Alan Cowie is a senior Scottish television journalist, presenter and producer. Formerly a drama teacher, Cowie began his broadcasting career as a freelance theatre critic for the BBC Scottish Home Service during the early 1970s. Later, he became the presenter of NorthBeat, a nightly radio news programme from the BBC in Aberdeen. Cowie stood down from Grampian in 2000 to become a freelance and continues to work at STV North, as an editor for the Northern edition of STV News at Six. He is also a liaison for Digital UK in the North and North East Scotland region.