Audrey Carville
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Audrey Carville was the host of the BBC World Service
radio show Europe Today
from 2004 to 2009, known for her tough questioning of European public figures on the show.
Carville is a native of Castleblayney
in County Monaghan
in Ireland
.
Previously Carville was the host of BBC Radio Ulster
in Northern Ireland
, and prior to that worked for an independent local radio station in County Donegal
in Ireland
.
She has won a number of awards for her reporting and journalism including the Celtic Film and Television Award and the Institute of Public Relations Award. She was part of a Sony award winning team for current affairs journalism in 2002.
In 2011, Kim Bielenberg said in the Irish Independent
that Carville would be a natural replacement for Miriam O'Callaghan
at RTÉ.
BBC World Service
The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...
radio show Europe Today
Europe Today
Europe Today was a daily radio news show on the BBC World Service about public affairs throughout Europe. It was presented by Audrey Carville among others, at 17:00 GMT every weekday.-External links:*...
from 2004 to 2009, known for her tough questioning of European public figures on the show.
Carville is a native of Castleblayney
Castleblayney
Castleblayney or Castleblaney is a town in County Monaghan, Ireland. The town has a population of about 3,000.Castleblayney lies near the border with County Armagh and is on the N2 road from Dublin to Derry...
in County Monaghan
County Monaghan
County Monaghan is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Monaghan. Monaghan County Council is the local authority for the county...
in Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
.
Previously Carville was the host of BBC Radio Ulster
BBC Radio Ulster
BBC Radio Ulster is one of two Northern Irish BBC radio stations, the other being BBC Radio Foyle located in the city of Derry. BBC Radio Ulster is located at Broadcasting House in the Ormeau Avenue area of Belfast city centre...
in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, and prior to that worked for an independent local radio station in County Donegal
County Donegal
County Donegal is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Donegal. Donegal County Council is the local authority for the county...
in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
.
She has won a number of awards for her reporting and journalism including the Celtic Film and Television Award and the Institute of Public Relations Award. She was part of a Sony award winning team for current affairs journalism in 2002.
In 2011, Kim Bielenberg said in the Irish Independent
Irish Independent
The Irish Independent is Ireland's largest-selling daily newspaper that is published in both compact and broadsheet formats. It is the flagship publication of Independent News & Media.-History:...
that Carville would be a natural replacement for Miriam O'Callaghan
Miriam O'Callaghan
Miriam O'Callaghan is an Irish television current affairs broadcaster, chat show host and radio presenter with Raidió Teilifís Éireann . She has presented the leading current affairs show, Prime Time, since 1996, and her own chat show, Saturday Night with Miriam, since 2005...
at RTÉ.