Howard Simpson appointed head of news and current affairs at BBC Scotland

Howard Simpson

NEWS BRIEF: Howard Simpson, a seasoned broadcast journalist with almost two decades’ experience of leading news teams in Scotland, has been named as the new head of news and current affairs at BBC Scotland.

Howard, who is currently head of news content with the broadcaster, succeeds Gary Smith who is standing down after almost 40 years with the pubcaster this summer. Howard joined BBC News Scotland in 2017 as the department’s News Editor. Prior to the BBC, he was editor of STV News and Sport.