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John Toal (broadcaster)

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John Toal is a BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio 3 presenter.

A native of Newry he has been a radio presenter since 1989, shortly after he left Queen's University, Belfast where he read for a degree in music.[1]

His Saturday morning radio programme won a gold award at the 2015 Phonographic Performance Ireland (PPI) Radio Awards and another gold award at the 2016 Celtic Media Festival.[1]

On television he has presented Trad Ar Fad! and the BBC NI Last Night of the Proms.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Award-winning BBC broadcaster John Toal is still 'curious'". The Irish News. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Stellar line-up of global and local stars at BBC Proms in the Park". tourismni.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Irish language and Ulster-Scots programmes get a big, new showcase on BBC iPlayer - Northern Ireland Screen". 23 October 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.