Broadcasting Career
He joined the BBC in 1987 as a sub-editor for Radio Scotland. He moved on to present Good Morning Scotland and Reporting Scotland, then Eddie Mair Live in the drive-time slot for Radio Scotland. In 1993 he hosted Breakaway, the weekly 'travel and leisure' programme on BBC Radio 4. He then joined Radio Five Live when it began in 1994 presenting the Midday with Mair news show. From 1996 to 2000 he presented the BBC/PRI programme The World.
Mair was the host of the light-hearted weekly current affairs programme Broadcasting House when it was launched in April 1998, until 2003 when he took over PM and the programme was handed to Fi Glover. On both programmes Mair developed his trademark style of mixing serious journalism with witty and satirical commentary; after reading out the weather forecast he would invariably encourage listeners "do wrap up" whether the forecast was cold or warm.
Mair has also presented Newsnight on BBC Two and The 7 O'Clock News on BBC Three.
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