From Library of Congress Name Authority File
Macdonald, Martin
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Birth Date
- (edtf) 1937-11-16
Death Date
- (edtf) 2016-02-02
Birth Place
- Achachork (Scotland)
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Field of Activity
- (lcsh) Shinty (Game)--History
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Sources
- found: Gaelic phrasebook, 2004:t.p. (Martin Macdonald)
- found: Skye Camanachd, 1992:t.p. (Martin Macdonald) jkt. back flap (b. in 1937 and brought up in the crofting township of Achachore [i.e. Achachork], Portree; he became a newspaper reporter in 1960; joined BBC Gaelic Department as a radio producer; after a period as a television director, returned to radio in 1971 as editor of English news and current affairs programmes; based in Inverness since 1976 working as freelance journalist in English and Gaelic)
- found: Scotsman WWW site, viewed Feb. 17, 2016(Martin MacDonald, journalist and broadcaster; born: November 16 1937 in Uig, Skye; died 2 February 2016 in Inverness; native of the Skye crofting township of Achacorc; joined the BBC in 1965, living thereafter in Aberdeen and Inverness, close to studios from which his mellifluous tones became bilingually familiar; played a large part in establishing Radio nan Gaidheal and became manager of the whole Inverness operation; played a significant role in wider Gaelic policy issues; Martin's heart remained close to Skye and writing the history of shinty on the island, marking the centenary of Skye Camanachd in 1992, was a labour of love)
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- 2007-02-22: new
- 2017-03-08: revised
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