Stephen Raymond Nolan (born 20 August 1973) is a

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radio and television presenter for

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and BBC Radio 5 ''Live'', and is the highest earning broadcaster that the BBC employ in the Province.

Early life

Born in the

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area of

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, Nolan was educated at the

Royal Belfast Academical Institution The Royal Belfast Academical Institution is an independent grammar school in Belfast, Northern Ireland. With the support of Belfast's leading reformers and democrats, it opened its doors in 1814. Until 1849, when it was superseded by what today is ...

and

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, where he studied French and

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, graduating with a BA in 1995.

Career

Radio

In 2002, Nolan joined

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, where he won a

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. The following year, he was hired by

, where he has worked since 2003, presenting ''

The Stephen Nolan Show ''The Nolan Show'', hosted by Stephen Nolan, airs on weekdays on BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio Foyle from 9:00am – 10:30am. Nolan has also moved onto a network platform, hosting '' Question Time Extra Time'' every Thursday night and a three-h ...

'' 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 ...

. Since 16 July 2005, Nolan has presented his own weekend phone-in show for

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, airing from 10 pm to 1 am every Friday and Sunday, and 9pm to 12am every Saturday. Until 2017, Nolan also hosted ''Question Time Extra Time,'' a simulcast of BBC One's ''

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'', followed by a continuation of debates on Five Live. In 2006, he was involved in a charity 'boxing' match with Gerry Anderson in aid of '' Children in Need''. On 13 October 2021 he released the podcast '' Nolan Investigates''.

Television

Nolan has presented several television programmes. ''Nolan Live'' on BBC Northern Ireland is a weekly television debate and phone-in show. ''Fair Play'', also on BBC Northern Ireland, was a weekly consumer watchdog programme. ''Mission Employable'' was a series focusing on helping a group of unemployed people to find their dream career. He has also presented the BBC's '' Children in Need'' Northern Ireland broadcast. Since 2008 he has presented ''Panic Attack'', a new game airing on Friday nights in Northern Ireland. The show was repeated nationwide in a daytime slot starting in February 2010. In 2008 he stood in for Matthew Wright on Five's ''The Wright Stuff''. In 2011, Nolan presented a documentary focusing on the

Shankill Butchers The Shankill Butchers were an Ulster loyalist gang—many of whom were members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)—that was active between 1975 and 1982 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was based in the Shankill area and was responsible for t ...

. Since 2012, Nolan has hosted a weekly TV version of ''The Stephen Nolan Show'' on BBC Northern Ireland every Wednesday. In 2013, a new series ''Story of a Lifetime'', hosted by Nolan began with episode one focusing on the life of his Radio Ulster colleague

Hugo Duncan Hugo Duncan (Hugh Anthony Duncan) (born 26 March 1950, in Strabane) is a singer and BBC broadcaster born in Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland on 26 March 1950. His nickname is "The wee man from Strabane" or "Uncle Hugo". In the early ...

. His television and radio shows have been accused of having a pro- Unionist bias and have been referred for impartiality/bias by

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to the

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Early life

Career

Radio

Television

Awards

Personal life

References

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