# Laura McGhie Alongside broadcasting, McGhie works as an event host and after-dinner speaker at events across the UK, and as a voiceover artist heard across BBC programming.[2](https://www.lauramcghie.com/about-6) Her event coverage has included the 150th Open, the Six Nations, the Olympics, Euro 2020, Wimbledon and the [Commonwealth Games](https://www.edgepedia.org/commonwealth-games), as well as news coverage of the death of Queen Elizabeth II.[3](https://www.lauramcghie.com/) As a journalist she has written [BBC Sport](https://www.edgepedia.org/bbc-sport) articles, including interviews with swimmer Duncan Scott and Partick Thistle striker Kris Doolan in 2018.[7](https://muckrack.com/laura-mcghie) | Key fact | Detail | |---|---| | Joined 5 Live | Permanently on 13 August 2022, replacing Hayley Hassell as overnight weekend presenter[1](https://media.info/people/laura-mcghie) | | Television | Original presenter of *The Nine* (2019); sports presenter on the BBC News channel, *Sportsday* and *Sport Today*[2](https://www.lauramcghie.com/about-6) | | Award shortlisting | *The Rugby Breakfast Show*, which she co-hosted, was shortlisted for an ARIA Award for Best Sport Programme[2](https://www.lauramcghie.com/about-6) | ## Career **Early BBC work.** Her own biography describes 14 years at BBC Scotland and live presenting from Australia, Germany, Italy, and Spain.[2](https://www.lauramcghie.com/about-6) **Television.** Her other television credits include *Sportscene* for BBC One Scotland, reporting on *BBC Breakfast*, BBC Olympic programming, live Women's Six Nations coverage, and presenting sports news on the BBC News Channel and on BBC Sport's *Sportsday* and *Sport Today*.[2](https://www.lauramcghie.com/about-6) She regularly fronts *Reporting Scotland: News at Seven* and *Reporting Scotland*.[2](https://www.lauramcghie.com/about-6) **Radio Scotland.** On BBC Radio Scotland she presents *Mornings*, a daily phone-in and magazine program, alongside *Lunchtime Live*, *Drivetime* and *Radio Scotland Breakfast*.[2](https://www.lauramcghie.com/about-6) She co-hosted *The Rugby Breakfast Show*, broadcast to live audiences in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Italy during the Six Nations; the program was shortlisted for an ARIA Award for Best Sport Programme.[2](https://www.lauramcghie.com/about-6) • [3](https://www.lauramcghie.com/) **BBC Radio 5 Live.** She joined the station permanently on 13 August 2022 as its overnight weekend presenter, taking over the *Laura McGhie* program from Hayley Hassell; at the same time she joined the [BBC News](https://www.edgepedia.org/bbc-news) channel as a sport presenter fronting *Sportsday* and sports news bulletins.[1](https://media.info/people/laura-mcghie) Her own program runs from 1:00 to 5:00 a.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, featuring late-night conversation, listener stories and in-depth interviews.[4](https://carequest.mashreqdevelopments.com/?_=%2Fsounds%2Fplay%2Fm003148x%23aU4iOhb7bFvice0yxGeiHWJVeD8O) She has also presented [Nicky Campbell](https://www.edgepedia.org/nicky-campbell)'s phone-in program, *The Late Programme* and [Colin Murray](https://www.edgepedia.org/colin-murray)'s show, and hosted the BBC Sounds podcast *Must Watch*, including its 2024 Christmas special.[2](https://www.lauramcghie.com/about-6)**2025–2026.** In 2025 it was announced that McGhie would return to 5 Live as a presenter following maternity leave, joining Dotun Adebayo on overnight BBC Radio; she presents from Glasgow on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. In a LinkedIn post she described presenting 5 Live Breakfast over the summer, sitting in for BBC Radio Scotland's *Morning* program and returning to television presenting on BBC One Scotland.[5](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/laura-mcghie-57848174_its-been-an-exceptionally-busy-6-months-activity-7384931590273159168-zwN3) Over the summer she also presented build-up programming for Scotland's 2026 World Cup matches across the BBC News Channel, iPlayer and online.[2](https://www.lauramcghie.com/about-6) In April 2026 her program carried an interview with Tom Sykes, a lecturer at the University of Portsmouth, about his book *The Years of Travelling Anxiously*.[6](https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/en/clippings/laura-mcghie-show-bbc-radio-five-live/) ## References 1. [Laura McGhie, media.info](https://media.info/people/laura-mcghie) 2. [About | Laura McGhie, lauramcghie.com](https://www.lauramcghie.com/about-6) 3. [Presenter | Laura McGhie, lauramcghie.com](https://www.lauramcghie.com/) 4. [Laura McGhie 24/08/2026, BBC Sounds programme page](https://carequest.mashreqdevelopments.com/?_=%2Fsounds%2Fplay%2Fm003148x%23aU4iOhb7bFvice0yxGeiHWJVeD8O) 5. [Laura McGhie LinkedIn post on returning from maternity leave](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/laura-mcghie-57848174_its-been-an-exceptionally-busy-6-months-activity-7384931590273159168-zwN3) 6. [Laura McGhie Show, BBC Radio Five Live, University of Portsmouth research portal](https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/en/clippings/laura-mcghie-show-bbc-radio-five-live/) 7. [Laura McGhie's Profile, Muck Rack](https://muckrack.com/laura-mcghie) --- *Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Broadcasting and journalism › Broadcast organizations and stations › Broadcasters as people › Podcasters, talk-radio, and talk-show hosts* *Initially written Sep 17, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 11, 2026; Oct 12, 2026; Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026* *Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.* License: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license