[4] He began his media career in Scotland in 1967, working at Grampian Television as a news reporter and then later, on political programmes both for ITV and BBC.
He presented the ground-breaking political programme Public Account for BBC Scotland with James Cox and Andrew Neil.
MacCormick also chaired BBC1's Question Time, presented the Money Programme and for several years was a commentator on the BBC's live coverage of the party political conferences.
Moving to London Weekend Television in the early 1990s, MacCormick hosted a lunchtime news analysis programme and conducted a major discussion series during the First Gulf War.
MacCormick had moved into the corporate sector, interviewing executives for company videos, chairing conferences and working in media training.