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Peter Johnston named new Controller for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Northern Ireland
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Peter Johnston is to be the new Controller, Northern Ireland, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ TV, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Ulster, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Foyle and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Nations and
Regions and himself a former Controller of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Northern Ireland Press Office
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