There he secured the support of Labour MP John McFall during school elections, the member for Dumbarton personally addressing Keil pupils on why they should "Vote Calum". @CalumAM 9,898 followers, 20,432 tweets. Then theres the possibility of philanthropic or grant aid for robust journalism with a community benefit, not to mention individual supporters who can afford to help maintain something that brings daily positivity. Father and daughter would always go together at midnight the day the latest instalment was released, to buy their copy. You can make a complaint by using the report this post link . Copyright 2023 JLA. But actually, my lesson from that was I presented a music programme, entered the student radio awards: didnt win. In 1990, the confident young man of ability was encouraged to apply to The Herald by the papers then education correspondent, Barclay McBain (now executive editor), who had met him during a press trip to West Germany. Life path number 6 November 17, 1765 - Jacques MacDonald, French general (d. 1840). Life path number 2 December 12, 1812 - John Sandfield Macdonald, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Ontario (d. 1872). Nowadays, Calum is living his dream: "I'm currently a broadcast journalist with BBC Radio 5 Live, so primarily producing programmes, occasionally reporting on various bits and pieces, reading the news from time to time, and recording various interviews and podcasts. The task came easily to him and he became a regular compiler and then crosswords editor for The Herald, Sunday Herald and The National, as well as editing two books of crosswords; he continued editing crosswords on a freelance basis after leaving the paper. on Interview: Calum Macdonald explores where the future of radio lies, Bringing Autumn to you: Inspirational budget tips for that real Autumnal feel, Lemn Sissays Origin Stories: The poet discusses orphans in popular culture. But surely organisations with a social mission would welcome an editorial partnership with a website which can demonstrate a niche but growing readership, committed to positive values? As Group Digital Editor for four years, he brought strict standards of courtesy and fairness to the online forum, never shrinking from enforcing them but always taking the time to explain to users who had infringed the rules, why their behaviour was unacceptable. Which is where the son, with a bit of help from his Dad, starts afresh. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. A Gannett Company. Terms & Conditions | Cookies | Contact Us. Because youve kept in touch with these people, and demonstrated a bit of what you can do, then they can kind of point you in the right direction when opportunities are going to be coming up.. You can text in live, or email anytime: earlybreakfastclub@times.radio youll get a membership number and thats you in the door. Retaining a grip on his exclusive story, the reporter duly advised the anxious members of the press pack outside that they could find out what happened by buying the next day's Record. A Gannett Company. Crosswords, I hear you. Only 12 months after graduating, he landed himself a staff contract as a producer on Radio 5 Live. So does he think that student radio capitalises enough on its unique position to engage the student population? The one bit advice that really used to annoy me was to be myself, and I used to hate that. He met his future wife, fellow reporter Christine Jardine, in 1985, and they married in February 1987 at Glasgow University chapel. I prep the programme. All those emotions would be valid if you believe that Scotland has fundamentally changed, and no longer needs the written media it once consumed so voraciously. Special guests and speakers had backgrounds in different areas of radio and broadcasting, from presenters to marketing executives, and the day aimed to give students a flavour of the industry. Hes a journalist and broadcaster, and hes the best one I know. So it seems entirely proper that Positively Scottish launches thanks to a legacy created by part of my share of his will. Positively Scottish: so why we dont harness the Scottish USP to an agenda of solutions journalism, and see if theres an audience for that? Within months he was full-time at the Stirling Observer and already attracting the attention of Scottish national titles after securing an exclusive interview with leading Ulster Loyalist Michael Stone after an encounter with him in a Glasgow hotel. We will never share the data you submit here with a third party. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. Tricky, since its a new thing, and digital ads really dont work, especially in an age of adblockers. Editors' Code of Practice. Calum loved being at the middle of a breaking story but not, like some reporters, at the scene of the action he preferred to be back in the office, coordinating the coverage, bringing to bear his considerable flair for logistics. "I took a simple little theme and developed it": Shostakovich's string concertos and sonatas' in Pauline Fairclough and David Fanning (eds), 'Sense and Sound: Gerhard's Fourth Symphony' (, 'Visionary and Craftsman: Scriabin and Enescu' (, 'Visionary Ecstasy: Szymanowski's Third Symphony' (, 'Unreconciled Spirit: Franz Liszt 100 Years On' (, 'Sombre Tragedy: Karl Amadeus Hartmann's Symphonies' (, 'John Foulds (18801939). inaccuracy or intrusion, then please Introduction Our Mission Our Responsible Media Charter . The two things that mattered most to Calum were Mhairi and protecting the future of quality journalism. Calum Macdonald Journalist; Born April 6 1976; Died October 2 2008. To get involved, you need to listen to Early Breakfast and get in touch either live or on-demand. But if you think that Scots still treasure information, care about our community (at home and abroad), and value a shared national identity which has coped with political and financial earthquakes, maybe theres another approach. Lame, sorry, I know. At Glasgow he attained the highest grades in a number of aspects of the law. Hours after CCTV footage showed Watson setting fire to curtains at the Scottish Politician of the Year awards, he brusquely denied his culpability to Macdonald. I always have. Calum Macdonald's Post. That and it lets me filter out my blemishes to entirely mislead the world on Instagram. Im very open to that contract negotiation. He wrote several books, notably volumes on Brahms, Schoenberg, John Foulds, Edgard Varse, the Scottish composer-pianist Ronald Stevenson[2] and a three-volume study of the 32 symphonies of Havergal Brian. He played cricket and football (he was goalkeeper in the school team), and did stage management in the drama club, an early sign of his talent for organising. During the frenzy of election or referendum night, and during big breaking news stories, such as 9/11 or the invasion of Iraq, Calum was always to be found sitting at the newsdesk, the calm at the eye of the storm, relaxed but entirely in control, coordinating teams of writers and reporters; for them, Calum was a thoroughly dependable colleague who inspired confidence. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. Outside of work, Calum Macdonald was a loyal friend and a very proud father. One time I slept in and missed Early Breakfast. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Right from the start of first year, graduation never seems that far away. But how can you not treasure the thing that connects you with your closest family and friends so easily? By Calum Macdonald May 12, 2015 Experience Co-founder PositivelyScottish.scot Jun 2016 - Present6 years 8 months Scotland Helping run a not-for-profit online magazine telling inspiring stories. Calum Macdonald is a presenter and journalist on Times Radio. The journalist who had a 25-year career at The Herald before setting up his own news. How do you say Calum MacDonald (journalist)? How will we do something a bit different to make interviews come to life?. VAT number GB 243 8054 69. 'David Blake'; 'Postlude a note on Christopher Shaw' in Lewis Foreman (ed). I certainly did. Their daughter, Mhairi, was born in 1996. 2023 allmediascotlandmedia jobs, media release service and media resources for all. Throughout this working life, the journalist is part of a Scottish media that thrives. Hearing their stories, their views, their opinions and all about them is absolutely my thing. I was being myself, I was doing what I loved and that made all the difference. Merry Christmas! Phil Dunphy from Modern Family because I think were the same person. They read the next one together before Mhairi started reading them herself. Scots, famously, consume more papers per capita than any other country in the world and the revenue swilling around the system means lavish staffing, with equally lavish salaries and expenses for employees. Presenter | Times Radio Breakfast, Friday-Sunday 6am Event host, writer, podcast host MALCOLM "Calum" Macdonald, who has died of cancer aged 32, was a journalist of immense esteem, integrity and ability whose brief career spanned some of Scotland's leading newspaper titles. Tell us about your Early Breakfast Club and how to get involved. Journalist and crosswords editor who spent 25 years at The Herald. He was respected and admired by colleagues for his quick intelligence, decisiveness, cool head under pressure and capacity for sheer hard work. Calum Macdonald was born and brought up in Aberdeen, attending Ashley Road Primary School and Aberdeen Grammar. We are lucky at The Herald. Occasionally on the newsdesk and later, his strong opinions led to confrontations with colleagues, but they typically blew over quickly. Menu. I wanted you to be the first to know about my new, free podcast called Whitehall Sources.I'm so grateful for your subscribing to get my written work here. Radios intimate, it just is. We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Book Calum Macdonald +44 (0)20 7907 2800 agent@jla.co.uk Synopsis Calum covers the news on the Times Radio breakfast show. He's had more exclusives than I've had school dinners. Thats commitment. I get into work at 4am. The not-for-profit organisation's founding directors include Calum Macdonald, aged 54 and a half, a former digital editor of the . As Calum MacDonald he also reviewed regularly for BBC Music Magazine and International Record Review. News UK & Ireland Ltd1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GFUnited Kingdom. Its that kind of ambition to progress, and I think that somewhere like the BBCs really good at opportunities like that as well., When posed with the question of whether radio is in decline, Calum offered a valid counter argument: I think radio is changing, were certainly very aware of that at 5 Live, that now its not just about what youre doing on the radio, its about how youre creating an impact with it, what are you doing online to either match or enhance your onair stuff, so online is a really great way of reaching new people.. Ironically, it sounds a bit like what helped power Scotlands media back in the day, six decades ago. We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments. Calum Macdonald Presenter, Times Radio. HTs to @joshstearns @molly daguilar and the team at the Geraldine Dodge Foundation in New Jersey and Jeff Jarvis @buzzmachine for some of the radical thoughts behind this project. Its a detailed piece of work, based on the type of interviewing and statistical analysis he later becomes renowned for in a career covering sport, mainly football, including four World Cups, and Aberdeen FC reigning supreme under Alex Ferguson. I think it can be a subconscious Im listening and doing other stuff; I think with things like YouTube you need to actively sit and concentrate Good luck watching a YouTube video not falling off your bike. I play the accordion. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. Comments have been closed on this article. Wholl write the articles? In 2001, Macdonald joined the Evening Times in Glasgow but after just nine months he was poached by the Daily Record. We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments. Resignation? Despite a newspaper round into his mid-teens, the legal profession, rather than journalism, appeared to be Macdonald's chosen path and he began a law degree at Aberdeen in 1994. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. So living the dream is definitely up there as an answer to this. It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. The sports writer has died (at the good age of 85) and the son finds himself like so many others too old/expensive for a legacy print industry which is in spiralling decline, collectively bemused by the digital revolution. CALUM Macdonald, who has died aged 55, was a journalist and crosswords editor who spent most of his career at The Herald. Thanks Dad: back to the future for a positive Scottish media alternative. His most recent venture, Positively Scottish, grew out of a desire to counter what he felt was a disappointing excess of negativity in Scottish news journalism. MacDonald was born in Nairn, Scotland and educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh and Downing College, Cambridge. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories. Runrig founding member Calum MacDonald believes the band could reform in the future - if the occasion is right. But getting up at 5am? MacDonald was a prime mover in the revival of interest in the music of John Foulds. CALUM Macdonald is hoping to work for BBC radio after graduating from the University of Edinburgh next year. Calum, the eldest of three, had a flair for English at secondary school. He has integrity, he's made history, and I firmly believe his journalism has changed the world . Wednesday, 12 October saw FreshAir student radio hold the Student Radio Associations Scotland Training Day. He died at Leckhampton Hospice.[1]. Yet Calum Macdonald has achieved the seemingly impossible. His involvement in amateur theatre continued at Aberdeen University, where he studied psychology, and English language and literature. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. In 1996 he edited for performance, and orchestrated the final portions of, the ballet Soires de Barcelone by Roberto Gerhard, which was broadcast that year, performed by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, in a concert to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the BBC Third Programme. That was a sickening morning. Its beginning to feel a bit like Christmas, Thanks Boris, youve replaced Covid restrictions with crippling guilt. HP10 9TY. He and Christine ran their own company for a time, producing personalised crosswords. But it is not the only way. My phone. He began his journalism career in 1999 at the Lennox Herald, where then editor Bill Heaney gave him work experience. As a reporter, Night News Editor, Digital Editor for the Herald &. See something missing? We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse. He did this alongside tutoring student journalists at Strathclyde University. Born in Dumbarton, Macdonald attended Bonhill Primary and then secured a scholarship to Keil School in the town, becoming dux in 1992 and senior chief in 1993. 37 talking about this. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please Calum recently worked on an exclusive with the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), highlighting the unhealthiness of many relationships between YouTubers and their adoring fans. Its growth will be linked to funding received all new money will be re-invested in more stories. Please list all speakers/performers in whom you are interested, plus budget, venue and event dates. Politics (MA Hons) at the University of Edinburgh. Hes old school with a modern twist, and I think thats inspiring. He has integrity, hes made history, and I firmly believe his journalism has changed the world locally where my family live, and throughout Scotland. contact the editor here. Required fields are marked *. The couple separated latterly, but remained close. Who would play you in the film of your life? Calum Macdonald Verified Presenter, Early Breakfast, Times Radio London Arts and Entertainment, Sports, United Kingdom As seen in: Times Radio, BBC, The Times @timesradio Breakfast 6-10am, Fri-Sun | @whitehallsource podcast | Proudly Member # 1, Times Radio Early Breakfast Club (2020-22) /hello@calumam.com / Articles Search Bed by 9:30pm, get ready to do it all again. Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours. What course are you studying? CALUM Macdonald, Crosswords Editor and former Group Digital Editor of The Herald has died. A slightly different piece in your inbox this morning. He contributed chapters to symposia on Brahms, Alan Bush, Erik Bergman, Shostakovich, Bernard Stevens, Ronald Stevenson, Varse, an essay on Czesaw Marek to a symposium on Swiss Composers, and another on Scottish composers to a symposium on musical nationalism in Great Britain and Finland. For these and other journalistic purposes he used the nom-de-plume Calum MacDonald because at the outset of his writing career, which began with record reviewing for the journal Records & Recording, confusion arose between him and the composer Malcolm MacDonald, who was a long-established record reviewer for The Gramophone. I also think it cant be overstated how fun it is to get to sit and chat about the news with well informed, analytical, insightful guests. All start from a belief that much of the modern digital audience is regularly switched off by the mainstream media agenda of disaster, conflict, political knockabout, and celebrity clickbait. Biography. He championed young journalists both in his senior roles at the Herald & Times and, after leaving the group in 2015, with his new venture, the news website Positively Scottish. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He is survived by Christine, the Liberal Democrat general election candidate in Edinburgh West, Mhairi, a politics student at the university of Edinburgh, and his twin sisters, Morag and Shona. Itll start small, as an online magazine with a guarantee of at least one new story six days a week. His involvement in amateur theatre continued at Aberdeen University, where he studied psychology, and English language and literature. You can make a complaint by using the report this post link . He played cricket and football (he was goalkeeper in the school team), and did stage management in the drama club, an early sign of his talent for organising. The most interesting is people. Drop by, say hello in the comments and He has hosted events for News UK, including a live broadcast afternoon interviewing Piers Morgan and Sharon Osborne around the launch of TalkTV. The very last book came out during a family holiday in Portmahomack; on that occasion, Calum and Mhairi drove to a small bookshop in Tain to collect it. It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse. Nothing everything happens when you want it to and it never happens when you expect it to. MacDonald was born in Nairn, Scotland and educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh and Downing College, Cambridge. I'm not saying it's not me. What career advice would you give your younger self? HP10 9TY. The culmination of his natural inquisitiveness, forensic attention to detail and fascination with the human angle was his coverage of the World's End murder trial. Calum Macdonald 1y Report this post About News UK. Having been on both sides of the conversation, Calum had plenty of advice for Edinburgh students looking to break into the world of radio. The not-for-profit organisations founding directors include Calum Macdonald, aged 54 and a half, a former digital editor of the Herald & Times Group in Glasgow. He also regularly appears on TV and in print in The Times, and his home paper the Stornoway Gazette. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself. However, he would definitely have approved of something which offered real work opportunities to journalists, especially the younger generation wholl miss out on the sort of workplace training readily on offer to him (and his son). Calum has achieved a lot in the short time he has been in the professional world, but he started young. Calum emerg A publication run by Media Lab Bayern. So no, nerves are good, [they] keep you on your toes. Whats the best piece of advice youve ever been given? Calums mother Elizabeth (nee Mitchell), a graduate in maths and moral philosophy at Aberdeen University, was a school teacher before having a family. In the past, the journalists job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. I go on air at 5am. The Early Breakfast Club is a loyalty scheme for our listeners. That allows the site to be funded through its proof-of-concept phase, with a view to attracting external finance and eventually becoming self-sustaining. Presenting news radio programmes has been my dream since I was 11 years old. He was respected and admired by colleagues for his quick intelligence, decisiveness, cool head under pressure and capacity for sheer hard work. 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