Kelly Ann Woodland

Kelly-Ann Woodland (née Bishop; 5 November 1981) is a Scottish newsreader and journalist, best known as a main anchor of STV News at Six in Central Scotland.

Early life Kelly-Ann Bishop was born on 5 November 1981 in Bonhill in the area of Vale of Leven, West Dunbartonshire. She has three siblings; Julie, Nikki and Brian. Woodland was educated at Jamestown Primary School and Vale of Leven Academy. She graduated from University of Glasgow in 2002 with an undergraduate degree in politics and sociology.

Career Career beginnings While still at university Woodland had her first experience in the media industry as a researcher for STV's weekly politics programme Platform. After graduating, Woodland started work at now-defunct commercial radio station Castle Rock FM in Dumbarton as a news reporter and bulletin reader.

She joined STV in 2003 as a news assistant. Woodland was quickly promoted to production journalist and then finally reporter after a few years. From 2010 Woodland, became the regular early morning presenter of STV's opt-out news bulletins for Daybreak and then Good Morning Britain. In recent years, Woodland has become one of STV's main reporters and the stand-in presenter for all of their news programmes including STV News at Six from Glasgow and Edinburgh and the current affairs programme Scotland Tonight.

STV News at Six anchor In September 2018, STV relaunched their flagship 6pm news programme for the Central Belt of Scotland. They both live in Bonhill with their two children, Mikey and Daniel.

Lipstick Lounge In 2013, Woodland paired up with celebrity make-up artist Annette Wiseman to launch a new website, Lipstick Lounge. The site features video tutorials on how to do make-up like a pro, while also having interviews with people to share tips and beauty secrets.