Tina Campbell

Tina Campbell (born 1971)[1][2] is a Northern Irish television presenter and journalist. She parted company with UTV in early 2013 and is currently a newscaster on BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Newsline.

This article is about the Northern Irish television presenter. For the recording artist and musician, see Tina Campbell (musician).

Broadcasting career

Born in Dundonald, Tina Campbell was a reporter and newsreader for Downtown Radio.[3] She also worked at BBC Radio Ulster as a Traffic and Travel presenter.[2][3]

Tina Campbell joined UTV as a continuity announcer in 1994[3] before moving to the newsroom in 1997.[4] She hosted the 1997 and 1998 series of What Next?[5] and contributed to a UTV documentary on the Ulster Hospital in 2007.[6] She was also one of the original presenters for UTV Life and a relief weather presenter for Frank Mitchell.[7]

Campbell was appointed as the second female anchor of UTV Live in February 2007, replacing Kate Smith.[8] In 2008, she presented two series of UTV's topical debate show Late and Live.[9] and she presently hosts The Seven Thirty Show on UTV. She is currently employed by BBC Northern Ireland as a Radio Newsreader on BBC Radio Ulster and a TV Newsreader and Continuity Announcer.

Personal life

Campbell attended Strathearn Grammar School and Bangor Girls' High School[10] and went on to study English at Queen's University, Belfast, and journalism.[4]

She has a brother Gav Campbell, who is the lead singer and guitarist from the band Phoenix23.

References
  1. Tina Campbell's profile on u.tv WebArchive.org; captured 18 November 2002, accessed 5 April 2009
  2. "New job, new baby" Belfast Telegraph, 8 February 2007, retrieved 10 January 2007
  3. UTV Announcers Archived 17 July 2012 at Archive.today The TV Room; accessed 15 June 2008
  4. "'I just love the power I have doing live TV'" Belfast Telegraph, 7 April 2008; accessed 20 January 2009
  5. Tina Campbell filmography BFI Film and TV Database, accessed 15 June 2008
  6. "UTV Focus - A Labour of Love" Archived 15 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine UTV Press Office, 24 August 2007, retrieved 15 June 2008
  7. The Other UTV Website - UTV Continuity, archive.org
  8. "Tina Campbell makes debut as UTV Live's new anchor" Archived 15 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine UTV Press Office, 8 February 2007, retrieved 10 January 2008
  9. "UTV goes Late and Live with Tina Campbell" Archived 15 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine UTV Press Office, 4 April 2008, retrieved 8 April 2008
  10. "Mum's the word" Belfast Telegraph, 28 February 2005; accessed 20 January 2009
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