Career
Born in Glasgow, he started his broadcasting career with East End Radio, before joining Radio Clyde where he was an on-air presenter, and became Head of Music for Clyde 1, Programme Controller for Radio Clyde, and then Director of Programmes for Radio Clyde, Clyde 1 and Clyde 2. He left Radio Clyde in October 2005 and has since joined Real Radio, part of the Guardian Media Group.
As well as his on-air work for Real Radio, Ross runs Insight Radio, the radio division of the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), with a network of radio studios across the UK producing programming by and for blind and partially sighted listeners. Insight Radio broadcasts across the UK, and creates opportunitites for blind and partially sighted people who want to work in media. Within six months of launching, Insight Radio was a winner at the Sony Radio Academy Awards.
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