Martin Dougan
Martin Dougan (born 31 May 1987 in Partick, Glasgow) is a Scottish television presenter. He was born with cerebral palsy and is a former captain of Glasgow's wheelchair basketball team.[1]
He first came to prominence in 2012 as a commentator for the Paralympics. He was a torchbearer for the Olympic torch, carrying the torch at Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh. He is a television presenter and the main reporter for Newsround[2] and in 2013 he featured in Channel Four's prank show, I'm Spazticus, challenging the public view on disability.[3] In 2019, he was a reporter on the Australian Children’s news programme, Behind the News.
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