THE BBC has appointed a new lead presenter for its Reporting Scotland programme.
Laura Goodwin, who has worked as BBC Scotland's innovation correspondent since 2018, will join the programme next month alongside current presenter Laura Miller.
It comes after Sally Magnusson (below) announced she was stepping down after 27 years in the role.
Goodwin was born in South Africa and moved to Scotland at the age of 12, going on to study sociology at the University of Edinburgh.
She started her broadcast career at Moray Firth Radio in Inverness before moving to STV in Aberdeen as a presenter and reporter.
Goodwin will start her new role on Reporting Scotland from next month, presenting on Thursdays and Fridays.
She said: "I am delighted to be officially joining the Reporting Scotland presentation team after six years working as a correspondent for the BBC.
"To take over from Sally Magnusson, someone I hold in such high regard, is an incredible honour.
"I look forward to sharing the week, and the Reporting Scotland desk, with the wonderful Laura Miller, delivering the stories that matter to our audience.
"On a personal note, this is an opportunity that as a once very shy little girl, I could only have dreamt of and I am looking forward to getting started."
Gary Smith, head of news and current affairs at BBC Scotland, said: "Laura is a brilliant addition to the Reporting Scotland team.
"She is a consummate professional who presents with authority, flair and grace.
"A great journalist and interviewer too, who gets straight to the heart of a story."
