Reg McKay
Encyclopedia
Reg McKay was a Scottish
journalist
with the Daily Record
newspaper. He was also a former Director of Social Work with Argyll and Bute Council
and a former Director of the Action for Children
charity. As well as writing crime fiction, he penned several best-selling true-crime books over ten years.
, Renfrewshire
, with his wife, Gerry, where he died from brain and lung cancer on 19 October 2009, aged 56.
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
with the Daily Record
Daily Record (Scotland)
The Daily Record is a Scottish tabloid newspaper based in Glasgow. It had been the best-selling daily paper in Scotland for many years with a paid circulation in August 2011 of 307,794 . It is now outsold by its arch-rival the Scottish Sun which in September 2010 had a circulation of 339,586 in...
newspaper. He was also a former Director of Social Work with Argyll and Bute Council
Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute is both one of 32 unitary council areas; and a Lieutenancy area in Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in Lochgilphead.Argyll and Bute covers the second largest administrative area of any Scottish council...
and a former Director of the Action for Children
NCH
Action for Children is a national children’s charity in the United Kingdom that supports and speaks out for the most vulnerable and neglected children, young people, families and their communities....
charity. As well as writing crime fiction, he penned several best-selling true-crime books over ten years.
Personal life/death
McKay spent much of his life in Glasgow and spent his final years in PaisleyPaisley
Paisley is the largest town in the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland and serves as the administrative centre for the Renfrewshire council area...
, Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfrewshire, the others being Inverclyde to the west and East Renfrewshire to the east...
, with his wife, Gerry, where he died from brain and lung cancer on 19 October 2009, aged 56.