Gillian Porter (born 13 April 1965[1] in Coleraine[2]) is a Northern Irish television presenter. She is best known for her work at UTV, where she was a long-serving continuity announcer and newsreader for 27 years.[1]
Broadcasting career
editBefore joining UTV, Porter briefly worked as a continuity announcer and playout 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]
In later years, Porter was one of two out-of-vision announcers at UTV, alongside Julian Simmons, voicing pre-recorded links.
In April 2020, local continuity was abandoned, initially as a temporary measure, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on staff at the Belfast studios. In November 2020, Porter announced she had left UTV, following a decision to switch permanently to ITV network presentation.[5]
Porter voiced the final local UTV continuity link, broadcast at 5:59am on Thursday 2 April 2020.
She is now a freelance broadcaster and voiceover artist.
Personal life
editPorter is married to Dee Corbett and has two children.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b WebArchive.org: Gillian Porter's profile on u.tv; captured 17 August 2002, accessed 5 April 2009
- ^ a b Belfast Telegraph: "Woman 2 Woman: Gillan Porter's baby joy was shrouded in sadness"; dated 7 July 2003, accessed 16 June 2008
- ^ The TV Room Plus: UTV Announcers Archived 2012-07-17 at archive.today
- ^ "BFI Film and TV Database: UTV Life details". Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
- ^ End of era at UTV as Julian Simmons and Gillian Porter exit, Belfast Telegraph, 26 November 2020
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