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. He earned between 195,000 and 199,999 in 2020-21. There were reports that managers at Broadcasting House in Ormeau Avenue had planned to move her to its radio bulletins rota. 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. You don't realise how important that ordinary social aspect is with your colleagues and friends until you don't have it.". Noel Thompson He has presented BBC Newsline for the last ten years, and also hosts the weekly politics programme Donna Traynor Joined the BBC in 1989 and is anchor of BBC Newsline. BBC News NI journalist Declan Harvey has been appointed as a new presenter on BBC Newsline. It's just myself and my wife and we have a bit of a garden at home, and we're fine in this very difficult time," he adds. "2022 will no doubt bring surprises and challenges," he said. "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. Health correspondent Marie-Louise Connolly agreed: Donna what sad news. Will very much miss your professionalism and credibility on our screens. "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. 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. However, his published salary may vary each year depending on when he is actually paid by the BBC for programmes he has presented. Mr Harvey will be a familiar presence on screen, already acting as a regular newsreader on the BBC TV bulletins. Textphone 63399 l E-mail: bbcnewsline@bbc.co.uk. [4] She hosted the 1997 and 1998 series of What Next? She lives in Cloughey, County Down.[11]. "I miss the ability to just say to people, 'Will we go to the canteen for a catch-up and a coffee?' Barra also says he is trying to keep himself fit by taking his dog for walks. 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. "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.". "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. For the latest breaking news straight to your inbox, sign up for our newsletter here. DCI John Caldwell: The New IRA threat after Omagh shooting, The Firm: Inside Lurgan and Portadowns cross-community crime gang. 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. He had previously had pay rises of about 20,000 a year in the two years up to 2019-20. "I quite like when things aren't quite normal and you have to think outside the box and do things a bit differently. The 49-year-old BBC NI weatherman is doing an online course about tackling climate change and. 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 Updated 7th Oct 2020, 6:06pm. He has presented BBC Newsline for the last ten years, and also hosts the weekly politics programme. Mr Lineker's pay from the BBC was mainly for presenting Match of the Day. 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. It's a nice way to stay in touch. Mr . Cecilia Daly became a weather presenter at BBC NI years after working as a meteorologist with the Met Office. "I'm trying to pick the quiet times and I'm sticking to the social distancing rules as much as I can. It is not the first time the BBC has been embroiled in disputes surrounding its on-air presenting talent. "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. "I think it could make people more in tune with their families, and families more in tune with the work demands they're facing rather than this tradition we've become used to of people leaving their homes at 7.30am and being gone all day. As we face the challenges of lockdown, Northern Irelands weather presenters tell Claire OBoyle how theyre coping with changes to their working lives and have made some big adjustments at home to keep us up to date, Cecilia Daly working from home with pup Pedro. Barra Best (38) has built a makeshift studio at his north Belfast home, where he lives with his partner. "I knew my next-door neighbour before, but now we're all out clapping for the NHS every week and we're all able to ask how everyone's keeping. 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. "I had my birthday during lockdown too and, as I said to my friends, if your birthday happens in lockdown, then officially it didn't happen, so you'll get that birthday again next year.". [8] In 2008, she presented two series of UTV's topical debate show Late and Live. [4], She is married to John Paul Ballantine, with whom she has three children, Charlotte, Sophie and Ben. "You never want to sound like the fun police, but we've got a responsibility too. "My job is simple. Corporate event host. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. "I was going to try to fit out the cupboard under the stairs using egg boxes so it sounds like a proper studio, but I haven't got around to that yet. 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. 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. Its never been more important and I take the responsibility seriously. "Filling up my time otherwise, I've been re-watching Elementary on Amazon Prime. If you've got a microphone and a platform, you've got a platform to get that important message out there on behalf of NHS frontline staff, the nurses and doctors, the hospital cleaners who are doing such vital work. 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. A source told the newspaper Ms Traynor regarded the plans as unacceptable. A BBC Northern Ireland spokesman said: "We do not comment on individual staff matters.". "I love walking, hill walking especially, but I think it's wrong to carry on doing that. "We don't need to travel as much as we have done. A further 100 on-air presenters or journalists earned between 100,000 - 150,000, but their individual pay is not detailed. The annual report estimates that the BBC earned 99m in licence fee income from Northern Ireland in 2020-21, up from 93m in 2019-20. Then she had planned to come here for Easter with her boyfriend but that couldn't happen. "It feels like the fact we're all human and trying our best in difficult circumstances is coming to the fore a bit more, and you're seeing and hearing it more and more with kids, or in my case animals, in the background. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. BBC weather presenter Carol Kirkwood's fianc is policeman and divorced dad MailOnline can reveal identity of Steve Randall, 47, 13 years Ms Kirkwood's junior By Stuart Pink and Vivek Chaudhary Metro.co.uk has contacted BBC for a comment. Will very much miss your professionalism and credibility on our screens. Technology freaks me out until I have a go at it, but once I had a couple of runs through I was grand. Joined the BBC in 1989 and is anchor of BBC Newsline. 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. Julian is BBC Newsline's Reporter in the West. "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. It spent 18m on network television production in 2020-21, compared to 29m in the previous year. The BBC nations and regions 18:30 news programmes - including BBC Newsline - also saw large increases in viewing from March 2020 onwards. 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, Donna Traynor taking age bias case against BBC, corporation insider claims. [7], Noel Thompson and Donna Traynor became the programme's main anchors until August 2012, when Thompson left to join BBC Radio Ulster. 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. "My partner Simon actually cleared the box room for me without being asked, which was pretty amazing, and he set me up a sort of studio-stroke-office, which has been a lifesaver. 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But the pay figures released by the BBC do not include payments for other programmes made by independent production companies. She has a brother Gav Campbell, who is the lead singer and guitarist from the band Phoenix23. 3,019 talking about this. Mr Harvey already presents Evening Extra on Radio Ulster and will. UTV weatherman and U105 presenter Frank Mitchell lives in Dunmurry, outside Belfast, with his wife Helena. BBC News NI journalist Declan Harvey has been appointed as a new presenter on BBC Newsline. "There's always the social media option, of course, but that's no substitute for a walk in the moonlight.". Colleagues and fans quickly flooded Donnas post with sweet messages after news of her departure emerged. 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]. He will join his BBC Radio Ulster Evening Extra co-presenter Tara Mills on the television team. 7th Oct 2020, 5:40pm - 4 min read. "Vitamin D and sunshine are still vital, so we've got to get the tone right. Nicola Weir is fiercely proud of her Ballymena roots. New IRA powerbase just 20 miles away so why didnt intelligence flag possible attack? Wed 15 Mar 2023 21:00. We just have to get on with it because the weather isn't going to stop and people aren't going to stop caring about it. According to the Belfast Telegraph, her resignation came after she was told changes were being made to her duties. "It's difficult, though. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. RT and BBC broadcaster Audrey Carville said: Really sorry to read this Donna. She is currently employed by BBC Northern Ireland as a Radio Newsreader on BBC Radio Ulster and a TV Newsreader and Continuity Announcer. "It's making the best of a bad situation. According to the BBC he will begin his new role early in the new year. BBC One - BBC Newsline The latest news for Northern Ireland. 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. The 56-year-old journalist, who presented BBC Northern Ireland Newsline, made the . Mr Harvey, who was born in County Donegal, will also continue as a presenter on Evening Extra. BBC Northern Ireland news presenter Donna Traynor has left the corporation after 33 years amid ongoing employment tribunal proceedings. If youve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page wed love to hear from you. One of the positives from my point of view is that I'm getting to know my neighbours. "We had planned to go over twice, and both of those plans were scuppered. [1] Dougal was replaced as anchor by Conor Bradford after two months. 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. BBC News NI journalist Declan Harvey has been appointed as a new presenter on BBC Newsline. 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. BBC Newsline, BBC Broadcasting House, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast BT2 8HQ. On iPlayer 27/02/2023 Evening News New All available episodes (3 total) Next on 27/02/2023 Late News Today 22:30 BBC One. "Donna was always a great colleague, very professional and a totally decent person," she tweeted. He began his 'love affair' with the BBC on Valentine's Day 2000. "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. 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. Julian is BBC Newsline's Reporter in the West. which was recognised at the New York Festivals Radio Awards 2019. "Mainly I'm focusing on a course I'm doing online on the ways of tackling climate change. "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. Frank Mitchell broadcaster and journalist is currently a weather presenter on UTV Live and a presenter on the radio station U105. Last year four of Radio Ulster's best-known news presenters stepped down from their roles. "For people really going through it, and others living in an apartment or townhouse without much space, it won't be easy. "I think employers might think more creatively about how they run their workforces. "I think now a lot of employers will notice there are massive savings to be made from people working from home. He says: "It's definitely a strange situation. With that in mind she's just about to launch a new six-part . [9] and also hosted The Seven Thirty Show on UTV. "We've had a few plans cancelled. You get a bit of a backlash from grump heads on Twitter, but the vast majority of people are sticking to it brilliantly. BBC news presenter Donna Traynor has quit her role "with immediate effect" after 33 years with the company. Mr Nolan's pay is for presenting the Nolan Show on BBC Radio Ulster, The Stephen Nolan Show on BBC Radio 5 Live and Nolan Live on BBC One Northern Ireland. Once these restrictions are lifted and the initial excitement of being able to freely see each other and be together as humans wears off, maybe we'll learn that actually we can do things in a different way. Mr Harvey will begin his new role early in the new year. [5] and contributed to a UTV documentary on the Ulster Hospital in 2007. Last year, Ms Traynor had a three-month absence from TV screens but returned at the start of 2021. I think it's possible we're living through some of the solutions to problems we really need to figure out. "I am keeping busy. He has presented BBC Newsline for the last ten years, and also hosts the weekly politics programme. "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. "We had beds built with nothing in them, so we were able to plant them. Sophie and Ben Mitchell broadcaster and journalist is currently a weather presenter at BBC NI weatherman is an... 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