Stephen Jardine
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Stephen Jardine is a Scottish
journalist and presenter. He has worked for Scottish Television
, GMTV
and Radio Tay
. He now runs Scotland's first dedicated food and drink communications consultancy, Taste Communications.
, Jardine is the son of the late Bill Jardine, a former Chairman of the town's Queen of the South
football club. Stephen is a fan of the club.
before joining Scottish Television
(now STV Central) to work on Scotland Today.
When GMTV
was set up in 1993, he left STV to become the breakfast station's Scotland Correspondent. He then moved to Paris as Europe Correspondent, and also presented on the GMTV sofa covering stories ranging from the death of the Princess of Wales to the Cannes Film Festival.
Jardine left GMTV in December 1999 and returned to STV as host of the station's Millennium Hogmanay Show live from the centre of Edinburgh, then he moved onto presenting the afternoon talk show Room at the Top and his own evening chat show Tonight at the Top. He has also presented a number of current affairs programmes for the station, such as Seven Days, Wheel Nuts, Sunday Live
and the channel's coverage of The State Opening of the Scottish Parliament. Jardine has also fronted feature programmes for STV including Drivetime, Summer Discovery, Wheel Nuts, Rich, Gifted & Scots and The Talent.
Up until February 2007, he presented a Saturday morning show on Talk 107
, the now-defunct Edinburgh-based radio station between 10am and 1pm.
Up until December 2007, Jardine presented Scotland Today
's East news opt-out, and anchored the main bulletin on Friday night, job sharing
with John MacKay
. He was also a regular stand-in presenter/producer of the programme's online video blog, (Not) The Real MacKay.
From Monday 28 January 2008, Jardine, along with Debi Edward
(now Scotland Correspondent for ITV News
), and later Rachel McTavish
presented STV's daily magazine programme, The Five Thirty Show
, broadcasting across the station's Northern and Central regions. The programme ended on Friday 22 May 2009, to be replaced by The Hour, airing weekdays at 5pm from Tuesday 26 May, with Jardine and Michelle McManus
hosting. In May 2011, Jardine announced he would leave STV at the end of the month and pursue other projects.
He now co-runs Taste Communications, a PR company specialising in promoting Scottish food and drink, alongside ex-BBC Scotland news editor Jim Duff.
Taste Communications also announced that Peter Lederer, former head of VisitScotland will be the company chairman.
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 and presenter. He has worked for Scottish Television
Scottish Television
Scottish Television is Scotland's largest ITV franchisee, and has held the ITV franchise for Central Scotland since 31 August 1957. It is the second oldest ITV franchisee still active...
, GMTV
GMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
and 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....
. He now runs Scotland's first dedicated food and drink communications consultancy, Taste Communications.
Early years
Born in DumfriesDumfries
Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South...
, Jardine is the son of the late Bill Jardine, a former Chairman of the town's Queen of the South
Queen of the South F.C.
Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS...
football club. Stephen is a fan of the club.
Career
Jardine started his journalistic career as a reporter at Radio TayRadio Tay
Radio Tay is a division of Bauer Radio which broadcasts two Independent Local Radio stations throughout Tayside and northeast Fife in Scotland....
before joining Scottish Television
Scottish Television
Scottish Television is Scotland's largest ITV franchisee, and has held the ITV franchise for Central Scotland since 31 August 1957. It is the second oldest ITV franchisee still active...
(now STV Central) to work on Scotland Today.
When GMTV
GMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
was set up in 1993, he left STV to become the breakfast station's Scotland Correspondent. He then moved to Paris as Europe Correspondent, and also presented on the GMTV sofa covering stories ranging from the death of the Princess of Wales to the Cannes Film Festival.
Jardine left GMTV in December 1999 and returned to STV as host of the station's Millennium Hogmanay Show live from the centre of Edinburgh, then he moved onto presenting the afternoon talk show Room at the Top and his own evening chat show Tonight at the Top. He has also presented a number of current affairs programmes for the station, such as Seven Days, Wheel Nuts, Sunday Live
Sunday Live
Sunday Live was a Sunday morning regional current affairs programme, broadcast on Scottish TV in Central Scotland and Grampian TV in the North ....
and the channel's coverage of The State Opening of the Scottish Parliament. Jardine has also fronted feature programmes for STV including Drivetime, Summer Discovery, Wheel Nuts, Rich, Gifted & Scots and The Talent.
Up until February 2007, he presented a Saturday morning show on Talk 107
Talk 107
talk107 was a radio station based in Edinburgh, Scotland, broadcasting a phone-in based talk format. It was the UK's first local commercial talk licence to be awarded outside London and was the only station of its kind in Scotland...
, the now-defunct Edinburgh-based radio station between 10am and 1pm.
Up until December 2007, Jardine presented Scotland Today
Scotland Today
Scotland Today was a Scottish regional news programme covering Central Scotland, produced by STV Central . Despite its name suggesting a national remit, the programme was actually limited to stories around STV's Central Belt franchise...
's East news opt-out, and anchored the main bulletin on Friday night, job sharing
Job sharing
Job sharing is an employment arrangement where typically two people are retained on a part-time or reduced-time basis to perform a job normally fulfilled by one person working full-time. Compensation is apportioned between the workers, thus leading to a net reduction in per-employee income...
with John MacKay
John MacKay (journalist)
John MacKay is a Scottish broadcast journalist, television presenter and producer, who is currently the chief anchor for the West Central Scotland edition of STV News at Six and a presenter for current affairs programme Scotland Tonight....
. He was also a regular stand-in presenter/producer of the programme's online video blog, (Not) The Real MacKay.
From Monday 28 January 2008, Jardine, along with Debi Edward
Debi Edward
Debi Edward is a Scottish television broadcaster, currently working for ITN as Scotland Correspondent on ITV News and a reporter for STV News in Central Scotland....
(now Scotland Correspondent for ITV News
ITV News
ITV News is the branding of news programmes on the British television network ITV. Since 1955, ITV's news bulletins have been produced by Independent Television News . The channel's news coverage has won awards from the Royal Television Society, Emmy Awards and BAFTAs. Between 2004 and 2008, the...
), and later Rachel McTavish
Rachel McTavish
Rachel McTavish is a freelance broadcast journalist and presenter, currently working for ITN in London presenting the ITV News at 5.30, London Tonight & Daybreak London bulletins and for STV in Glasgow, presenting STV News bulletins for the West of Scotland.McTavish was also a regular presenter on...
presented STV's daily magazine programme, 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...
, broadcasting across the station's Northern and Central regions. The programme ended on Friday 22 May 2009, to be replaced by The Hour, airing weekdays at 5pm from Tuesday 26 May, with Jardine and Michelle McManus
Michelle McManus
Michelle McManus is a Scottish singer-songwriter, actress, radio DJ and television presenter, who rose to fame after winning the second series of the UK talent show Pop Idol....
hosting. In May 2011, Jardine announced he would leave STV at the end of the month and pursue other projects.
He now co-runs Taste Communications, a PR company specialising in promoting Scottish food and drink, alongside ex-BBC Scotland news editor Jim Duff.
Taste Communications also announced that Peter Lederer, former head of VisitScotland will be the company chairman.
External links
- Stephen Jardine at Cormack Creative Management
- Stephen Jardine at Star Management