Nuala McGovern

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Nuala McGovern
Born
Dublin, Ireland
Alma materUniversity College Dublin
OccupationJournalist, presenter
Notable credit(s)
Newsday, Outside Source
Spouse(s)Tristan Agates

Nuala McGovern is an Irish journalist and broadcaster working for BBC News. McGovern is the main presenter of Outside Source on BBC World tv.[1]

Early life and education[]

McGovern grew up in Drumcondra in Dublin. Her father was a publican. She is a graduate of University College Dublin,[2] where she studied English and Italian.[3]

Early career[]

After graduating from university she taught English in Italy for a period before moving to the United States after her sister made an application for a green card on her behalf. She got her start in broadcasting as a presenter and producer for Adrian Flannelly's radio show in New York, before joining WNYC.[3] There, McGovern was a producer on The Brian Lehrer Show for nine years, where she was part of a Peabody Award-winning team. During this time she was also the founding producer of a spin-off show, Brian Lehrer Live: Where Web Video Meets the Issues.[4]

BBC career[]

McGovern joined the BBC in 2009 as a presenter and producer of World: Have Your Say on the BBC World Service.[5] In 2012 she became one of the founding presenters of Newsday, the World Service's new breakfast programme.[6][unreliable source?] She started presenting OS in 2015.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Lunch in the BBC canteen can be so dismal by Mary Mc Carty Irish Times April 2, 2019.
  2. ^ McGovern’s interview debut is her swansong Irish Echo Archives, February 17, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c O'Byrne, Ellie (18 January 2021). "Gael power: The Irish women heard by millions on BBC radio". IrishExaminer.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  4. ^ "BBC World Service Nuala McGovern". KJZZ. October 24, 2012.
  5. ^ McGovern, Nuala. "BBC - World Service - World Have Your Say: Meet the Team: Nuala McGovern". www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ^ http://www.linkedin.com/pub/nuala-mcgovern/17/60b/753
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