Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Steve Morrison (TV producer)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Steve Morrison CBE[1] (born 3 March 1947)[2] is a Scottish television producer and a former Rector of the University of Edinburgh.
Remove ads
Early life
Morrison was born in Glasgow[2] and studied Politics at the University of Edinburgh. In 1968, he became the first student to stand for the post of Rector.[3][4] Following his studies at Edinburgh, Morrison attended the National Film and Television School.[5]
Morrison played a founding role in the Third World First campaign group, which became the anti-poverty campaign group People & Planet.[6]
Remove ads
Career
Morrison become a radio producer with BBC Scotland.[5] Morrison joined Granada Television in 1974. Here, he formed Granada Film before becoming Director of Programmes and, in 2001, Chief Executive.[3][5] In 2003, Morrison co-founded independent TV production and distribution company all3media, becoming non-executive chairman in 2013.[3][7] Morrison's production credits include My Left Foot, The Field and Jack and Sarah.[2]
In 2015, Morrison was elected Rector of the University of Edinburgh, beating incumbent Peter McColl with 61.9% of votes.[4]
Morrison sits on the advisory board of the Edinburgh College of Art.[6] He is a former Governor of the British Film Institute.[8]
In 2024 he donated £50,000 to the Labour Party.[9]
Remove ads
References
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads