Jackie Bird, a well-known Scottish journalist and broadcaster, has been awarded an MBE for her services to broadcasting and charities. Bird, who was the face of BBC Scotland News for three decades, is also known for her work presenting BBC Scotland’s Children In Need show and as the president of the National Trust for Scotland.
Lanarkshire broadcasting veteran Jackie Bird has said she is “thrilled” and “absolutely honoured” to be made an MBE .
Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7. “I’m thrilled,” she said, “absolutely surprised and thrilled. My first thought was, ‘I can take my mum and dad to Buckingham Palace’.”
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