hiː pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd tˈuː sˈɪɹiz əvə tˌiːvˈiː tʃˈæt ʃˈoʊ, fɹˈaɪdeɪ nˈaɪt wɪð dˈuːdʒi dˈɑːnəli dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd baɪ mˈɑːɹtɪn kˈɛɹnz, ænd wʌz tˌiːvˈiː pˌɜːsənˈælᵻɾi ʌvðə jˈɪɹ ɪn skˈɑːtlənd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː.
He presented two series of a TV chat show, Friday Night with Dougie Donnelly directed by Martin Cairns, and was TV Personality of the Year in Scotland in 1982.