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Nuala McGovern is an Irish journalist and broadcaster working for BBC News. McGovern was the main presenter of Outside Source on the BBC World Service from 2014 to 2022.[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] She started presenting OS in 2015.[3]

McGovern announced on Twitter on 13 January 2022 that she would leave OS to become a news presenter on BBC World News.[7]

In April 2024, she took over as host of BBC Radio4’s Woman’s Hour.


References

  1. ^ Lunch in the BBC canteen can be so dismal by Mary Mc Carty Irish Times 2 April 2019.
  2. ^ McGovern’s interview debut is her swansong Irish Echo Archives, 17 February 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. 24 October 2012.
  5. ^ McGovern, Nuala. "BBC - World Service - World Have Your Say: Meet the Team: Nuala McGovern". www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Nuala McGovern". LinkedIn. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  7. ^ @BBCNuala (13 January 2022). "Back from holiday today to present my last OS @bbcworldservice show as I move to my new position as @BBCWorld TV presenter. Thanks to amazing listeners, guests, OS team & all who helped OS shine. What a ride and privilege it has been presenting @bbcworldservice for a decade" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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