Kirsteen MacDonald
Kirsteen MacDonald (Scottish Gaelic: Kirsteen NicDhòmhnaill) is a Scottish broadcaster.
Kirsteen MacDonald | |
|---|---|
| Kirsteen NicDhòmhnaill | |
| Born | 28 November 1982 Inverness, Scotland |
| Occupation | Weather presenter |
| Employer(s) | BBC Scotland, BBC Alba |
| Television | Reporting Scotland |
MacDonald was born in Inverness, and educated at the Gaelic-medium unit at the city's Central Primary School, and at Millburn Academy.[1]
She regularly presents the weather for BBC's Reporting Scotland and An Là.
MacDonald won the prestigious women's gold medal at the Royal National Mòd in 2006.[2] In 2008, she had an operation to remove her appendix, shortly after her operation she entered the Mòd in Falkirk, where she won the women's traditional medal.[3] MacDonald received the "Gaelic Ambassador of the Year Award" at the 2014 Royal National Mod.[4]
References
- ^ "Gaelic Awards 2013: BBC host Kirsteen MacDonald hails our language ahead of landmark ceremony". Daily Record. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ "Celebrating Mod Gold medallists across the years". Stornoway Gazette. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Kirsteen recovers from op to win medal – Press & Journal". Pressandjournal.co.uk. 17 October 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "Kirsteen a' BhBC a' togail a' chiad dhuais aig a' Mhὸd". Scottish Government. 10 October 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
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