Robertson's career began at Dundee radio station
Radio Tay. He joined the
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the late 1980s, as a reporter and correspondent, covering the
Bosnian War from
Sarajevo and reporting from the US, Germany and Spain. He was also a presenter in the early days of
BBC News 24 on the Breakfast show. From 2000 to 2008, Robertson worked as a presenter on
Reporting Scotland, joining established presenters Jackie Bird and Sally Magnusson. Briefly during this period he also had a news quiz show on
BBC Radio Scotland. On Friday 19 September 2008, he announced that he had been with the BBC for twenty years, presenting
Reporting Scotland for eight, was honoured to have done so, and that this was his last appearance. It emerged that the BBC had ended his employment. Press reports claimed he sought a compensatory pay-off from
BBC Scotland on the grounds that he was sacked by the corporation, rather than resigning. Robertson was head of public affairs for the Wise Group, a social enterprise aiming to provide work focused solutions to social exclusion through employment, regeneration and sustainable development. He has recently worked for the Cell Therapy Catapult as head of communications and marketing, and is currently head of public relations, EMEA for the US biotech company, Illumina. == Popular culture ==