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Rachel McTavish | |
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| Career | |
| Show | STV News (East/West) |
| Station | STV |
| Time slot | Varies |
| Style | News anchor |
| Country | Scotland |
| Previous show(s) | The Five Thirty Show (2008–2009); Scotland Today (2007–2008); ITV News/ITN; Channel One Liverpool |
Rachel McTavish is a broadcast journalist who formerly worked for STV.
On 28 April 2008, McTavish joined STV's regional magazine programme The Five Thirty Show , replacing Debi Edward – first as a stand-in and then, permanently when Edward joined ITV News. McTavish went on to co-host the show until 15 May 2009. [1] The programme was axed and replaced by an hour-long programme entitled The Hour .
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