Douglas McWhirter

 (born 7 August 1952) is a Scottish television news reporter. He was one of the first U.K. reporters to make the transition to American TV news, becoming a reporter for in  in 1995 and then working for  in. Currently he works in with WBOR-TV.

Biography
Douglas was born in, , , the son of an amateur radio operator. He attended the. In 1985, he moved to to work for  where he was a reporter from 1985-1988 but was transferred to  in 1989. His 1993 report on earned him an International Emmy Award nomination.

In 1995, largely after hearing about British reporter Aidan Pickering's 1993 move to U.S. local TV, he went to (where Aidan was working for ) and was hired by. Douglas stated that he and Aidan had "a fantastic non-rivalry" while in Los Angeles.

In 2002, Douglas moved to after leaving KTLA and joined the news crew of. Douglas was nominated for a New York Emmy in 2005.

In 2008, Douglas moved to and began working with WBOR-TV.

Personal Life
Douglas resides in,. He also maintains a residence in, ,.