A STREAMLINING of the senior management team a BBC Scotland news and current affairs has been announced.
Under head, John Boothman, the team comprises:
Karen Johnston – Managing editor
Peter Macrae – Editor, newsgathering and planning
Daniel Maxwell – Editor, Newsnight and politics
Huw Owen – Editor, radio
Tom Connor – Editor, online and sport
Diarmid O’Hara – Editor, Reporting Scotland and television bulletins
Marcus Ryder – Editor, investigations and special programmes.
The streamlining has claimed one post – planning – which has been integrated Daniel Maxwell’s new responsibilities. Another two – daytime radio and Good Morning Scotland – have been merged to form Huw Owen’s title.
The streamlining means two people are currently in talks with the BBC as to their future.