Martin Dougan


Martin Dougan is a Scottish television presenter. He was born with cerebral palsy and is former captain of Glasgow's wheelchair basketball team.
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 reporter for Newsround and in 2013 he featured in Channel Four's prank show, I'm Spazticus, challenging the public view on disability. In 2019, he was a reporter on the Australian Children’s news programme, Behind the News.