Shaw started her television career with STV's children's department. She also presented current affairs programmes Seven Days and Trial By Night, travel show Scottish Passport, and property programme Safe As Houses.
In August 2009, she became the first female to anchor live coverage of the Scottish Premier League, on Sky Sports.
Shaw has presented on Sky Sports News,[1] and its former rival channel Setanta Sports News,[2] as well as hosting basketball on Setanta Sports.[3] She has also had stints presenting on Rangers TV, Arsenal TV and Middlesbrough TV.[4] In December 2009, she co-hosted the Scottish Sports Awards on STV,[5] while in July 2010 she presented Sky Sports' coverage of Fish-O-Mania, the UK's biggest angling event.[1] In October 2010, she presented her first national news, ITV News at 5:30.[6] On 27 July 2012 she presented the news on Daybreak, ITV's former breakfast programme.
Shaw currently presents Countdown to Kick off on Manchester United's TV channel, MUTV,[3] and tennis on Sky Sports.[6]
In her early career, Shaw had lead roles appeared in several Scottish pantomimes.[8]
Personal life
In her spare time, she is a keen horse rider, and has taken part in races for charity.[9] She also has an interest in property and has built up her own portfolio.[6]
References
^ abGorgeous SPL host Ali Douglas swaps football for angling action Daily Record, 20 June 2010
shaw, alison, shaw, née, douglas, scottish, television, presenter, appeared, news, sports, mutv, contents, broadcasting, career, writing, acting, personal, life, references, external, linksbroadcasting, career, editshaw, started, television, career, with, chil. Alison Shaw nee Douglas is a Scottish television presenter who has appeared on ITV News Sky Sports and MUTV Contents 1 Broadcasting career 2 Writing 3 Acting 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksBroadcasting career EditShaw started her television career with STV s children s department She also presented current affairs programmes Seven Days and Trial By Night travel show Scottish Passport and property programme Safe As Houses In August 2009 she became the first female to anchor live coverage of the Scottish Premier League on Sky Sports Shaw has presented on Sky Sports News 1 and its former rival channel Setanta Sports News 2 as well as hosting basketball on Setanta Sports 3 She has also had stints presenting on Rangers TV Arsenal TV and Middlesbrough TV 4 In December 2009 she co hosted the Scottish Sports Awards on STV 5 while in July 2010 she presented Sky Sports coverage of Fish O Mania the UK s biggest angling event 1 In October 2010 she presented her first national news ITV News at 5 30 6 On 27 July 2012 she presented the news on Daybreak ITV s former breakfast programme Shaw currently presents Countdown to Kick off on Manchester United s TV channel MUTV 3 and tennis on Sky Sports 6 Writing EditShaw had been a columnist for newspapers including the Evening Times Daily Record and Sunday Post 4 She also wrote a blog on Scottish football for the Sky Sports website 7 Acting EditIn her early career Shaw had lead roles appeared in several Scottish pantomimes 8 Personal life EditIn her spare time she is a keen horse rider and has taken part in races for charity 9 She also has an interest in property and has built up her own portfolio 6 References Edit a b Gorgeous SPL host Ali Douglas swaps football for angling action Daily Record 20 June 2010 Setanta Sports News Presenters permanent dead link TV Newsroom a b Ali Douglas MUTV a b SPL s leading lady Sky Sports 13 August 2009 Retrieved 17 August 2009 Scottish Sports Awards to honour nation s athletes Archived 7 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine STV Sport 28 November 2009 a b c Biography Ali Douglas Archived 9 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Debi Allen Associates Blogs amp Opinion Ali Douglas Sky Sports Exclusive Former panto star Alison Douglas to host new SPL coverage Daily Record 29 July 2009 TV star Ali Douglas gets ready to saddle up for her Old Firm debut Daily Record 27 September 2009External links EditAli Shaw at IMDb ITV News at itv com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ali Shaw amp oldid 1142063153, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
