Dunecht-born Mr Shepherd hosted BBC Radio Scotland's Take the Floor for 35 years before retiring in 2016.
Veteran broadcaster Robbie Shepherd, who hosted BBC Radio Scotland's Take the Floor for 35 years, has died.
He was regular commentator for the Braemar Gathering, a Highland Games attended by members of the Royal family including the late Queen.When he retired from the Scottish dance music show in 2016, Nicola Sturgeon, who was first minister, was among those to pay tributes and described him as a broadcasting legend.Mr Shepherd retired from Take the Floor in 2016
Explaining his broadcasting philosophy in 2016, he said: "I like to think that I am broadcasting to a lady in the top tenement in Glasgow at the same time as I am chatting to a lady in a croft." His career included stints on BBC Scotland's Beechgrove Garden and presenting televised sheepdog trials.
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