Laura Goodwin replaces Sally Magnusson on Reporting Scotland

BBC Scotland’s Innovation Correspondent Laura Goodwin will join as a lead news presenter alongside Laura Miller…

Laura Goodwin has been confirmed as one of the new faces of Reporting Scotland as a lead news presenter alongside Laura Miller, following Sally Magnusson’s recent departure after 27 years in the role.

Laura Goodwin:

“I am delighted to be officially joining the Reporting Scotland presentation team after six years working as a correspondent for the BBC. To take over from Sally Magnusson, someone I hold in such high regard, is an incredible honour. I look forward to sharing the week, and the Reporting Scotland desk, with the wonderful Laura Miller, delivering the stories that matter to our audience. On a personal note, this is an opportunity that as a once very shy little girl, I could only have dreamt of and I am looking forward to getting started.”

Sally Magnusson decided to stop reporting for Scotland after nearly 30 years.

The South African born broadcast journalist – who moved to Scotland at the age of 12 – joined the BBC in 2018 as Innovation Correspondent. Since then, Laura has reported on the creativity and ingenuity of Scotland’s business and academic community, most recently covering the approval of a spaceport in Shetland. A former student of Madras College in St Andrews, Laura went on to study Sociology at the University of Edinburgh.

Having started her broadcast career at Moray Firth Radio in Inverness, Laura then moved to STV in Aberdeen as a presenter and reporter covering key new stories including the opening of the Queensferry crossing, the new V&A museum and the Scottish independence referendum.

Laura will take up her new role on Reporting Scotland, presenting on Thursdays and Fridays in May.

Gary Smith, Head of News and Current Affairs at BBC Scotland:

“Laura is a brilliant addition to the Reporting Scotland team. She is a consummate professional who presents with authority, flair and grace. A great journalist and interviewer too, who gets straight to the heart of a story.”