Late Strathy reporter Clive Dennier to be honoured
The late Strathy reporter Clive Dennier is to be recognised for his contribution to journalism in the Highlands with the presentation to his family of a prestigious trophy.
Clive has been named as the recipient of this year’s Barron Trophy by the organisers of the Highlands and Islands Media Awards.
The popular reporter who was based in Kingussie died after getting into difficulties whilst hillwalking on the remote Knoydart pennisular towards the end of March, earlier this year.
There was a nationwide search for Clive after he failed to turn up at work on March 25 after having told work colleagues that he was intending to go hillwalking that weekend.
His body was eventually discovered in a river at Kinloch Hourn on May 31 and a post mortem later stated that he had died from the result of a head injury and drowning.
It is hoped that members of Clive’s family will be able to attend the press awards on February 7 at the Drumossie Hotel in Inverness to receive the trophy which is an annual award for lifetime achievement in journalism in the region.
Mr Gordon Fyfe, Chairman of the Highlands and Islands Media Awards Judging Panel, said: "The Highland journalistic family lost one of its most popular members with the sudden and untimely death of Clive, who was an excellent newspaper reporter, being reliable fair and accurate at all times.
"He was also a very sociable person, who was a very good friend to many people in the newspaper industry.
"The Barron Trophy recognises lifetime achievement in journalism in the Highlands and Islands and we are unanimously of the view that Clive’s outstanding contribution to journalism in this distinctive corner of Scotland deserves our recognition.
"Clive is sorely missed."
Mr Gavin Musgrove, editor of the Strathy, said: "Clive was not one to put himself forward for journalism awards despite being a very talented reporter. He was self-effacing and just liked to get on with the job which he did exceedingly well.
"Everyone at the Strathy is touched by this gesture by the judges and I know Clive’s family are proud that the huge contribution he made to journalism in the Highlands since moving here in the mid 1990s is being recognised in this way."
