Born: Belfast, Northern Ireland

CURRENT

Keynote speaker, conference host, interviewer and panel moderator

Karolinska Institute University Hospital –

Senior faculty, Leadership and Communications Programme

Journalist, broadcaster and writer

2xTEDx speaker

JOURNALISM


June 1996 – April 2017
London 
BBC 1 – anchor, weekend national news bulletins
BBC News Channel – anchor since the launch of the channel in 1998
BBC World TV – anchor Dateline London, a live current affairs discussion programme.
BBC Radio Ulster, Belfast – anchor Good Morning Ulster, Talkback and Evening Extra.


1996 -1998 London
News Anchor BBC World Service Television

(including single handed presentation throughout the night of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales).
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April – June 1996 
Washington DC, USA
BBC News Television and Radio Correspondent 
Global Television News, Canada reporter/presenter

October 1992 – April 1996
Washington Correspondent, GMTV.

Worked with a small team of cameraman/editor and producer for Britain’s independent morning show.
Covering the Clinton Presidency, mid term elections, Clinton re-election, the Waco siege, Oklahoma bomb, OJ Simpson, hurricanes, heatwaves etc 


January 1992 – September 1992
Frankfurt, Germany, Bureau Chief Reuters TV

Responsible for output and staff covering news, features and business news. Also television and radio correspondent for Reuters’ clients. 

July 1990 – January 1992
Tokyo, Japan 

News Editor Asia, Reuters TV
Responsible for management of staff, budget and output from 15 bureaux from India to New Zealand. 
Also Radio and Television Correspondent for Reuters’ clients travelling throughout the region on major stories including:
Assassination of Rajiv Ghandi
Elections in India, Pakistan and Malaysia (with award winning cameraman Mohammed Amin) 
Aids epidemic in Thailand
Floods in Bangladesh
Asian Games, China

December 1988 – July 1990
Belfast, Northern Ireland 

Ireland Correspondent, Sky News
Established the bureau from the start-up of Sky News. Covered breaking news, features and financial news throughout Ireland. Also responsible for management of bureau and staff.

January – December 1988
London

ITN, News Correspondent 
Channel 4 – co-presenter and correspondent for prime time weekly current affairs programme ‘Women in View’


1986-1988
Belfast, Northern Ireland 

Ulster Television
news and features reporter
presenter of main evening news
Presenter of ‘Make it Pay’ made by UTV for Channel 4 – how to turn your hobby into an income
Presenter ‘Farming Ulster’ – a weekly agricultural programme.

1984-1986
Belfast, Northern Ireland

BBC, Belfast 
Television and radio news and features reporter 
Anchor of main evening BBC TV local news and main late night Radio programme “Eleven Tonight “ 
First presenter of BBC Breakfast News regional opt-out
BBC World Service radio reporter

1978-1984
Bangor, Northern Ireland 

Spectator Newspapers 
Trainee journalist rising to senior writer for the group.
Belfast Telegraph – freelance news and features reporter
London Daily Mail – Belfast freelance, news and features

AWARDS
Angel Award for Excellence in Journalism, American Committee for Excellence in Journalism for foreign correspondent coverage of US affairs.
Angel Award for Excellence in Journalism, American Committee for Excellence in Journalism for foreign journalist coverage of ethnic minorities.
Lincoln University School of Journalism, USA, for foreign coverage of American affairs.

Time in a 24hr World

From Here to There

The Moment Intro

Reading the BBC News

50 Shades of Physics

The Night Diana Died

Time in a 24hr World

From Here to There

The Moment Intro

Reading the BBC News

50 Shades of Physics

The Night Diana Died