A BBC Northern Ireland spokesman said: "We do not comment on individual staff matters.". "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.". We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Ms Traynor began her career in broadcasting at RT before joining the BBC in 1989. "Filling up my time otherwise, I've been re-watching Elementary on Amazon Prime. 2023 BBC. Her work on Children in Need made her one of BBC Northern Ireland's best-known faces. "But right now of course we just can't do it. He has presented BBC Newsline for the last ten years, and also hosts the weekly politics programme. Something went wrong, please try again later. 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". Then she had planned to come here for Easter with her boyfriend but that couldn't happen. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Among them former BBC colleague Martina Purdy tweeted that she was sorry to hear of Ms Traynor's departure. A further 100 on-air presenters or journalists earned between 100,000 - 150,000, but their individual pay is not detailed. "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. The oldest female national news presenter in the UK - Northern Ireland journalist Maxine Mawhinney - has announced she's leaving the BBC after 20 years. 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.. Zoe Ball was the best paid woman, earning about 1.13m for presenting 210 episodes of the Zoe Ball Breakfast show on BBC Radio 2. The pay of BBC presenter Stephen Nolan increased by up to 15,000 to more than 405,000 in 2020-21. . "This time we cooked the dinner, delivered it round everyone's doorsteps and ate together on a Zoom call. Literally anything I can get, so the snacks cupboard is gone. Technology freaks me out until I have a go at it, but once I had a couple of runs through I was grand. A BBC Newsline regular for many years. What makes a serial killer and why are we fascinated by them? 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. Make a cup of coffee and sit on the step outside. "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. He will join his BBC Radio Ulster Evening Extra co-presenter Tara Mills on the television. Best wishes and look forward to seeing your work again soon!. I'm doing my whole radio show from home because I have the technology to do that. Mr Harvey described Newsline as "appointment viewing in Northern Ireland". In 2020-21 the pay gap between men and women was 5.2%, down from 6.2% in 2019-20. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. All I have to do is remind people of the rules, and I'll happily take every opportunity to do that. 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. Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB. The BBC spent 50m of that income on dedicated Northern Ireland content across TV, radio and online. "For people really going through it, and others living in an apartment or townhouse without much space, it won't be easy. The launch of the national Six O'Clock News led to Scene Around Six being relaunched as Inside Ulster in September 1984. "I'm also doing a quiz on a Sunday night on my Facebook page to break up the monotony. Mr Harvey will begin his new role early in the new year. The 49-year-old BBC NI weatherman is doing an online course about tackling climate change and. She began her broadcasting career at RT and joined the BBC in 1989, presenting radio news bulletins before moving into television. 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Broadcasting career. Both Mr Harvey and Tara Mills have also presented the 'Year 21' podcast, marking key events and themes around Northern Ireland's centenary year. BBC Newsline is the most recent incarnation of BBC Northern Ireland's television news service, which began on Monday 30 September 1957 as part of the corporation's rollout of regional television services. Read about our approach to external linking. "I keep in mind that I'm very lucky. BBC One - BBC Newsline The latest news for Northern Ireland. Presenter 'Home Ground' & 'Real Lives' & BBC N.I Children in Need @jo.scott@bbc.co.uk tweets my own thoughts Will very much miss your professionalism and credibility on our screens. He began his 'love affair' with the BBC on Valentine's Day 2000. Read about our approach to external linking. We're starting to look up and notice things - planes in the sky and the birdsong. "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. Ms Traynor, 56, is one of the most familiar faces on local television. Youre an incredible professional and journalist. 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. When the BBC first published figures in 2017, the gender pay gap stood at more than 10%. It's great, but that's about the only telly I'm watching. Tara's first article was printed in Twinkle Magazine when she was 7. They said he will present BBC Newsline on the days Ms Mills presents Evening Extra and he will present Evening Extra on the days she hosts BBC Newsline. That compares to between 390,000 and 394,999 in 2019-20 - up from about 325,000 in 2018-19. 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. Wishing you well.". 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. Sarah started at BBC Radio Foyle in 1995 before moving to the Belfast newsroom in 1997. Female BBC World News reporters "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. Mr Lineker's pay from the BBC was mainly for presenting Match of the Day. "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. "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. 7th Oct 2020, 5:40pm - 4 min read. With that in mind she's just about to launch a new six-part . He had previously had pay rises of about 20,000 a year in the two years up to 2019-20. "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. Mr Smyth described Declan as an excellent journalist and presenter who is already known to the audiences. The gender pay gap at the BBC also continues to fall. There have also been record numbers of users for BBC iPlayer, BBC Sounds and BBC News online. They are . BBC Northern Ireland news presenter Donna Traynor has left the corporation after 33 years amid ongoing employment tribunal proceedings. "I love walking, hill walking especially, but I think it's wrong to carry on doing that. A BBC spokesman said: "We do not comment on individual staff matters.". 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. A source told the newspaper Ms Traynor regarded the plans as unacceptable. 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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. 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. Born in Dundonald, Tina Campbell was a reporter and newsreader for Downtown Radio. BBC News NI journalist Declan Harvey has been appointed as a new presenter on BBC Newsline. "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.". [2][3], Tina Campbell joined UTV as a continuity announcer in 1994[3] before moving to the newsroom in 1997. The pay of BBC presenter Stephen Nolan increased by up to 15,000 to more than 405,000 in 2020-21. 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. 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. He earned between 195,000 and 199,999 in 2020-21. "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. "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. "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. Ms Traynor received well-wishes and support from viewers and colleagues following her resignation announcement. which was recognised at the New York Festivals Radio Awards 2019. "One of them ordered an inflatable hot tub, which was brilliant. "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. Main presenters during the programme's history included Larry McCoubrey, Barry Cowan and Sean Rafferty. He also presented the documentary Did A Serial Killer Murder My Sister? 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. Some 53% of adults in Northern Ireland viewed BBC Newsline each week, on average, in 2020/21 compared to under half (48%) in 2019-20. In 2019, 3.5% of the BBC network television budget was spent in Northern Ireland but that fell to 1.7% in 2020. It spent 18m on network television production in 2020-21, compared to 29m in the previous year. "One of the biggest challenges for me in all this is that we're now working from home part of the time, which is something I've never done before. "I'm trying to pick the quiet times and I'm sticking to the social distancing rules as much as I can. BBC Northern Ireland has had significant changes to its presenter line-up in recent years following a shake-up of its schedules and programmes. 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. I could go out on a 10-mile walk, but that's not right at the minute. 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. "I was quite nervous initially. Gary Lineker was again the BBC's best-paid star but his pay from the licence fee fell to 1.36m in 2020-21 - down from about 1.75m the previous year. Nicola Weir is fiercely proud of her Ballymena roots. Will the Windsor Framework be enough for the DUP? 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. Updated 7th Oct 2020, 6:06pm. Read about our approach to external linking. "We don't need to travel as much as we have done. Mr Harvey will be a familiar presence on screen, already acting as a regular newsreader on the BBC TV bulletins. His salary again puts him among the BBC's highest earning on-air presenters. "I can get a bit bored now and I have to admit I keep eating, which is not ideal. An article in Belfast Telegraph, back in 2015, had mentioned her age as 44. "It's strange for us at the minute, too, because in normal circumstances, as soon as things start to improve like they do at this time of the year, we're able to say, 'go out, enjoy yourselves, enjoy the sun'. Main presenters during the programme's history included Larry McCoubrey, Barry Cowan and Sean Rafferty. "We had planned to go over twice, and both of those plans were scuppered. However, the BBC later changed its policy in 1996 and required television presenters to wear poppies. We're adhering rigidly to social distancing. Wendy Austin also stepped down from presenting the weekly programme Inside Business. BBC News NI journalist Declan Harvey has been appointed as a new presenter on BBC Newsline. "My job is simple. RT and BBC broadcaster Audrey Carville said: Really sorry to read this Donna. "I had my birthday at the beginning of April and normally it would have been just a meal for two at home. Presenter: Christine McGuinness . Today in Northern Ireland was replaced on 17 September 1962 by a 20-minute programme initially known as Six O'Clock. BBC presenter Donna Traynor has quit with immediate effect, after almost 33 years with the broadcaster. "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. Take care.. "One thing that has been a nuisance is that my daughter Laura lives over in Newcastle upon Tyne, and we haven't been able to see her. It said the higher payment this year was due to a payment for a series of Nolan Live broadcast in March 2020, which had been owed from the previous financial year. For the TV we're in the studio but for our radio slots on Good Morning Ulster and Evening Extra, we're at home. How to buy Eurovision 2023 tickets and how much do they cost? Viewers from the Republic of Ireland with a Sky subscription can also watch on Sky channel 141. "We've had a few plans cancelled. It is understood however that Ms Traynor is leaving following a dispute with BBC management in Belfast over plans to alter her working terms. "It was a virtual birthday celebration, about two weeks into lockdown. He began his 'love affair' with the BBC on Valentine's Day 2000. 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