birth_place birth_date yearsactive birthname article_title occupation
bellshill , north lanarkshire , scotland 31 july 1962 1980 - present jackie macpherson jackie bird
 newsreader for bbc scotland
jackie bird

jackie bird -lrb- née macperson , born 31 july 1962 in bellshill , north lanarkshire -rrb- is a scottish journalist and newsreader , currently anchor of bbc scotland 's news programme `` reporting scotland '' .
