Honour for The Scotsman's Maxwell
ONE of The Scotsman's most respected writers was honoured by his peers last night when he was given a lifetime achievement award.
Fordyce Maxwell, who joined the newspaper in 1969, was presented with the prize by ITV's Lorraine Kelly at the Scottish Press Awards.
Maxwell, who retired last year, exhibited some of his famous dry wit as he thanked the audience at Glasgow's Radisson SAS Hotel. He earned applause when he joked: "I normally speak to MSPs so I'm not used to a live audience."
After a break of 12 years, during which he returned to his farming roots, Maxwell rejoined paper in 1989.
In 1995, he was awarded an MBE for services to journalism. During his time on The Scotsman, he worked as rural affairs editor, and was a diarist, columnist and Holyrood sketchwriter.
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