Lockerbie bombing PR man Alan McGuinness dies
Alan McGuinness, who handled PR for Pan-Am during the Lockerbie disaster, was a founding partner of Proscot Public Relations in Glasgow in the early 70s in the days when the practice of PR was little more than a media relations function of advertising agencies.
The son of a senior Civil Servant at the Scottish Office, he studied law at Edinburgh University. He began his interest in antiques while at university, spotting a bargain to buy and selling at a profit in order to pay his way through his studies. During a summer vacation job as a bus driver in East Lothian and the Borders, he enjoyed it so much he stayed on and did not return to university, much to the disappointment of his father.
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Hide AdHe eventually began working in public relations with Rex Stewart, one of the largest advertising agencies in Scotland, where he met fellow PR Alan Ferguson.