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Eakin was born in Northern Ireland and lived at
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, and a relief presenter on BBC News at One
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at weekends. He was one of the channel's launch presenters in 1997, and is a published author. He left the BBC on 28 May 2015.
Early life
Eakin was born in Northern Ireland and lived at Helen's Bay
Helen's Bay is a village on the northern coast of County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Ballygrot (), between Holywood, Crawfordsburn and Bangor. It is served by a railway station and had a population of 1,390 in the 201 ...
in County Down, then briefly moved to Spain. His father was a civil engineer. He moved to Heswall
Heswall is a town on the Wirral, Merseyside, England. At the 2001 Census, the population was 16,012, including the nearby villages of Barnston and Gayton.
Before local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974 it was part of the administr ...
when he was 12. He learned to sail with the Fourth Heswall Sea Scouts
Sea Scouts are a part of the Scout movement, with a particular emphasis on boating and other water-based activities on the sea, rivers or lakes (canoeing, rafting, scuba, sailboarding). Sea Scouts can provide a chance to sail, cruise on boats, ...
, sailing at the West Kirby Marine Lake. He left Calday Grange Grammar School
Calday Grange Grammar School (abbreviated to CGGS; also known as Calday Grange, Calday Grammar or simply Calday due to the difference in spelling to the nearby village of Caldy) is a non-denominational, academically selective grammar school, f ...
in 1979, which he attended with his two brothers, Michael and Clive.
Career
From 1979-83 he was at ''Wirral News''. From 1983-85, he was a freelance journalist in Cheshire. From 1985-89 he was at the ''Liverpool Daily Post
The ''Liverpool Post'' was a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The newspaper and its website ceased publication on 19 December 2013.
Until 13 January 2012 it was a daily morning newspaper, with the ti ...
'' where he won North West Reporter of the Year. From 1989-90 he worked at Central TV as a journalist. From 1990-97 he was a reporter for '' Look North'' at Newcastle upon Tyne
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. He twice won regional journalist of the year.
BBC News
Eakin was most recently a presenter onBBC News
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. He has anchored outside news broadcasts from locations including Belgrade, Belfast, Beirut, Buckingham Palace, Tavistock Square
Tavistock Square is a public square in Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden.
History
Tavistock Square was built shortly after 1806 by the property developer James Burton and the master builder Thomas Cubitt for Francis Russell, 5th Duke ...
in London
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and numerous UK floods including in Cockermouth, Tewkesbury and Boscastle
Boscastle ( kw, Kastel Boterel) is a village and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of Forrabury and Minster (where the 2011 Census population was included) . It is south of Bude and northeast of Tin ...
, Cornwall
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. He was the main on-site anchor for BBC News after the Glasgow Airport terror attack in 2007. Eakin left the BBC on 28 May 2015 with his final show running from 11 am until 2pm.
Publishing
Eakin's book ''A Race Too Far'' describes the 1968 sailing race to be the first person to sail non-stop round the world single-handed.Personal life
Eakin is a qualified RYA Yachtmaster Offshore. He lives in London with his wife, Deborah, who is a GP. His older brother Michael is Chief Executive of theRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic is a music organisation based in Liverpool, England, that manages a professional symphony orchestra, a concert venue, and extensive programmes of learning through music. Its orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmon ...
, and his younger brother Clive works in BBC local radio in Warwickshire./ref> He is a world-class sailor and multiple award-winning skier, and a fan of Creedence Clearwater Revival. He has a 34-foot
Hallberg-Rassy
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History
Harry Hallberg fou ...
yacht.
References
External links
His web page
TV Newsroom
BBC News
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