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‘I’m John Mackay’: Stories, strikes and STV's future

Martin Geissler and Laura Miller talk to their old colleague John Mackay, the former STV anchorman, about his career in broadcasting.

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John Mackay (pictured) has retired as STV's News at Six anchorman after almost three decades.

He talks to Laura Miller and Martin Geissler about the stories that have stayed with him, the strikes threatening to disrupt STV's election coverage and the future of broadcasting.

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