Gerry McCulloch

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Gerry McCulloch (born 1972/1973) is a Scottish television presenter, sports reporter and football commentator.

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Broadcasting career

McCulloch is a former BBC Scotland, Setanta Sports and STV journalist and television presenter. He worked for Setanta as a commentator and voice-over artist for its Scottish Premier League and UEFA club competitions coverage.

While at STV, McCulloch presented The Live Hogmanay Show, and was a roving reporter for the Scottish kids magazine show Skoosh and the lifestyle magazine programme The Five Thirty Show . [1] He was best known, however, for working as a sports news presenter on the Central Scotland edition of STV News at Six and, from March 2010, presenting the sports magazine show Sports Centre: Friday Night Football alongside Sheelagh McLaren. [2] He also fronted STV's live coverage of Scotland v Brazil from the Emirates Stadium in February 2011, as well as hosting coverage of the Murrayfield Rugby Sevens.

McCulloch left STV in August 2011 immediately after it was announced that STV would be dropping Friday Night Football from their schedule, [3] and shortly afterwards started appearing as an on-screen football reporter on Sky Sports' flagship Saturday football show Soccer Saturday . [4]

Other media work

McCulloch was a presenter for L!VE TV's local Edinburgh station at launch in 1997, and a presenter on Bid-Up.TV from 2000 to 2003. McCulloch was a host for Superscoreboard on Clyde 1 for two years, before being replaced by Gordon Duncan in May 2017. [5] Within weeks, McCulloch signed on as a commentator and correspondent for Celtic TV, where he had worked earlier in his career. [6]

He has worked as a media trainer and presenter coach.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

McCulloch is a classically trained concert pianist. [7] He was formerly married to nutritionist Amanda Hamilton. [8]

References

  1. ↑ McCulloch, Gerry (29 December 2008). "Normally I would be tipsy by 11pm on Hogmanay". Glasgow Times (Interview). Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "STV launch Sports Centre: Friday Night Football" (Press release). STV. 11 August 2010. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Stewart, Stephen (1 July 2012) [13 August 2011]. "Sports Centre presenter Gerry McCulloch storms out of STV after show is axed" . Daily Record . Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "On Soccer Saturday..." Sky Sports.
  5. ↑ Ali, Aftab (12 May 2017). "Gerry McCulloch to leave hugely popular Clyde 1 Superscoreboard football show". Glasgow Times . Archived from the original on 3 March 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Forrest, James (30 May 2017). "Gerry McCulloch Is Not "Coming Home To Celtic." It's A Mercenary Business And That's What He Is". thecelticblog.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Your STV Sports Centre hosts" (Press release). STV. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2025. Gerry McCulloch, 37... classically trained concert pianist
  8. ↑ Lyons, Beverley (1 July 2012). "Exclusive: Five Thirty Show host Gerry McCulloch dating ex-girlfrend of Rangers star Kenny Miller". Daily Record . Archived from the original on 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.



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