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Cat Cubie (born 1981) is a Scottish broadcaster, radio presenter, podcaster, author, and keynote speaker, known for her work on Heart Scotland and her award-winning parenting podcast and book, The Sleep Mums. [1]
Cubie was born in 1981. Her high achieving parents were the virologist Heather Cubie and the lawyer Andrew (later Sir) Cubie and her elder siblings were Douglas and Alison. Cat studied psychology at Aberdeen University. [2]
Cubie began her career in television, presenting programmes for the BBC including Euromillions draws on BBC1, [3] BBC Weather and CBBC. She was also a presenter for MTV News and hosted film specials for Channel 4, The Surgery on BBC Switch and a number of live music shows, including The Next Big Thing and Live and Unsigned. [4] [5]
She has presented radio programmes for BBC Scotland and Real Radio before joining Heart Scotland, where she hosted the weekday afternoon show. [6]
During the COVID-19 lockdown, Cubie created The Sleep Mums podcast. The show won awards and offered non-judgemental, humorous, and practical advice to parents. [7] [8] She co-wrote a parenting book with the writer Sarah Carpenter in 2023, titled, Sleep Better, Baby: The Essential Stress-Free Guide to Sleep for You and Your Baby. [9]
Building on her career in broadcasting and authorship, Cubie delivers keynote talks and workshops on confidence, imposter syndrome, and resilience.[ citation needed ]