THE BARRON TROPHY
The Barron Trophy, which recognises lifetime achievement in journalism in the Highlands and Islands, was donated by the late Evan Barron, editor/owner of the Inverness Courier, in 1950.
BARRON TROPHY WINNERS
Iain Grant
Long-serving reporter serving the North of Scotland as both a freelance correspondent as well as Editor of the Caithness Courier and John O’Groat Journal, received the 2020 Barron Trophy, which recognises lifetime achievement in journalism in the Highlands and Islands.
Craig Anderson
Craig Anderson, the recently retired long-serving reporter in the Highlands and Islands for the BBC, received the 2019 Barron Trophy for lifetime achievement.
Mike Collins
The former editor of The Northern Scot, Mike Collins, received the Barron Trophy, which recognises a lifetime of achievement in journalism in the Highlands and Islands in 2018.
David Ross
The Herald’s long-serving Highland correspondent, received the 2017 Barron Trophy, which recognises lifetime achievement in journalism in the Highlands and Islands.