Ms Traynor said she was unable to explain further the reasons for her departure because it was the subject of "ongoing employment tribunal and other legal proceedings". He began his 'love affair' with the BBC on Valentine's Day 2000. "I had my birthday at the beginning of April and normally it would have been just a meal for two at home. Last year four of Radio Ulster's best-known news . Broadcast. Greek trains halted as anger over crash grows, US and Russia trade blows over Ukraine at G20, Vietnam picks new president in power shuffle, How 10% of Nigerian registered voters delivered victory, Sake brewers toast big rise in global sales, The Indian-American CEO who wants to be US president, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip. Julian is BBC Newsline's Reporter in the West. Metro.co.uk has contacted BBC for a comment. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. New IRA powerbase just 20 miles away so why didnt intelligence flag possible attack? Mr Harvey will begin his new role early in the new year. [3] She also worked at BBC Radio Ulster as a Traffic and Travel presenter. "Usually there are lots of people in the building, but now there's hardly anyone. "After that I go into City Quays in Belfast to record the weather forecasts and because of these very specific circumstances I compile and record it all in one go. "These are very strange times, but I think sometimes that the weather brings a bit of normality for people because it still goes on, no matter what. "We've had a few plans cancelled. Mr Harvey already presents Evening Extra on Radio Ulster and will join existing colleague Tara Mills in presenting the main BBC One NI news programme. Read about our approach to external linking. "We don't need to travel as much as we have done. [1] Dougal was replaced as anchor by Conor Bradford after two months. "It's difficult, though. [10] Harvey joined the programme in early 2022. He joined BBC Northern Ireland in 1989. . Will very much miss your professionalism and credibility on our screens. The BBC's income from the licence fee as a whole rose 7% to 3.75bn on 2021 from just over 3.5bn the previous year. Joined the BBC in 1989 and is anchor of BBC Newsline. "I am keeping busy. The BBC has committed to spending more of its network TV budget in Northern Ireland in future in a funding partnership with NI Screen. We have a dog, Mags, who's a boxer, and I get out for walks with her, although it's short walks around the block," he adds. He joined BBC Northern Ireland in 1989. Tina Campbell (born 1971)[1][2] is a Northern Irish television presenter and journalist. A source told the newspaper Ms Traynor regarded the plans as unacceptable. We're adhering rigidly to social distancing. She began her broadcasting career at RT and joined the BBC in 1989, presenting radio news bulletins before moving into television. Leading the tributes was fellow. . Julian O'Neill is one of BBC Newsline's reporters. Wishing you well., Dan Walker thanks make-up artist for 'covering up the bruises' after horror bike accident, The Weeknd's clap back at irrelevant Rolling Stone totally backfired. You don't realise how important that ordinary social aspect is with your colleagues and friends until you don't have it.". Author and journalist Susan McKay said: "Sorry you are in this position Donna. The five female BBC presenters who appear in the list of top 20 highest paid presenters are Claudia Winkleman, Laura Larverne, Vanessa Feltz, Zoe Ball, and Gabby Logan. The programme is appointment viewing in Northern Ireland, especially in these uncertain times when all anybody wants is clear information about whats happening, he said. It is believed Ms Traynor is taking legal action against the BBC for age discrimination. On Tuesday 7 May 1985, the programme was moved to an earlier timeslot of 5.35pm. 7th Oct 2020, 5:40pm - 4 min read. We're going into the building for the TV weather, but all the radio is being done from home and everyone has had to create their own bespoke studios at home. For the latest breaking news straight to your inbox, sign up for our newsletter here. Mr Harvey began his broadcasting career in London, joining BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat programme in 2012, later becoming its politics reporter covering UK general elections, the 2016 US presidential race and the Brexit referendum. The report also reveals that the pay of BBC Northern Ireland director Peter Johnston remained the same as in 2019-20 after previous rises. Presenter: Christine McGuinness . "But right now of course we just can't do it. He will present BBC Newsline on the days Tara Mills presents Evening Extra and he will present Evening Extra on the days Tara Mills hosts BBC Newsline. "We all need to stick to the restrictions, but even getting out on the doorstep for a few rays of sunshine is good for you. It has the longest-running titles and music, and also having launched on 21 April 2008. BBC Northern Ireland has had significant changes to its presenter line-up in recent years following a shake-up of its schedules and programmes. "As someone galloping through life, one group of people I think deserve immense praise are the young people who love to be out and about socialising and meeting people. "These are the things that for so long we haven't noticed because we've been moving so fast we've taken them for granted. "But we have such a great circle of friends in our street that we do a cookbook club with them every six or eight weeks. [5] and contributed to a UTV documentary on the Ulster Hospital in 2007. The BBC Northern Ireland Newsline anchor, 56, confirmed the news in a short. DCI John Caldwell: The New IRA threat after Omagh shooting, The Firm: Inside Lurgan and Portadowns cross-community crime gang. You get a bit of a backlash from grump heads on Twitter, but the vast majority of people are sticking to it brilliantly. The presenter said at the time she had been on sick leave following an operation at the beginning of October last year. "Vitamin D and sunshine are still vital, so we've got to get the tone right. She parted company with UTV in early 2013 and is currently a newscaster on BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Newsline. Presenter 'Home Ground' & 'Real Lives' & BBC N.I Children in Need @jo.scott@bbc.co.uk tweets my own thoughts Stephen Nolan's salary puts him again among the BBC's highest earning on-air presenters, Peter Johnston is director of BBC Northern Ireland, Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones star in Normal People, 1894 shipwreck confirms tale of treacherous lifeboat. BBC One except Northern Ireland . It means there are no echoes and it works really well. Cecilia Daly became a weather presenter at BBC NI years after working as a meteorologist with the Met Office. The BBC drama, Normal People, was also streamed more than 63m times on BBC iPlayer in 2020. Up until the launch of Today in Northern Ireland, a networked topical magazine programme, Ulster Mirror, had been broadcast every fortnight since Friday 26 November 1954. 15K views, 59 likes, 4 loves, 33 comments, 9 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from BBC Newsline: The BBC NI presenter Wendy Austin is one of over 40 high-profile female journalists and presenters. "Since lockdown began, I have barely any contact with anyone at work. "I think employers might think more creatively about how they run their workforces. An article in Belfast Telegraph, back in 2015, had mentioned her age as 44. "I'm excited to help tell those stories on TV as well as keeping up the great relationship we've built with listeners on Evening Extra over the last 18 months.". Best wishes and look forward to seeing your work again soon!. Mr Harvey will be a familiar presence on screen, already acting as a regular newsreader on the BBC TV bulletins. "In our position as weather presenters, the biggest challenge at the minute is getting the tone right because people need sunshine and they still need exercise. We were supposed to have a trip to the Canary Islands and then we planned to go to Donegal, but the night before we were due to set off bright and early, Leo Varadkar made all the changes in the south, so that plan was off. "Pamela Ballantine has joked with me that with all my years of not being a particularly sociable type - you wouldn't see me in Tatler - that I should be premier league level with all this social distancing," Frank says. Tara's first article was printed in Twinkle Magazine when she was 7. The details are contained in the BBC's latest annual report for 2020-21, which gives the salaries of its top earning stars. New IRA powerbase just 20 miles away so why didnt intelligence flag possible attack? He will join his BBC Radio Ulster Evening Extra co-presenter Tara Mills on the television. Because this is the subject of ongoing employment tribunal and other legal proceedings, I am not able to respond to any questions or comments about my reasons for leaving the organisation., A spokesperson for the corporation shared a statement with Metro.co.uk which read: We do not comment on individual staff matters.. We have a garden, we're not far from a park and we're able to take our dogs, Bryn and Bruce, out for a walk. Julian is BBC Newsline's Reporter in the West. "Donna was always a great colleague, very professional and a totally decent person," she tweeted. The payments were made for attending . 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UTV weatherman and U105 presenter Frank Mitchell lives in Dunmurry, outside Belfast, with his wife Helena. Main presenters during the programme's history included Larry McCoubrey, Barry Cowan and Sean Rafferty. I park up outside and come in a side entrance and the only person I speak to is an engineer in the studio. In 2020-21 the pay gap between men and women was 5.2%, down from 6.2% in 2019-20. When the BBC first published figures in 2017, the gender pay gap stood at more than 10%. Read about our approach to external linking. "I miss the ability to just say to people, 'Will we go to the canteen for a catch-up and a coffee?' "I think it's proved that people can work from home. What makes a serial killer and why are we fascinated by them? 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He began his 'love affair' with the BBC on Valentine's Day 2000. "I quite like when things aren't quite normal and you have to think outside the box and do things a bit differently. BBC Northern Ireland said his published pay varied each year, depending on when payments for work completed were actually made. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. This week: BBC Northern Ireland journalist Tara Mills Tara Mills - consistency is key with exercise, so even if it's only 20 minutes, do it and do it every day Gail Bell His career has also included stints reporting for Classic FM, Heart and Capital FM. The BBC Northern Ireland Newsline anchor, 56, confirmed the news in a short statement on Twitter, explaining that she is not legally able to discuss the reason behind her exit. "It's usually so convenient to get back and forth, and it is a bit frustrating that we now have this inability to do what we could do with ease just a couple of months ago. Last year, Ms Traynor had a three-month absence from TV screens but returned at the start of 2021. What makes a serial killer and why are we fascinated by them? Mr Harvey, who was born in County Donegal, will also continue as a presenter on Evening Extra. "I'm keeping in touch with my family on Facetime and things like that. A BBC spokesman said: "We do not comment on individual staff matters.". Female BBC World News reporters "We had beds built with nothing in them, so we were able to plant them. BBC news presenter Donna Traynor has quit her role "with immediate effect" after 33 years with the company. A BBC Newsline regular for many years. He had previously had pay rises of about 20,000 a year in the two years up to 2019-20. Our team will deliver a more frequent weather service across radio, television and on-line. 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However, the proportion of BBC's network television budget spent in Northern Ireland fell dramatically last year. Author Ryan Wilson said Ms Traynor "has been the face of news in Northern Ireland for most of my life". The launch of the national Six O'Clock News led to Scene Around Six being relaunched as Inside Ulster in September 1984. The programme's first presenters were political editor Jim Dougal and reporter Yvette Shapiro. The oldest female national news presenter in the UK - Northern Ireland journalist Maxine Mawhinney - has announced she's leaving the BBC after 20 years. The corporation faced a backlash in 2019 over the axing of presenter Sean Coyle from his weekday morning Radio Ulster slot. Mr Harvey described Newsline as "appointment viewing in Northern Ireland". BBC News NI journalist Declan Harvey has been appointed as a new presenter on BBC Newsline. BBC Northern Ireland has had significant changes to its presenter line-up in recent years following a shake-up of its schedules and programmes. 2023 BBC. Updated 7th Oct 2020, 6:06pm. The first five-minute bulletins, Today in Northern Ireland, were presented by Maurice Shillington and broadcast from a tiny radio studio within Broadcasting House in Belfast. "Without a doubt our saving grace over the last few weeks was finding a nursery that was still delivering, so we were able to get a big delivery, which has kept us busy and ticking over with something to do. "Working from home was a bit strange at first because I've never really done it. 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Technology freaks me out until I have a go at it, but once I had a couple of runs through I was grand. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. I could go out on a 10-mile walk, but that's not right at the minute. "So, if the sun is shining, make the most of it. Watch: Peter Crouch sings the Fields of Athenry with Liverpool fans in Dublin pub, Watch: TikToker goes viral with simple 'hack' for hammering nails into the wall. How the BBC gender pay story has unfolded, Chris Evans tops best-paid BBC stars list, US and Russia trade blows over Ukraine at G20, Explosive found in check-in luggage at US airport, 1894 shipwreck confirms tale of treacherous lifeboat. BBC Newsline [2][3], Tina Campbell joined UTV as a continuity announcer in 1994[3] before moving to the newsroom in 1997. All I have to do is remind people of the rules, and I'll happily take every opportunity to do that. "People have often spoken in the past, the Greta Thunbergs of this world and people like her, about how we don't all need to work from an office. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. His salary again puts him among the BBC's highest earning on-air presenters. There have also been record numbers of users for BBC iPlayer, BBC Sounds and BBC News online. One of the BBC's best-known and longest-serving presenters, she released a shock statement on Twitter yesterday to say she was quitting. The new daily bulletins were later expanded to ten minutes and supplemented by a magazine programme called Studio Eight, first broadcast on Friday 20 February 1959 with Robert Coulter as its presenter. [7], Noel Thompson and Donna Traynor became the programme's main anchors until August 2012, when Thompson left to join BBC Radio Ulster. Husband / Spouse / Wedding & Marriage / Partner / Dating. "It is with deep sadness that, after almost 33 years, I am leaving the job that I love and resigning from BBC Northern Ireland with immediate effect," she said, "Because this is the subject of ongoing Employment Tribunal and other legal proceedings, I am not able to respond to any questions or comments about my reasons for leaving the organisation.". As Richard Chambers wrote: So sorry to see this Donna. BBC One - BBC Newsline The latest news for Northern Ireland. "I was quite nervous initially. Main presenters during the programme's history included Larry McCoubrey, Barry Cowan and Sean Rafferty. BBC Northern Ireland news presenter Donna Traynor has left the corporation after 33 years amid ongoing employment tribunal proceedings. With that in mind she's just about to launch a new six-part . As the BBC UK regional TV on satellite service is broadcast unencrypted, it is possible to receive BBC Newsline anywhere in Europe using an appropriate receiver. Mark. Noel Thompson, Karen Patterson, Seamus McKee and Wendy Austin are stepping down following a review of BBC News NI schedules and programmes By Robbie Meredith BBC News NI Arts Correspondent. It is likely that restrictions on film and TV production due to Covid during part of the year are responsible for some of the in-year decrease. The new Irish Sea Border: What does it mean? Noel Thompson and Karen Patterson departed from Good Morning Ulster, while Seamus McKee left Evening Extra. He has presented BBC Newsline for the last ten years, and also hosts the weekly politics programme. The BBC nations and regions 18:30 news programmes - including BBC Newsline - also saw large increases in viewing from March 2020 onwards. "I love walking, hill walking especially, but I think it's wrong to carry on doing that. 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Geoff Maskell, who is originally from England, lives in south Belfast with his wife, Susie. "I'm trying to pick the quiet times and I'm sticking to the social distancing rules as much as I can. Donna Traynor is reportedly taking action against BBC Northern Ireland for alleged age discrimination. Its never been more important and I take the responsibility seriously. Youre an incredible professional and journalist. "I know lots of people are working from home at the minute so I almost feel a bit more connected with the audience in some ways, because it's as if they're a bit more forgiving if it's not quite a perfect broadcast. She presented news bulletins on Radio Ulster and was the first person at the station to break the news of the first IRA ceasefire in August 1994. Mr Harvey was awarded News Reporter Of The Year at the IMRO Irish radio industry awards in 2019. A BBC Newsline regular for many years. "I don't have particularly green fingers when it comes to the garden, but I know I'm lucky to get out to enjoy the weather. Will the Windsor Framework be enough for the DUP? But the pay figures released by the BBC do not include payments for other programmes made by independent production companies. "We had planned to go over twice, and both of those plans were scuppered. She also worked at BBC Radio Ulster as a Traffic and Travel presenter. One of the BBC's best-known and longest-serving presenters . Colleagues and fans quickly flooded Donnas post with sweet messages after news of her departure emerged. 2022 will no doubt bring surprises and challenges. BBC Newsline is the BBC's national television news programme for Northern Ireland, broadcast on BBC One Northern Ireland from the headquarters of BBC Northern Ireland in Ormeau Avenue, Belfast. He will join his BBC Radio Ulster Evening Extra co-presenter Tara Mills on the television team. Strangely, it doesn't feel like a massive change, although we don't have kids, so we're not feeling the sort of disruption that other people might be. She is currently employed by BBC Northern Ireland as a Radio Newsreader on BBC Radio Ulster and a TV Newsreader and Continuity Announcer. [4], She is married to John Paul Ballantine, with whom she has three children, Charlotte, Sophie and Ben. The addition of Mr Harvey followsthe shock departure ofBBC NI presenter Donn Traynor, who quit her post at the corporation after 33 years last month. It's a fine line we're treading and we know it's harder on some people than others, people without a garden or much outside space. Today in Northern Ireland was replaced on 17 September 1962 by a 20-minute programme initially known as Six O'Clock. "If the weather is going to be good, we want people to know that, to tell them to make the most of it but to do it sensibly and safely. 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