Fiona Armstrong

Fiona Armstrong, Lady MacGregor of MacGregor (born 28 November 1956) is a Scottish television journalist. Born and raised in Galashiels, Armstrong started her career in local radio, before joining the BBC news team in Manchester in 1983. She then moved to Border TV as a reporter, before becoming a regular presenter. In March 1987, she switched to ITN as a reporter/newcaster on News at Ten, News at 5:45 (later News at 5:40) and other bulletins. On... more

Fiona Armstrong, Lady MacGregor of MacGregor (born 28 November 1956) is a Scottish television journalist. Born and raised in Galashiels, Armstrong started her career in local radio, before joining the BBC news team in Manchester in 1983. She then moved to Border TV as a reporter, before becoming a regular presenter. In March 1987, she switched to ITN as a reporter/newcaster on News at Ten, News at 5:45 (later News at 5:40) and other bulletins. On the reporting side, she covered the Lockerbie air disaster and made a series on aids orphans in Africa. In 1993, she was one of the launch team on the ITV breakfast station GMTV, but left after only a few months. She presented the breakfast news programme on BBC World before rejoining ITV Border as a main presenter of their regional news programme Lookaround, as well as a presenter and producer on a number of regional programmes for the station, including River Journeys and Fiona on Fishing. She has fronted antiques, political, cooking and... less