Renowned broadcaster James Naughtie will host the 2015 Oil & Gas UK Awards next week, the industry body has confirmed.
The BBC Today programme presenter wrote and presented the recently-aired series Oil: A Crude History of Britain.
Deirdre Michie, Oil and Gas UK’s chief executive added: “We’re delighted that James has agreed to host our awards this year. As an influential voice in the media with a keen interest in and knowledge of this sector, he is highly respected across our industry.”
Naughtie has been a presenter of the Today programme since February 1994. He joined the programme from The World at One, where he succeeded Sir Robin Day as presenter in 1988 after a career in newspapers, much of it as a political correspondent at Westminster. In July the BBC announced he is to leave the Today programme and take on a new role as a special correspondent from early next year.
The Oil & Gas UK Awards, sponsored by Shell UK, will take place at the annual awards ceremony at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on November 5.
In its ninth year, the Awards will also be looking to the future of the industry, inviting selected previous winners of the Graduate of the Year and Apprentice of the Year awards to the event to share their experience and grow their networks.
Oil & Gas UK has also introduced a new category. The Oil and Gas Authority MER UK Award will recognise those companies whose co-operative approach and positive behaviours have helped to maximise the economic recovery of oil and gas from the UKCS.
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