Last updated November 2007
Category: Scotland;
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Dougie Donnelly is one of Britain's most popular and respected television sports presenters, with over 25 years' experience of live broadcasting from major sporting occasions.
He was the first Scot to present Grandstand and has also attended no fewer than seven Olympic Games, during which time he became only the third BBC commentator to have "done the double" of a British gold medal in both Summer and Winter Games.
Dougie's was the voice which described Stephanie Cook's modern pentathlon gold in Sydney in 2000 and, perhaps even more memorably, Great Britain's women's curling gold medal in 2002.
In addition to his Olympic experiences, Dougie has worked on an impressive list of major sporting events, including two World Cups, four Commonwealth Games, eight US Masters, 18 Open Championships and no fewer than 30 consecutive Scottish Cup Finals.
Since 2005, Dougie has been establishing a worldwide reputation as an international golf commentator but football remains Dougie's other major speciality.
He has been the face of BBC Scotland Sport since 1978 and rugby, snooker, darts and bowls figure on the list of more than 25 different sports he has presented for TV.
In 2005 he was appointed, by the Scottish Government, as Chairman of the Scottish Institute of Sport, responsible for a £5m annual budget to support Scotland's elite athletes.
This role sits neatly alongside his Chairmanship of the Commonwealth Games Endowment Fund, which funds Scotland's Commonwealth Games team every four years.
A former radio deejay and twice Radio Personality of the Year, Dougie is a law graduate and noted after dinner speaker.
Dougie has also presented quiz shows for both BBC and ITV, and chat shows for BBC Scotland, and has been a guest on various programmes including The Weakest Link, Ready Steady Cook, The Games and Banzai.
A former TV Personality of the Year in Scotland, Dougie is married with three daughters, and lives in Glasgow and Gleneagles, enjoys food and wine, travelling, and playing and speaking at corporate golf days across the UK.
