Get the latest Northern Irish news from BBC Northern Ireland: breaking news, analysis, features and debate plus audio and video coverage on topical issues from around Northern Ireland. I park up outside and come in a side entrance and the only person I speak to is an engineer in the studio. 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. Ms Traynor received hundreds of warm tributes on social media following her announcement. Born in Dundonald, Tina Campbell was a reporter and newsreader for Downtown Radio. He started work at BBC News NI as a senior reporter in 2017 and has co-presented Evening Extra since April 2020. "We don't need to travel as much as we have done. Leading the tributes was fellow. Will the Windsor Framework be enough for the DUP? Author Ryan Wilson said Ms Traynor "has been the face of news in Northern Ireland for most of my life". He says: "It's definitely a strange situation. The BBC NI presenter Wendy Austin is one of over 40 high-profile female journalists and presenters calling for the Corporation to ensure that there is . BBC News NI journalist Declan Harvey has been appointed as a new presenter on BBC Newsline. "I think now a lot of employers will notice there are massive savings to be made from people working from home. Barra also says he is trying to keep himself fit by taking his dog for walks. It is believed Ms Traynor is taking legal action against the BBC for age discrimination. "I can get a bit bored now and I have to admit I keep eating, which is not ideal. The 57-year-old is usually a keen walker, but says he has restricted his exercise to stick as closely as he can to the Government's lockdown guidelines. Will the Windsor Framework be enough for the DUP? RT and BBC broadcaster Audrey Carville said: Really sorry to read this Donna. As the first black presenter on BBC Radio Ulster, Gemma has a real sense of purpose and want to be "a role model for people of colour". Read about our approach to external linking. "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. He earned between 195,000 and 199,999 in 2020-21. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. "So, if the sun is shining, make the most of it. "It was a virtual birthday celebration, about two weeks into lockdown. 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. The amount of time on average adults watched the BBC on TV each week rose to about seven and a half hours, up from under seven hours in 2019-20. There have also been record numbers of users for BBC iPlayer, BBC Sounds and BBC News online. DCI John Caldwell: The New IRA threat after Omagh shooting, The Firm: Inside Lurgan and Portadowns cross-community crime gang. 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. It was just the lift everybody needed. The pay of BBC presenter Stephen Nolan increased by up to 15,000 to more than 405,000 in 2020-21. "Working from home was a bit strange at first because I've never really done it. "We have a holiday home in Donegal and we were so looking forward to being there for Easter but we had to absolutely say no because the rules are there for a very good reason. A BBC Newsline regular for many years. A decade ago Miriam O'Reilly, who was 53 at the time, won an age discrimination case against the BBC after she was dropped from rural affairs show Countryfile. Campbell was appointed as the second female anchor of UTV Live in February 2007, replacing Kate Smith. BBC Newsline is now presented by a single main anchor[8], In November 2021, Traynor had resigned from BBC Northern Ireland after 33 years, amid legal proceedings.[9]. "The most difficult thing about all this has been the fact you can't really plan anything, but on the bright side, all those to-do lists fade away and you're forced to really live in the moment. He will join his BBC Radio Ulster Evening Extra co-presenter Tara Mills on the television team. It means there are no echoes and it works really well. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. "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. BBC Newsline, BBC Broadcasting House, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast BT2 8HQ Telephone 0370 4111 630. "We had planned to go over twice, and both of those plans were scuppered. The 49-year-old BBC NI weatherman is doing an online course about tackling climate change and believes the coronavirus outbreak could have a lasting impact on how people work in the future. Born in Dundonald, Tina Campbell was a reporter and newsreader for Downtown Radio. It is not the first time the BBC has been embroiled in disputes surrounding its on-air presenting talent. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. We're adhering rigidly to social distancing. "I think employers might think more creatively about how they run their workforces. "I'm coping okay with it all, although it is strange. "I'm doing a good bit of exercise though, so it's not too bad. The launch of the national Six O'Clock News led to Scene Around Six being relaunched as Inside Ulster in September 1984. Author and journalist Susan McKay said: "Sorry you are in this position Donna. "We've had a few plans cancelled. 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 presenter said at the time she had been on sick leave following an operation at the beginning of October last year. "I'm trying to pick the quiet times and I'm sticking to the social distancing rules as much as I can. In 2020/21, across the UK, the BBC was used by 90% of adults and 80% of young adults on average per week. A further 100 on-air presenters or journalists earned between 100,000 - 150,000, but their individual pay is not detailed. "Mainly I'm focusing on a course I'm doing online on the ways of tackling climate change. [8] In 2008, she presented two series of UTV's topical debate show Late and Live. His career has also included stints reporting for Classic FM, Heart and Capital FM. The programme's first presenters were political editor Jim Dougal and reporter Yvette Shapiro. "I am keeping busy. "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.". Updated 7th Oct 2020, 6:06pm. "Even with the restrictions, though, it's important for people to know how things are because if you're standing in a queue outside the chemist or the shop, there's nothing worse than getting stuck standing in the rain, so people need to know what's going on. "And even though we might not be able to go out and enjoy it as much as we usually do, hearing what the weather is doing, especially if it's good news, makes a welcome difference from all the very sad stuff we're hearing all the time at the minute. Mr Harvey described being delighted at taking on the BBC Newsline role. [4], She is married to John Paul Ballantine, with whom she has three children, Charlotte, Sophie and Ben. Im excited to help tell those stories on TV as well as keeping up the great relationship weve built with listeners on Evening Extra over the last 18 months., Adam Smyth, Head of BBC News NI, said: Declan is an excellent journalist and presenter. In five years or a decade I think it will be commonplace to have people at home. In 2020-21 the pay gap between men and women was 5.2%, down from 6.2% in 2019-20. "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. 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. During school closures due in lockdown in January 2021 there were almost one million requests for shows on the online educational service, Bitesize Daily, per week. As well as being available via all multi-channel outlets in Northern Ireland (including via Sky channel 101), the programme can be accessed by the rest of the United Kingdom (along with all other regional BBC news programmes) on the BBC iPlayer, or alternatively on Sky channel 973. 2022 will no doubt bring surprises and challenges. Her resignation came after she was told changes were being made to her duties, according to reports, Stay on top of the headlines from Belfast and beyond by signing up for FREE email alerts. Last year, Mr Harvey took over the reigns at the BBCs flagship evening radio show Evening Extra having worked in London for a number of years, reporting on major stories for LBC Radio as well as working on BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat. Our team will deliver a more frequent weather service across radio, television and on-line. She lives in Cloughey, County Down.[11]. That compares to between 390,000 and 394,999 in 2019-20 - up from about 325,000 in 2018-19. "But we're doing fine. He also presented the documentary Did A Serial Killer Murder My Sister? "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. [2] The new longer magazine programmes changed title to Six Five and Six Ten until Scene Around Six was introduced in January 1968. It's a nice way to stay in touch. Read about our approach to external linking. BBC star Gabby Logan and her ex-Rugby player husband were paid more than 500,000 in commission to promote a major tax avoidance scheme to celebrity friends.. "Usually in my job you're in a 24/7 working environment, and whether it's 5am or midnight in the office there would be someone around. BBC Newsline, BBC Broadcasting House, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast BT2 8HQ. 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. Tara's first article was printed in Twinkle Magazine when she was 7. Julian O'Neill is one of BBC Newsline's reporters. Julian is BBC Newsline's Reporter in the West. We use a number of different Social Media outlets to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. DCI John Caldwell: The New IRA threat after Omagh shooting, The Firm: Inside Lurgan and Portadowns cross-community crime gang. How to buy Eurovision 2023 tickets and how much do they cost? New IRA powerbase just 20 miles away so why didnt intelligence flag possible attack? Traynor is taking legal action against the BBC Newsline 's reporter in 2017 and has co-presented Extra. To stay in touch in 2008, she presented two series of UTV topical! 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