Fyfe Robertson

James "Fyfe" Robertson (19 August 1902 – 4 February 1987) was a Scottish television journalist and broadcaster. Biography Robertson was born at 8:30am on the 19 August 1902 at 35 Shandon Crescent in the District of St. George, in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. He was one of six children of Jane (née Dunlop) and James Robertson, a miner who became a minister in the United Free Church of Scotland. He grew up in poverty but attended the High School of Glasgow. After briefly studying medicine at Glasgow University, he became a reporter firstly with the Glasgow Herald, then Shrewsbury Chronicle (1921) and later, in London with the Daily Herald and Daily Express. In 1943 Robertson joined Picture Post magazine where he was picture editor and feature writer. His investigative abilities led to a crucial exposé of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme. His report was quoted in the House of Commons.