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Peter Johnston named new Controller for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Northern Ireland
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Peter Johnston is to be the new Controller, Northern Ireland, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ announced
today.
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He succeeds Anna Carragher, who retires on 17 November
2006 after six years in the job, and will formally take up his new position on
that date.
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Peter - who is 40 - is currently Head of Broadcasting for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Northern Ireland, a
post he has held for the past three years, with overall responsibility for the
commissioning and scheduling of programmes and content for Northern Ireland
audiences on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TV, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Ulster, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Foyle and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Online.
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Peter said: "It is an honour to be given this incredible opportunity and I look
forward to working with all the staff at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Northern Ireland to meet the many
challenges ahead.
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"I would like to thank Anna Carragher for being a great
colleague and inspirational leader over the years."
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Commenting on the appointment, Pat Loughrey, Director of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Nations and
Regions and himself a former Controller of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Northern Ireland, said: "Peter
Johnston's knowledge of the Northern Ireland audience is second to none.
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"He has
been a very successful Head of Broadcasting and I am confident that he will be
an equally successful Controller."
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Peter Johnston was born in 1966 and educated at Ballymena Academy.
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After
reading Chemical Engineering at Imperial College, London, he worked for
Shell International in London and PricewaterhouseCoopers in Belfast.
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He joined Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Northern Ireland in 1994 as a Research Executive, progressing
quickly to become Head of Marketing and Development.
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He then became Head of New
Media for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Nations and Regions before taking up post as Head of Broadcasting
in 2003.
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He is married with two children and lives in Hillsborough, County Down.
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Northern Ireland Press Office
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