Tina Campbell
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Tina Campbell is a Northern Irish television presenter and journalist
. She is currently a presenter and reporter on UTV Live
.
. She also worked at BBC Radio Ulster as a Traffic and Travel presenter.
Tina Campbell joined UTV as a continuity announcer in 1994 before moving to the newsroom in 1997. She hosted the 1997 and 1998 series of What Next? and contributed to a UTV documentary on the Ulster Hospital in 2007. She was also one of the original presenters for UTV Life and a relief weather presenter for Frank Mitchell
.
Campbell was appointed as the second female anchor of UTV Live in February 2007, replacing Kate Smith
. In 2008, she presented two series of UTV's topical debate show Late and Live. and she presently hosts The Seven Thirty Show on UTV.
and went on to study English at Queen's University, Belfast and journalism.
Campbell is married to former Downtown Radio presenter John Paul Ballantine. The couple have three children.
Tina Campbell has 1 brother, Gav Campbell; he is the lead singer and song writer from the band Phoenix23
, who feature on the soundtrack of the Sir Ben Kingsley film, 50 Dead Men Walking. Their debut album was recorded in LA and was produced by Supertramp
's Carl Verheyen
.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. She is currently a presenter and reporter on UTV Live
UTV Live
UTV Live is the name of the regional news service broadcast on UTV, the ITV region in Northern Ireland. The first edition of the programme was transmitted on Monday 4 January 1993.-Weekday bulletins:*13:55...
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Broadcasting career
Tina Campbell was a reporter and newsreader for Downtown RadioDowntown Radio
Downtown Radio is an Adult Contemporary music radio station based in Newtownards, County Down, that serves all of Northern Ireland using a network of FM and AM transmitters.- History :...
. She also worked at BBC Radio Ulster as a Traffic and Travel presenter.
Tina Campbell joined UTV as a continuity announcer in 1994 before moving to the newsroom in 1997. She hosted the 1997 and 1998 series of What Next? and contributed to a UTV documentary on the Ulster Hospital in 2007. She was also one of the original presenters for UTV Life and a relief weather presenter for Frank Mitchell
Frank Mitchell (presenter)
Frank 'the Silver Fox' Mitchell Frank 'the Silver Fox' Mitchell Frank 'the Silver Fox' Mitchell (born Francis McClory, 24 July 1963 is a Northern Irish broadcaster and journalist. He is currently a weather presenter on UTV Live and a presenter on the UTV-owned radio station U105. Although his...
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Campbell was appointed as the second female anchor of UTV Live in February 2007, replacing Kate Smith
Kate Smith (presenter)
Kate Smith is a former Northern Irish television presenter and journalist.-Broadcasting career:Smith began her broadcasting career at Downtown Radio as a newsreader and reporter. She later worked as a presenter and reporter for RTÉ in 1980 and moved to UTV in 1983.Smith hosted her last edition of...
. In 2008, she presented two series of UTV's topical debate show Late and Live. and she presently hosts The Seven Thirty Show on UTV.
Personal life
Campbell attended Strathearn SchoolStrathearn School
Strathearn is a voluntary, all-girls grammar school in Belfast, Northern Ireland.It is situated in the east of the city and attended by about 750 girls aged 11–18. The grounds include sports facilities and pitches for hockey and athletics as well as many mature trees, which surround the front lawn...
and went on to study English at Queen's University, Belfast and journalism.
Campbell is married to former Downtown Radio presenter John Paul Ballantine. The couple have three children.
Tina Campbell has 1 brother, Gav Campbell; he is the lead singer and song writer from the band Phoenix23
Phoenix23
Phoenix 23 are a 5 piece band from Northern Ireland. Formed in 2007, they consist of 4 cousins, Gav Campbell, Neil Donnelly, Glenn Donnelly and Andy Cochrane… as drummer they have close friend Richard 'Hodgy' Hodgen....
, who feature on the soundtrack of the Sir Ben Kingsley film, 50 Dead Men Walking. Their debut album was recorded in LA and was produced by Supertramp
Supertramp
Supertramp are a British rock band formed in 1969 under the name Daddy before renaming to Supertramp in early 1970. Though their music was initially categorised as progressive rock, they have since incorporated a combination of traditional rock and art rock into their music...
's Carl Verheyen
Carl Verheyen
-History:Verheyen has authored many instructional books, including Improvising Without Scales, as well as Studio City, a collection of articles written for the magazine Guitar for the Practicing Musician from 1996-1999...
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