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Gillian Porter

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Gillian Porter (born 13 April 1965[1] in Coleraine[2]) is a Northern Irish television presenter. She is best known as a continuity announcer and newsreader at UTV, where she has appeared since 1993.[1]

Broadcasting career

Before joining UTV, Porter briefly worked as a continuity announcer and director at BBC Northern Ireland.[3] In 1998, she presented the first series of UTV Life (originally broadcast weekly on Sundays before becoming a weeknight show).[4]

Porter is currently one of two out-of-vision announcers at UTV, alongside Julian Simmons.

Personal life

Gillian Porter is married and has two children Zara and Sam. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b WebArchive.org: Gillian Porter's profile on u.tv; captured 17 August 2002, accessed 5 April 2009
  2. ^ a b Belfast Telegraph: "Woman 2 Woman: Gillan Porter's baby joy was shrouded in sadness"; dated 7 July 2003, accessed 16 June 2008
  3. ^ The TV Room Plus: UTV Announcers Archived 2012-07-17 at archive.today
  4. ^ "BFI Film and TV Database: UTV Life details". Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2008.