Alastair Macintyre

He was born on 20 December 1913 the son of Ian Macintyre of Camus na h'Erie WS (1869-1946) and his wife Ida van der Gucht.

On 14 March 1952 Macintyre was the first announcer for BBC Scotland (alongside Mary Malcolm),[3] and wore a kilt for the occasion.

[4] The live broadcast, from BBC Scotland, Studio 1 on Queen Street, Edinburgh was enabled by the commissioning that day of the Kirk o' Shotts transmitting station.

On 17 April 1954 he made his first live sports broadcast, covering the Hawick Rugby seven-a-side tournament alongside Bill McLaren.

[6] He died in Taunton in Somerset in 1979[7] but is buried with his parents in Warriston Cemetery In 1939 he was married to Margery Constance Grant-Morris (d.1978).