Laura presents weekend overnights on BBC Radio 5Live,[2][3][4] and also presents 5Live Breakfast and 5Live Drive, amongst other programmes, as a relief presenter.[5]
McGhie graduated with a (MA)Honours Degree in English Literature from the University of Glasgow, after completing a diploma in Music from the Edinburgh College. In 2012, McGhie worked for the BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals and shortly afterwards joined BBC Scotland. In 2015, she became a broadcast journalist at BBC Sport Scotland, reporting and covering domestic football and rugby.[15][16] She also presented from the 2016 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.[17] McGhie co-presented the Rugby Breakfast Show that was shortlisted for an ARIAS award for Best Sport Programme.[18]
McGhie was one of the original presenters on BBC Scotland's flagship news programme The Nine from 2019, as well as appearing on its sister shows The Edit and Seven Days.[19] That year, McGhie began to present on BBC Radio 5Live programmes including Drive, Breakfast[20] and Weekend Breakfast alongside Tony Livesey, Rick Edwards[21] and Chris Warburton. She is also a relief presenter for Colin Murray and Naga Munchetty's programmes on the station.
McGhie joined 5Live permanently in 2022 as overnight weekend presenter on Laura McGhie, replacing Hayley Hassell.[22][23] At the same time she joined the BBC News channel as a sport presenter, fronting Sportsday and sports news bulletins.[24] McGhie presented the 2024 Christmas special of the BBC SoundsMust Watch podcast.[25]
In 2025 it was announced McGhie would return to BBC Radio 5Live as a presenter following maternity leave, joining Dotun Adebayo to overnight BBC Radio.[26] She currently presents from Glasgow on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays across the network.[27]
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