Chris Harvey
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Chris Harvey is a news presenter, journalist and producer for STV News at Six
and STV Sports Centre
in northern Scotland.
Born in Inverurie
, his mother and father were a speech therapist and a Northern College lecturer respectively. He attended Wormit Primary School & Madras College in St. Andrews and studied at Aberdeen University, but dropped out after a year.
After leaving university, Harvey made a living as a sailing & skiing instructor in the UK, Europe and the Caribbean and worked casually in the hotel trade as a waiter and barman. Around this time, Harvey attended Dundee College
and obtained qualifications in journalism and later, a HNC in Radio Broadcasting. As part of his radio course, he worked at Radio Tay
for a year.
Then in 1997, Harvey joined the BBC
and for six months, presented the breakfast news programme Around Orkney on BBC Radio Orkney
. Later in the year, he switched to BBC Radio Humberside
and became a football & rugby league commentator.
He then joined Scottish Television (now STV Central) and latterly, in April 2000, Grampian Television
(now STV North) as a sports presenter on North Tonight
. He later became a news reporter and presenter for the programme. Harvey has also presented feature series The People Show (alongside former colleague Pauline Fraser) and the social affairs series Grampian Midweek. He was also the Northern Correspondent for STV's now-defunct The Five Thirty Show
and a presenter/producer for STV North's online video blog Northern Exposure
.
From March 2010, Harvey became the Northern Correspondent for the sports magazine show STV Sports Centre
.
Chris is married to fellow STV North journalist/newsreader Laura Goodwin. AMS
STV News at Six
STV News at Six is a Scottish regional news programme, covering the two STV franchise areas of Northern and Central Scotland, produced by STV Central in the Central region and STV North in the Northern region.The programmes were launched on Monday 23 March 2009, replacing Scotland Today in...
and STV Sports Centre
STV Sports Centre
STV Sports Centre was a Scottish regional sports stand, covering the two STV franchise areas of Northern and Central Scotland. The strand was produced the STV News department in Glasgow , with contributions from STV North's news team in Aberdeen.Until May 2011, Sports Centre aired two different...
in northern Scotland.
Born in Inverurie
Inverurie
Inverurie is a Royal Burgh and town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately north west of Aberdeen on the A96 road and is served by Inverurie railway station on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line...
, his mother and father were a speech therapist and a Northern College lecturer respectively. He attended Wormit Primary School & Madras College in St. Andrews and studied at Aberdeen University, but dropped out after a year.
After leaving university, Harvey made a living as a sailing & skiing instructor in the UK, Europe and the Caribbean and worked casually in the hotel trade as a waiter and barman. Around this time, Harvey attended Dundee College
Dundee College
Dundee College is a further education and higher education college in the city of Dundee, Scotland and was established in 1985 by the merger of Dundee College of Commerce and Kingsway Technical College....
and obtained qualifications in journalism and later, a HNC in Radio Broadcasting. As part of his radio course, he worked at Radio Tay
Radio Tay
Radio Tay is a division of Bauer Radio which broadcasts two Independent Local Radio stations throughout Tayside and northeast Fife in Scotland....
for a year.
Then in 1997, Harvey joined the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
and for six months, presented the breakfast news programme Around Orkney on BBC Radio Orkney
BBC Radio Orkney
BBC Radio Orkney is a local opt-out of BBC Radio Scotland for the Orkney Islands, which is based in Castle Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, in Scotland....
. Later in the year, he switched to BBC Radio Humberside
BBC Radio Humberside
BBC Radio Humberside is a BBC Local Radio service covering the area of the former English county of Humberside, which was returned to North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire the East Riding of Yorkshire and the City of Kingston upon Hull on 1 April 1996....
and became a football & rugby league commentator.
He then joined Scottish Television (now STV Central) and latterly, in April 2000, Grampian Television
Grampian Television
Grampian Television is the ITV franchisee for the North and North East of Scotland. Its coverage area includes the Scottish Highlands , Inverness, Aberdeen, Dundee and parts of north Fife...
(now STV North) as a sports presenter on North Tonight
North Tonight
North Tonight was a Scottish nightly regional news programme covering the North of Scotland, produced by STV North .-History:North Tonight began on 7 January 1980 with presenters John Duncanson and Selina Scott...
. He later became a news reporter and presenter for the programme. Harvey has also presented feature series The People Show (alongside former colleague Pauline Fraser) and the social affairs series Grampian Midweek. He was also the Northern Correspondent for STV's now-defunct The Five Thirty Show
The Five Thirty Show
The Five Thirty Show was a short-lived Scottish topical magazine show, which began broadcasting in Northern and Central Scotland on STV on Monday January 28, 2008...
and a presenter/producer for STV North's online video blog Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure (video blog)
Northern Exposure was a supplementary video blog for the Northern Scotland edition of the regional news programme, STV News at Six. The first blog was produced on Tuesday June 19, 2007 and as of June 30, 2009, 180 episodes had been made available...
.
From March 2010, Harvey became the Northern Correspondent for the sports magazine show STV Sports Centre
STV Sports Centre
STV Sports Centre was a Scottish regional sports stand, covering the two STV franchise areas of Northern and Central Scotland. The strand was produced the STV News department in Glasgow , with contributions from STV North's news team in Aberdeen.Until May 2011, Sports Centre aired two different...
.
Chris is married to fellow STV North journalist/newsreader Laura Goodwin. AMS