Rose Neill
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| Occupation | Television Broadcaster |
| Known for | TV, Documentaries, Travel writing and Radio |
Rose Wilson MBE (née Neill) is a Northern Ireland news broadcaster, currently working for UTV. At the beginning of her career she was the youngest newsreader in the United Kingdom, and she is the longest-serving newscaster in the British Isles, having worked for 47 consecutive years newscasting .[1]
Early life
[edit]She received her formal education at The Mount School, York, and went on to study Dispensing Optics at the City and East London College.[2]
Broadcasting career
[edit]Neill's broadcasting career began in 1977. Her early career included presenting children's educational programmes and newscasting for Ulster Television. She also worked as a continuity announcer[2] and co-presented Sportscast with Jackie Fullerton.[3]
She moved to BBC Northern Ireland in 1984 to co-present the flagship news programme Inside Ulster alongside Sean Rafferty, and went on to present its replacement BBC Newsline.[2] She also presented a daily three-hour show on BBC Radio Ulster.[3] From 2002 to 2008, Neill was involved in writing and presenting a series of medical documentaries. She also contributed to various BBC Northern Ireland programmes including Children in Need coverage. She left BBC Northern Ireland in August 2008.[4]
In 2009, Neill presented a documentary on the RMS Titanic for UTV, and latterly returned to the station as a freelance newsreader and in-vision continuity announcer.[5] In May 2014, she was appointed as main anchor for UTV Live, alongside Paul Clark.[6]
Neill co-presents the main evening news at 6 and is also a luxury travel writer, who has travelled extensively all her life, and more recently to Asia, India, The Caribbean, North and South America.
Personal life
[edit]Neill is an honorary vice-patron of Cancer Focus Northern Ireland, and Chairperson of the Riding for the Disabled Association.[2] She is married and has two children and is involved with the Northern Ireland Mother & Baby Appeal. Her hobbies include riding, hunting, Snow & Water-skiing.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "The TV Room". Retrieved 6 June 2013.[dead link]
- 1 2 3 4 5 "BBCi: Newsline - Rose Neill's profile". Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ Belfast Telegraph: Rose Neill quits the BBC after 24 years Archived 8 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine; dated 28 August 2008, accessed 28 August 2008
- ↑ Sunday Life: "I belong at UTV" Archived 11 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine; dated 7 June 2009, accessed 8 June 2009
- ↑ Rose Neill joins Paul Clark on UTV Live Archived 4 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine, u.tv, 2 May 2014