Grant Lauchlan
Grant Lauchlan is a Scottish entertainment journalist, producer and film reporter for STV[1] in Scotland.
He studied journalism and film & media at Stirling University. After graduating he work as a news reporter for Radio Clyde. In 1998, Lauchlan started working as an assistant producer for STV's digital channel S2. In 2000, he began working for Scotland Today as a film reporter.
After S2 closed down, he began working full-time in the newsroom as a journalist and occasional presenter of Scotland Today bulletins. In 2001 Lauchlan pitched the idea for Moviejuice to STV execs and the series was commissioned and ran until 2004. Lauchlan then worked as an entertainment reporter for STV News. Moviejuice returned to STV in 2009 with a one off Star Trek movie special presented and produced by Lauchlan. He fronted further Moviejuice specials that included The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Prometheus, Skyfall and Harry Potter. In 2012 a new reformatted series of Moviejuice returned to STV on Friday nights fronted and co-produced by the presenter. The popular show is a ratings hit and remains a regular feature on STV's schedules with Lauchlan securing interviews with many of Hollywood's biggest stars. The A-listers include Meryl Streep, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jim Carrey, Julie Andrews, Angelina Jolie, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Sigourney Weaver and George Clooney.
Lauchlan will return with a new series of Moviejuice in 2015.
References
- ↑ Beacom, Brian (22 May 2009). "STV unveils new show". Evening Times. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
