Scotsport
"SCOTSPORT. WHAT A LINE UP"
Genre	Sport
Presented by	Grant Stott, Andy Walker, Richie Gray
Country of origin	Scotland
Production
Running time	Varies
Broadcast
Original channel	STV, ITV1 Border Scotland
Original run	September 18, 1957 – present
Chronology
Related shows	Champions League Live

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The show began on September 18, 1957^[2], and is best known for its coverage of football from the top division in Scotland, currently the Scottish Premier League, and more recently the coverage of the Scottish First Division. The show also follows Scottish clubs in the UEFA Champions League via live matches and highlights programmes, though is simply branded as Champions League Live. Scotsport's main rival is the BBC Scotland produced Sportscene, fronted by Dougie Donnelly. is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... The Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League commonly known as the Scottish Premier League, Premier League or SPL is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top level of the Scottish football league system - above the Scottish Football League. ... The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... European Cup redirects here. ... Champions League Live is a football programme currently shown on both ITV and Sky Sports in the UK, broadcasting live UEFA Champions League football. ... BBC Scotland (BBC Alba in Gaelic) is a constituent part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... Sportscene is a Scottish sports television programme produced by BBC Scotland. ... Dougie Donnelly (born June 7th 1953 in Glasgow) is a British television broadcaster best known for presenting sports coverage for BBC Scotland Donnelly started his career with Radio Clyde in Glasgow in the 1970s, where he was twice voted Scottish Radio Personality of the Year. ...

The show lets viewers call or text in their views on Scottish sport. The Monday night show features late-night chat with football experts, and the latest news on the SPL.

Scotsport airs every week during the football season.

From season 2007/08, Scotsport is set to face competition for viewers of its SPL coverage. On July 18, 2007, it was announced that the SPL had signed a similar deal with BBC Scotland for non-exclusive television coverage of the league.^[3] This is unlikely to affect Scotsport's production, though it is likely the programme will experience a reduction in viewer numbers considering its terrestrial coverage of the SPL will no longer be exclusive. However, Scotsport continues in its 11.05pm Monday night slot, with Sportscene's SPL offering being shown later in the week on Wednesdays at 10pm on BBC Two Scotland. is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... BBC Scotland (BBC Alba in Gaelic) is a constituent part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

The Team

Current hosts of Scotsport

Despite being the world's longest running sports television programme, there has only been four main anchors in nearly 50 years of broadcasting, including new presenter Grant Stott. The previous main anchors of Scotsport were Arthur Montford, Jim White, who defected to Sky Sports in the mid-90s, and the recently departed Jim Delahunt. Image File history File linksMetadata PresentersSTVSport. ... Image File history File linksMetadata PresentersSTVSport. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Grant Stott Grant Stott is a Scottish broadcaster who currently presents Scotsport on stv, and is a DJ on Edinburgh radio station 97. ... Arthur Montford was a sports broadcaster on Scottish Television for several years. ... Jim White is a Scottish sports broadcaster best known for hosting Scotsport on stv and now anchors Sky Sports Scottish football coverage as well as being a Sky Sports News presenter. ... Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of 9 channels. ... Jim Delahunt Jim Delahunt is a sports television presenter currently with Setanta Sports. ...

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On Friday September 8, STV announced sports columnist and broadcaster Jim White (not to be confused with Jim White, the former presenter of Scotsport) as Delahunt's replacement as anchor of STV's Champions League Live coverage. Shortly afterwards, STV announced Grant Stott and Andy Walker as the new presenters of Scotsport. Stott and Walker began co-anchoring the programme on Monday October 16. is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jim White Jim White (born late 1950s) is a British journalist and presenter who currently fronts stvs coverage of the UEFA Champions League. ... Jim White is a Scottish sports broadcaster best known for hosting Scotsport on stv and now anchors Sky Sports Scottish football coverage as well as being a Sky Sports News presenter. ... Grant Stott Grant Stott is a Scottish broadcaster who currently presents Scotsport on stv, and is a DJ on Edinburgh radio station 97. ... Andrew Andy Walker (born 6 April 1965 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer and current TV pundit. ... is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

For the 2007/08 season of the Champions League, Andy Walker took over presenting duties from Jim White, as well as his job at Scotsport.

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Spin-Offs

• Between the 1988/89 and 1999/00 seasons, There was a preview programme called Scotsport Extra Time (later renamed simply Extra Time) shown on Friday nights featuring the weekend football fixtures, interviews from football and other sports including rugby, snooker and golf. Originally Jim White and Hazel Irvine presented it before Hazel moved to BBC Scotland in 1990. Jim White then presented it on his own until moving to Sky in 1998. Jim Delahunt presented it till the end. It was a Friday night show for many years. In the final season, It was moved to Saturday lunchtimes.

• During the seasons when Scotsport owned the rights to Scotland's premier Rugby league, live matches and highlights were shown under the Scotsport Rugby Roundup banner.

• For the years where STV had the highlights rights for both the Scottish Premier League and the First Division, Scotsport was divided into Scotsport First, which went out on Sunday mornings and retained a traditional programme format, and Scotsport SPL, which was known for trying out ideas that hadn't been widely used for sports television programmes before, including multiple presenters and a live studio audience. Due to heavy criticism from fans, these methods have since been dropped for the 2006/07 season.

• Scotsport Fanzone was broadcast in the latter half of the 2005/06 season on Thursday nights. This forum-based show encouraged Scottish football fans to have their say on the week's news. Despite not having currently re-appeared for the 2006/07 season, several sections from the show have been incorporated into the now live Monday night Scotsport.

• Scotsport Rugby Sunday is the newest spin-off of the longest running sports programme in the world. Richie Gray will present the show, with all the latest news and highlights, including footage of Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors, club rugby and the women's games. The show begins on Sunday November 11, 2007 at 6pm, only on STV.^[4]

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References

1. ^ "stv's 50th anniversary", stv.tv, August, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-07. “Scotsport – Started 18th September 1957 and is still on air today. The series is recognised in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest running sports programme in the world.” 
2. ^ "Scotsport's debut", stv.tv, July, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-06. 
3. ^ "Two new major broadcasting deals for the SPL", Offial SPL website, July, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-06. 
4. ^ "Scotsport Rugby Sunday", stv.tv, November, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-11. 

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External links

• Scotsport at stv.tv
• Scotsport Rugby Sunday at stv.tv