STV, Reach Plc and TSB have agreed a deal which sees the broadcaster commission STV Studios to produce the inaugural Daily Record Pride of Scotland Awards, in partnership with TSB. The 90-minute landmark TV event is already in production and is set to air on STV later in the year. The deal represents the broadcaster's biggest ever advertiser-funded single programme.

The awards, which celebrate ordinary people doing extraordinary things, will honour unsung heroes who have transformed the lives of people around them, in a similar vein to the Pride of Britain Awards which has been running annually since 2000. The programme will see famous faces from the worlds of showbiz, sport and politics celebrating the bravest, most remarkable people from every corner of Scotland. Nominated by the public, the award winners will come from all age groups, and all walks of life.