David Maxwell (journalist)
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David Maxwell is a broadcast journalist and newsreader. He currently works for BBC Northern Ireland.
He works for BBC Newsline
where he presents the breakfast news, the late news and occasionally the lunchtime bulletin.
He joined the BBC
in 2008.
. He went to Iveagh Primary School
in Rathfriland
and then to Knockbreda Primary School when his family moved back to Belfast
in 1994. Maxwell then went on to study at Methodist College Belfast
and then to Queen’s University Belfast where he read politics.
Immediately after graduating he went to work on the political desk of The Times
in Westminster, London.
He works for BBC Newsline
BBC Newsline
BBC Newsline is the BBC's regional television news service for Northern Ireland. The programme is broadcast on BBC One from BBC Northern Ireland's headquarters in Broadcasting House, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast....
where he presents the breakfast news, the late news and occasionally the lunchtime bulletin.
He joined the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
in 2008.
Background
Maxwell was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland but spent the early part of his life living in a rural area between Rathfriland and NewryNewry
Newry is a city in Northern Ireland. The River Clanrye, which runs through the city, formed the historic border between County Armagh and County Down. It is from Belfast and from Dublin. Newry had a population of 27,433 at the 2001 Census, while Newry and Mourne Council Area had a population...
. He went to Iveagh Primary School
Iveagh Primary School
Iveagh Primary School is a primary school located in Rathfriland, County Down, Northern Ireland. It caters for girls and boys aged from 3 to 11 and has 279 pupils. It is within the Southern Education and Library Board area....
in Rathfriland
Rathfriland
Rathfriland is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a hilltop Plantation of Ulster settlement between the Mourne Mountains, Slieve Croob and Banbridge. It had a population of 2,079 people in the 2001 Census.-History:...
and then to Knockbreda Primary School when his family moved back to Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
in 1994. Maxwell then went on to study at Methodist College Belfast
Methodist College Belfast
Methodist College Belfast , styled locally as Methody, is a voluntary grammar school in Belfast, Northern Ireland, one of eight Northern Irish schools represented on the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, and is a member of the Independent Schools Council...
and then to Queen’s University Belfast where he read politics.
Immediately after graduating he went to work on the political desk of The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
in Westminster, London.