012, Jenkins has served as the chief executive of Yes Scotland. He is not a member of any political party and has not previously been involved with any political campaign.[4]

Honours

In the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2010 he was made an OBE for services to broadcasting.[5]

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://www.northern-scot.co.uk/Features/People-and-Places/Moray-born-journalist-heads-TV-commission-4070.htm
  2. ↑ "Publications > 2012 > Better Journalism in the Digital Age". Carnegie UK Trust. 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Humanities & Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Humanities > Journalism". University of Strathclyde. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Scottish independence: Blair Jenkins named Yes Scotland chief". BBC News (BBC). 28 June 2012.
  5. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/blair-jenkins