BBC Northern Ireland to Broadcast from the World Police & Fire Games

PI Week 32 August 3 - August 9 2013

BBC Northern Ireland to broadcast from the World Police & Fire Games Programme Information New this week

BBC Northern Ireland to broadcast from the World Police & Fire Games Page 3 BBC NI will broadcast the full opening ceremony of the World Police and Fire Games online and Gavin Andrews and Claire McCollum will present a special highlights programme on BBC Two NI

Economics and Business Editor Appointment, BBC News NI Page 4 BBC News NI has appointed John Campbell as Economics and Business Editor

Ralph McLean and Claire McCollum present the All Ireland Pipe Band Championships

All Ireland Pipe Band Championships

In the first of two programmes covering the All Ireland Pipe Band Championships, on BBC One NI on Tuesday, August 6 at 10.35pm, Ralph McLean and Claire McCollum present highlights of this year’s event featuring the Grade 1 competition. As the bands get ready for the World Championships, Ralph and Claire capture the action from Londonderry’s St Columb’s Park, where the All Ireland Pipe Band Championships took place as part of the Derry~Londonderry UK City Of Culture 2013 celebrations.

BBC Northern Ireland Press Office Services

Pictures featured - Pictures featured in this document are available from the BBC Northern Ireland Press Office during normal office hours (Monday-Friday, 8.30am-5.30pm).

Copy - All copy contained within this publication can be used by the media free of charge on condition that it credits BBC Northern Anne Marie, left, with comedian Roy Walker and motivational speaker Veronica Ireland. McCann Additional copy on a wide range of BBC network programmes is A Round With Anne Marie available from the main BBC Press Office website - bbc.co.uk/mediacentre In the four-part BBC Radio Ulster series, A Round With Anne Marie, on BBC Radio Ulster on Sundays at 1.30pm, special guests join Anne Marie McAleese for a few fun holes of golf on a variety of courses across Northern Ireland, sharing their stories about golf and life in general as they try to stay out of the bunkers and on the fairway. In this, the second programme in the series on BBC Radio Ulster on Sunday, August 4 at 1.30pm, Anne Marie is joined at Fortwilliam Golf Club, Belfast, by comedian Roy Walker and motivational speaker and leader of the Wee Binnian Walkers, Veronica McCann. 2 BBC Northern Ireland to broadcast from the World Police & Fire Games BBC NI will broadcast the full opening ceremony of the World Police and Fire Games online and Gavin Andrews and Claire McCollum will present a special highlights programme on BBC Two NI

World Police & Fire Games, BBC Two Northern Ireland, Saturday, August 3 at 7.30pm

BBC Northern Ireland brings live, full coverage of the opening ceremony of the 20th World Police & Fire Games in Belfast next month.

Live pictures will be beamed across the world through online streaming from the opening ceremony which takes place on Thursday, August 1 in the grounds of the King’s Hall complex. To access the live stream log on to bbc.co.uk/ni

Coverage will begin from 6.30pm (BST).

BBC NI cameras will also be recording at the opening event for a special one-hour highlights programme to be shown shortly after the ceremony. The programme is on BBC Two Northern Ireland on Saturday, August 3 at 7.30pm and repeated on Tuesday, August 6, on BBC Two Northern Ireland at 7.00pm.

Presented by Gavin Andrews and Claire McCollum it will look back at the colour and spectacle of the opening ceremony as well as meeting up with some of those who have travelled from far and wide to take part in some of the events across the 10 Join Gavin Andrews and Claire McCollum for a special one-hour highlights programme looking back over the opening ceremony of the World Police & Fire Games. The programme is on BBC Two Northern Ire- days. land on Saturday, August 3 at 7.30pm and repeated on Tuesday, August 6, on BBC Two Northern Ireland at 7.00pm Peter Johnston, Director BBC Northern partner for this prestigious sporting event, Ireland prepares to welcome thousands of Ireland, said: “BBC Northern Ireland is with coverage of the opening ceremony competitors and their families from across delighted to be the official broadcast across TV, radio and live online, as Northern the globe.”

3 Economics and Business Editor Appointment, BBC News NI BBC News NI has appointed John Campbell as Economics and Business Editor

BBC News NI has appointed John Campbell as Economics and Business Editor working across its News and Current Affairs output on TV, Radio and Online.

John, 35, who is currently Assistant Editor of BBC Newsline with responsibility for producing business content, will take up the role in September.

John joined the BBC in 2001 as a News Trainee and has worked across a wide range of BBC News NI’s output in a production capacity.

His career in the BBC has seen him work BBC News NI has appointed John Campbell as Economics and Business Editor as Producer for the network BBC News John says: “The story of our economic many forms. In what is an important time channel and BBC News NI’s Radio Current climate is one of the most exciting of our for the Economy in Northern Ireland, we Affairs output, including Good Morning lifetime. I’m honoured to have been given are delighted that he will be bringing his Ulster, Talkback and Evening Extra. In more the opportunity to tell this story on air and professionalism and knowledge to the role recent years he has worked as Assistant I’m looking forward to working alongside of Economics and Business Editor and that Editor of BBC News NI Online and really great journalists within the Economics he will be bringing a whole range of stories Assistant Editor of BBC Newsline. and Business team and BBC News NI.” to our audiences.”

In 2012, he was responsible for producing Kathleen Carragher, Head of News, BBC Prior to joining the BBC, John worked as a special three-hour Titanic Centenary Northern Ireland, says: “John has developed a business reporter for the Daily Post in programme for BBC Newsline. an impressive portfolio having worked Liverpool. He was educated at St MacNissi’s

across the full gamut of BBC News NI’s College, [now St Killian’s College], Garron His new role as Economics and Business Editor will see him work alongside BBC output. During his time as Assistant Editor Tower and graduated with a BA Honours News NI’s Business Correspondent for BBC Newsline, he has displayed a in Journalism from Sheffield University. He Julian O’Neill and Good Morning Ulster’s tremendous passion and flair for producing was born in Ballymena and now lives in Business Reporter Colletta Smith. business and economic stories in their Belfast.