bˈɜːd lˈɛft tˌiːvˌiːˈɛs tə dʒˈɔɪn bˌiːbˌiːsˈiː skˈɑːtlənd, mˌeɪkɪŋ hɜː deɪbjˈuː æz ɐ mˈeɪn pɹɪzˈɛntɚɹ ʌv ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɪŋ skˈɑːtlənd ˌɔn mˈʌndeɪ sˈɪkstiːn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn.
Bird left TVS to join BBC Scotland, making her debut as a main presenter of Reporting Scotland on Monday 16 October 1989.