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'''Donna Traynor''' is a [[journalist]] in [[Northern Ireland]]. Born in [[Lisburn]],<ref name="BT-20060213">[http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/actually-im-a-better-nurse-than-i-thought-i-would-be-13453555.html Belfast Telegraph: "'Actually, I'm a better nurse than I thought I'd be'"]; dated 26 June 2007; accessed 18 April 2013.</ref> she was the main female anchor of [[BBC Newsline]] until November 2021.<ref name="BBC-20080226">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsline/content/articles/2008/02/26/donna_feature.shtml Meet The Team], bbc.co.uk; accessed 18 April 2013</ref> |
'''Donna Traynor''' is a [[journalist]] in [[Northern Ireland]]. Born in [[Lisburn]],<ref name="BT-20060213">[http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/actually-im-a-better-nurse-than-i-thought-i-would-be-13453555.html Belfast Telegraph: "'Actually, I'm a better nurse than I thought I'd be'"]; dated 26 June 2007; accessed 18 April 2013.</ref> she was the main female anchor of ''[[BBC Newsline]]'' until November 2021.<ref name="BBC-20080226">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsline/content/articles/2008/02/26/donna_feature.shtml Meet The Team], bbc.co.uk; accessed 18 April 2013</ref> |
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==Broadcasting career== |
==Broadcasting career== |
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Traynor has been nominated twice by the [[Royal Television Society]] in the category of "Presenter of the Year". She began her career in broadcasting at [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann|RTÉ]] in Dublin.<ref name="BT-20060213"/> |
Traynor has been nominated twice by the [[Royal Television Society]] in the category of "Presenter of the Year". She began her career in broadcasting at [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann|RTÉ]] in Dublin.<ref name="BT-20060213"/> |
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Traynor joined the [[BBC]] in 1989. |
Traynor joined the [[BBC]] in 1989. She presented news bulletins on [[BBC Radio Ulster]], and was the newsreader at the station who first broke the news of the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|Provisional IRA]] ceasefire in August 1994.<ref name="BBC-20080226"/><ref name="BT-20060213"/> Around this time, Traynor began reading television news bulletins, and was later promoted to the position of main anchor on ''BBC Newsline''. |
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In addition to her work for ''BBC Newsline'', Traynor has also presented ''Country Times'', various educational programmes and coverage of the [[Balmoral Show]] for BBC Northern Ireland, and she has also presented [[BBC Northern Ireland]]'s coverage of [[Children in Need]].<ref name="BBC-20080226"/> |
In addition to her work for ''BBC Newsline'', Traynor has also presented ''Country Times'', various educational programmes and coverage of the [[Balmoral Show]] for BBC Northern Ireland, and she has also presented [[BBC Northern Ireland]]'s coverage of ''[[Children in Need]]''.<ref name="BBC-20080226"/> |
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In November 2021, it was announced that Donna Traynor had resigned from ''BBC Newsline'' with immediate effect after 33 years at the corporation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-59294441|title=Donna Traynor resigns from BBC Northern Ireland|work=BBC News|accessdate=2021-11-15}}</ref> |
In November 2021, it was announced that Donna Traynor had resigned from ''BBC Newsline'' with immediate effect after 33 years at the corporation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-59294441|title=Donna Traynor resigns from BBC Northern Ireland|work=BBC News|accessdate=2021-11-15}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:38, 15 November 2021
Donna Traynor | |
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| Born | 31 October 1965 |
| Occupation(s) | Broadcaster, journalist |
| Known for | BBC Newsline Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) |
| Spouse | Ronan Kelly |
Donna Traynor is a journalist in Northern Ireland. Born in Lisburn,[1] she was the main female anchor of BBC Newsline until November 2021.[2]
Broadcasting career
Traynor has been nominated twice by the Royal Television Society in the category of "Presenter of the Year". She began her career in broadcasting at RTÉ in Dublin.[1]
Traynor joined the BBC in 1989. She presented news bulletins on BBC Radio Ulster, and was the newsreader at the station who first broke the news of the Provisional IRA ceasefire in August 1994.[2][1] Around this time, Traynor began reading television news bulletins, and was later promoted to the position of main anchor on BBC Newsline.
In addition to her work for BBC Newsline, Traynor has also presented Country Times, various educational programmes and coverage of the Balmoral Show for BBC Northern Ireland, and she has also presented BBC Northern Ireland's coverage of Children in Need.[2]
In November 2021, it was announced that Donna Traynor had resigned from BBC Newsline with immediate effect after 33 years at the corporation.[3]
Personal life
Traynor was born in Lisburn, but moved to Dublin with her family as a child. Educated at Loretto, Bray, she studied journalism at university in Dublin (NIHE now Dublin City University) and in Preston in England.[1]
Traynor is deaf in one ear.[1] She is married to Ronan Kelly, a training consultant and fellow broadcaster.
References
- ^ a b c d e Belfast Telegraph: "'Actually, I'm a better nurse than I thought I'd be'"; dated 26 June 2007; accessed 18 April 2013.
- ^ a b c Meet The Team, bbc.co.uk; accessed 18 April 2013
- ^ "Donna Traynor resigns from BBC Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
External links
- Donna Traynor profile, bbc.co.uk; accessed 28 May 2016.