Stephen Jardine

Stephen Jardine (born 28 February 1963) is a Scottish journalist, broadcaster and presenter. He has worked for the BBC, Scottish Television, GMTV and Radio Tay.

Early years Born in Dumfries, Jardine is the son of the late Bill Jardine, a former chairman of Queen of the South.

Career

Jardine started his career in Journalism as a reporter at Radio Tay before joining Scottish Television (now STV Central) to work on Scotland Today. He went on to launch Scotland's first dedicated food and drink media company.

Taste Communications announced that Peter Lederer, former head of VisitScotland, would be the company chairman.

After 10 years. Jardine sold the company to concentrate on his broadcasting career. He presents Mornings on BBC Radio Scotland and in February 2019, was named as the presenter of the new flagship Debate Night current affairs discussion series on BBC Scotland where politicians and public figures answer questions from members of the public. He also writes a weekly column in The Scotsman and contributes to The Times.