Dougie Donnelly

Douglas Donnelly (born 7 June 1953) is a Scottish television presenter known for presenting sports coverage.

Career Donnelly was born in Glasgow, where he began his career with Radio Clyde in the 1970s, until 1992. He also presented a "Dougie Donnelly File" show on Sunday evenings from 1987 to August 1988 which reviewed a famous musician/band each week. He was twice voted Scottish Radio Personality of the Year. Towards the end of his time, he mostly presented on Clyde 1 and occasionally presented on Clyde 2.

He joined BBC Scotland's Sports Department in 1978, which involved travelling to around 20 tournaments a year around the world.

Donnelly was known outside Scotland by his involvement in the BBC's networked output of golf, darts, snooker and bowls.

He is also an after-dinner speaker and awards host. educated at the former Hamilton Academy and is a graduate of the University of Strathclyde Law School. He was chairman of the Scottish Institute of Sport from 2005 to 2008 and chaired the Scottish Commonwealth Games Endowment Fund. He is a fan of Clyde F.C.