Gillian Porter (born 13 April 1965WebArchive.org: Gillian Porter's profile on u.tv; captured 17 August 2002, accessed 5 April 2009 in ColeraineBelfast Telegraph: "Woman 2 Woman: Gillan Porter's baby joy was shrouded in sadness"; dated 7 July 2003, accessed 16 June 2008) is a Northern Irish television presenter. She is best known for her work at UTV, where she was a long-serving continuity announcer and newsreader for 27 years.
Broadcasting career Before joining UTV, Porter briefly worked as a continuity announcer and playout director at BBC Northern Ireland.The TV Room Plus: UTV Announcers In 1998, she presented the first series of UTV Life (originally broadcast weekly on Sundays before becoming a weeknight show).
In later years, Porter was one of two out-of-vision announcers at UTV, alongside Julian Simmons, voicing pre-recorded links.
In April 2020, local continuity was abandoned, initially as a temporary measure, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on staff at the Belfast studios. In November 2020, Porter announced she had left UTV, following a decision to switch permanently to ITV network presentation.End of era at UTV as Julian Simmons and Gillian Porter exit, Belfast Telegraph, 26 November 2020
Porter voiced the final local UTV continuity link, broadcast at 5:59am on Thursday 2 April 2020.
She is now a freelance broadcaster and voiceover artist.
Personal life Porter is married to Dee Corbett and has two children.
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