STV HogmanAy Show With Lorraine Kelly and Stephen Jardine

SMG is limited when it comes to news presenters who can almost fit into light entertainment - so Jardine is one of the very few who can possibly fit into that role. No doubt if they actually spent some money on local programming, they could fix that, but presumably LK has been imported up here to sort that out.

As for Hogmanay coming from the north - I agree there should be two Hogmanay programmes, one for each region. However, suggesting that the programme should come from the north for STV as well is farcical. Edinburgh, whether we like it or not (and God knows, and someone from the west of Scotland I ain't a fan) is established as the capital of new year, certainly in Scotland and possibly in the UK. Hosting it in Aberdeen wouldn't quite be the same. I don't kno what Grampian used to do (a combination of not being old enough plus living in the central belt being the problem), but would a programme from the north fit the bill. Wouldn't people in Inverness or Dundee ask why it wasn't coming from their respective cities?

On the other hand, and playing my devil's advocate role to the full, perhaps it would a unique selling point for SMG to provide specialist regional programming from Grampian. Maybe the viewing figures would be slightly more respectable if it was properly publicised, a problem which SMG don't seem to have. (I was amazed to see a programme about North Uist being plugged in an ad break for the X Factor - where's the cross-over there? Despite that, an admirable desperation for their local programming to be noticed).

I haven't seen them in action on air for a long time, but aren't Shereen Nanjiani and Sarah Heaney more than capable of co-hosting the show alongside Stephen Jardine? And surely it doesn't have to be a news related presenter anyway.

However, I am sure that viewers will be happy to see LK doing it. She is more than a household name.

Louise White is a no she doesn't have the nack of connecting with the viewer again like Stephen a bit of a smartie pants .

Although i like Shereen i'm not sure if she could pull that off she is more suited to serious stuff .

I think that Sarah Heany and Julian Sinclair would have been a great team they can be flexible in their styles and they were on the S2 Live show which was quite light .Sarah has an excellent sense of humour which everyone buys into and one thing i like about her is she absorbs information quickly and thinks on her feet .

I must admit i think that the show should come from Edinburgh it's such a great place to be on Hogmanay .Aberdeen or even Glasgow just doesn't match the street party and fireworks not to mention the backdrop of the castle .

Who is Julian Sinclair?

You obviously don't watch Scotsport SPL then BBC WORLD
A bit more on Julyan.
He is also the brother of Big Brother winner Cameron Stout,and used to work on SMG's digital channel S2.

I live in the UAE mate, so we don't actually get Scotsport here. Appreciate your update on Julyan though. Isn't he a handsome guy............do you have his fone number? Sorry. Slap me on the head and I won't say it again.

To answer the post above, I think that Shereen COULD handle a live shindig at Hogmanay. The only concerns I have is if the crowd in the background starts to shout some rhyming banter involving her surname whilst she is doing a live piece to camera. That WOULD be quite awkward for STV's No. 1 asset.

Cheers.

No, but his fiance will!

The Edinburgh organisers of the Hogmanay Party have hired ex STV weatherman Peter Sloss, to monitor the weather in the days and hours before the celebrations.They want advance warning of any storms.Well, I can definitely predict one right now.A storm of protest by viewers.

Peter Sloss. Sensational.

Seems a bit of an extreme measure to avoid Scotsport, but I can understand it.

Last time I saw Scotsport it was truly abysmal. Presented by Jim Delahunt. Who presents it these days?

I remember the days of Arthur Montford, Sally McNair (then Hazel) and Ian Archer.

Are all these lot still on the go?

Ian died in 2002, and Arthur has retired.Sally is at BBC Scotland, and Hazel works for BBC Sport in London.

The current main presenter of Scotsport is Jim Delahunt. I like oor Jim, he's nae bad.