Award-winning broadcaster and writer receives Honorary Doctorate from UWS

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Among the many stepping out at Paisley Abbey for the University of the West of Scotland’s (UWS) winter graduations this week was an award-winning broadcaster and writer.

Anna Magnusson - of BBC Radio Scotland fame - has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the university.Her career has spanned more than 30 years in the radio business, having first been a researcher and then a producer for BBC Radio Scotland, producing programmes across a range of genres and networks.She was also the senior producer of the Religion and Ethics department at BBC Radio Scotland until 2009.As a freelance writer and award-winning broadcaster, she continues to tell stories on local and national radio, both in Scotland and the UK.She is also the author of four books of nonfiction, including a biography of Vicky Jack, the oldest British woman to summit Mount Everest.Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies. Available on both Android and Apple.

D ownload here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocial Anna has also written the history of the Quarriers charity – formerly Quarriers Homes in Bridge of Weir.Stephanie Pitticas, Vice-Principal (Internationalisation) at UWS, in delivering Anna’s citation outlined her