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Declan Harvey (born 28 November 1983) is a journalist and presenter with

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. He anchors the

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's flagship nightly television news programme in

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, ''

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'', and the daily radio drive time news programme, ''

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'', on

BBC Radio Ulster BBC Radio Ulster ( ga, BBC Raidió Uladh) is a Northern Irish radio station owned and operated by BBC Northern Ireland, a division of the BBC. It was established on New Year's Day 1975, replacing what had been an opt-out of BBC Radio 4. It is ...

Early life

Declan was born and grew up in

Letterkenny Letterkenny ( ga, Leitir Ceanainn , meaning 'hillside of the O'Cannons'), nicknamed 'the Cathedral Town', is the largest and most populous town in County Donegal, a county in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. Letterkenny lies on the R ...

County Donegal County Donegal ( ; ga, Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconn ...

, in the north-west of

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kin ...

. He attended Scoil Colmcille and

St Eunan's College St Eunan's College ( ; ga, Coláiste Adhamhnáin), known locally as The College to distinguish it from the cathedral and GAA club, is a voluntary Roman Catholic all-male secondary day school (and former boarding school) in County Donegal, Ire ...

. He moved to England to attend drama school aged 19.

Early career

Declan is a classically trained actor and holds a first-class honours degree in acting from

Rose Bruford College Rose Bruford College (formerly Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance) is a drama school in the south London suburb of Sidcup. The college has degree programmes in acting, actor musicianship, directing, theatre arts and various discipl ...

. He worked for several years as a professional actor on stage and television, and voice-over artist. He holds an MA in Theatre Practices, specialising in voice. He has worked as a professional voice and communications coach.

Journalism career

Declan qualified from the

London College of Communication The London College of Communication is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. It specialises in media-related subjects including advertising, animation, film, graphic design, photography and sound arts. It has approximately ...

as a broadcast journalist in 2010. During his training he volunteered at OnFM 101.4, a community radio station based in Hammersmith, where he presented a weekend magazine programme, LiveWires, with Storm Huntley.

Global Radio

Declan joined the

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radio group in 2010 as a reporter working across

LBC LBC (originally the London Broadcasting Company) is a British phone-in and talk radio station owned and operated by Global and based in its headquarters in London. It was the UK's first licensed commercial radio station, and began to broadca ...

, Classic FM, Capital FM and

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. He was also a relief presenter on the rolling news station

LBC News LBC News is a rolling news radio station based in the United Kingdom. It broadcasts in Greater London on AM and UK wide on DAB and online. History The 1152 AM frequency in London has a complicated history of format and ownership. Continuous ...

. Declan became the full-time reporter for the award-winning '' Nick Ferrari at Breakfast'' programme. During his time at Global, Declan was the lead correspondent covering the July 7th London Bombings Inquests, the preparations for the

London 2012 Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

and the

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murder trial. Declan was a contributor to Dale&Co, the political column website by

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BBC Radio 1

In 2012 he joined ''

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'' on

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, later becoming a political reporter covering two UK general elections, the 2016 US presidential election and the

Brexit Brexit (; a portmanteau of "British exit") was the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) at 23:00 GMT on 31 January 2020 (00:00 1 February 2020 CET).The UK also left the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC ...

referendum.

BBC World Service

In 2017, Declan became a frequent relief presenter on '' Newsday'' for the BBC World Service. He fronted
BBC Minute
' for a short time.

BBC Northern Ireland

Declan relocated to

in 2017, becoming a news reporter for BBC News NI across radio and television. In 2020 it was announced Declan would become the full-time presenter of ''

'', alongside Tara Mills. The two would later be joined by Richard Morgan on a full-time basis. Throughout 2021, Declan co-created and co-hosted the BBC podcast '' Year '21'', a 'week-by-week' telling of how Northern Ireland was created, exactly 100 years previous. The podcast received critical acclaim and a number of international awards and nominations. In December 2021, the BBC announced Declan would become a main anchor of the flagship television news programme, ''

''. He rotates his presenting duties between TV and radio.

Personal life

Declan lives with his partner, Ciarán, in

Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom ...

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harvey, Declan Living people BBC newsreaders and journalists 1983 births People from Letterkenny