Nick Sheridan has presented numerous news and radio programs for BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland presenter Nick Sheridan has died after a short illness.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) announced his death on Thursday morning at the age of 32.
He has presented programs including Reporting Scotland, Drivetime, The Nine and Seven Days since joining the company in 2018.
Gary Smith, BBC Head of News in Scotland, said Nick was a “fantastic colleague to those of us who worked with him”.
He added: “He was an incredibly talented journalist, presenter and author – and one of those rare people who lights up the lives of everyone around them. Funny, smart, kind. A lovely man.”
“Our thoughts are with his parents, who have been with him over the past 10 days, his partner Lewis, and all his family and friends.”
First Minister Humza Yousaf paid tribute to Sheridan as he began the weekly question session in the Scottish Parliament chambers, describing him as an “extremely talented journalist and author”.
Mr Youssef added: “He will be greatly missed. Many of us in this room will have been grilled by Nick – very forcefully, no doubt – whether it was on BBC Drivetime or on the many other programs he presented.
“My thoughts are with his family and indeed his many friends and colleagues. It will undoubtedly be a very sad time for them.”
The broadcaster worked for Irish broadcaster RTE before moving to BBC Scotland in 2018
Originally from Wexford, Ireland, Sheridan has worked in broadcasting for more than a decade.
He had previously spent two years reporting and presenting RTE News2day, a youth news program for Ireland's national broadcaster, before moving to the main newsroom where he worked on the Foreign Affairs desk.
He joined BBC Scotland as a researcher, before becoming a photo journalist, correspondent and presenter in turn.
He left his staff position to focus on writing children's books, but continued as a regular freelance presenter on BBC radio and television news programmes.
