Donald MacCormick

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Donald McCormick is a UK broadcast journalist. He began his media career in Scotland in 1967, working on political programmes both for ITV and BBC. In 1975 he came to London as a presenter on BBC1's Tonight and a series of national roles followed. Most significantly, along with John Tusa and Peter Snow, he made up the triumvirate that anchored Newsnight throughout the 1980s. McCormick has also chaired BBC1's Question Time, presented the Money Programme and for several years was a commentator on the BBC's live coverage of the party political conferences.

Moving to London Weekend Television in the early 1990s, McCormick hosted a lunchtime news analysis programme and conducted a major discussion series during the First Gulf War. He later returned to Scotland to present three seasons of political programmes for Scottish Television in Glasgow. On radio, he has hosted his own Sunday morning topical magazine programme on London News Direct.

McCormick has more recently moved into the corporate sector, interviewing executives for company videos, chairing conferences and working in media training.

Before journalism, McCormick, who had graduated in English from the University of Glasgow had been a teacher, and taught at the High School of Glasgow for five years from 1962 to 1967.