Nuala McGovern

Nuala McGovern is an Irish journalist and broadcaster working for BBC News. McGovern is the main presenter of Outside Source on BBC World tv.[1]

Nuala McGovern
Born
Ireland
Alma materUniversity College Dublin
OccupationJournalist, presenter
Notable credit(s)
Newsday, Outside Source

Early life and education

McGovern grew up in Drumcondra in Dublin. Her father was a publican. She is a graduate of University College Dublin.[2]

Early career

Before joining the BBC, McGovern was a producer on The Brian Lehrer Show for New York’s flagship public radio station WNYC Radio during nine years, where she was part of a Peabody Award-winning team. During this time she was also the founding producer of a spin-off show, Brian Lehrer Live: Where Web Video Meets the Issues.[3]

BBC career

McGovern joined the BBC in 2009 as a presenter and producer of World: Have Your Say on the BBC World Service.[4] In 2012 she became one of the founding presenters of Newsday, the World Service's new breakfast programme.[5]

References
  1. Lunch in the BBC canteen can be so dismal by Mary Mc Carty Irish Times April 2, 2019.
  2. McGovern’s interview debut is her swansong Irish Echo Archives, February 17, 2011.
  3. "BBC World Service Nuala McGovern". KJZZ. October 24, 2012.
  4. McGovern, Nuala. "BBC - World Service - World Have Your Say: Meet the Team: Nuala McGovern". www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/nuala-mcgovern/17/60b/753
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.