After Mccormick Media Correspondent Arthur Macmillan Assesses the Likely Contenders for the Post of Controller of Bbc Scotland

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Blair Jenkins is the early favourite to succeed John McCormick as controller of BBC Scotland. A moderniser, adept editorially and in management, he was last month credited with dampening down political tensions raised by the prospect of a Glasgow-produced Scottish Six news hour.

Insiders say he understands Scottish civic life and has proved he can handle the varied pressures he'd be likely to meet as controller.

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After Mccormick Media Correspondent Arthur Macmillan Assesses the Likely Contenders for the Post of Controller of Bbc Scotland

As head of news and current affairs at the station since 2000, BBC staff claim Jenkins has revived ailing programmes like Reporting Scotland, which had previously been losing audience share. He is regarded as having been instrumen...

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