Rafferty's original career was as an accountant. In 1969, he met the head of BBC Northern Ireland at a conference, and this meeting led to Rafferty joining the BBC as a researcher.[2]
He went on to become a regular presenter on the BBC Northern Ireland news television programmes, Scene Around Six and Inside Ulster. In 1990, he fronted the first chat show on BBC Radio Ulster, entitled Rafferty. From 1994, he joined the morning radio news programme, Good Morning Ulster, and the arts programme 29 Bedford Street, and the following year, he launched the drivetime news and current affairs programme on Radio Ulster, Evening Extra. Rafferty also fronted a makeover show, Room for Improvement.[2]
After years working mainly in news and current affairs, Rafferty decided to cross over into arts broadcasting, and in 1997, he moved to London to present the drivetime music magazine programme on BBC Radio 3, In Tune. Under Rafferty, the programme features a mix of live and recorded classical and jazz music, interviews with musicians, and arts news.[3]
sean, rafferty, poet, seán, rafferty, belfast, born, northern, irish, broadcaster, best, known, work, radio, andré, previn, 2012, contents, early, life, career, honours, awards, references, external, linksearly, life, editrafferty, born, belfast, northern, ire. For the poet see Sean Rafferty Sean Rafferty MBE is a Belfast born Northern Irish broadcaster now best known for his work on BBC Radio 3 Andre Previn and Sean Rafferty 2012 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Honours and awards 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditRafferty was born in Belfast Northern Ireland and spent his childhood in Newcastle County Down He went on to study law at Queen s University Belfast 1 Career EditRafferty s original career was as an accountant In 1969 he met the head of BBC Northern Ireland at a conference and this meeting led to Rafferty joining the BBC as a researcher 2 He went on to become a regular presenter on the BBC Northern Ireland news television programmes Scene Around Six and Inside Ulster In 1990 he fronted the first chat show on BBC Radio Ulster entitled Rafferty From 1994 he joined the morning radio news programme Good Morning Ulster and the arts programme 29 Bedford Street and the following year he launched the drivetime news and current affairs programme on Radio Ulster Evening Extra Rafferty also fronted a makeover show Room for Improvement 2 After years working mainly in news and current affairs Rafferty decided to cross over into arts broadcasting and in 1997 he moved to London to present the drivetime music magazine programme on BBC Radio 3 In Tune Under Rafferty the programme features a mix of live and recorded classical and jazz music interviews with musicians and arts news 3 Honours and awards EditIn 2004 Rafferty was named Radio Broadcaster of the Year at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 4 Rafferty was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting 5 References Edit In Tune Presenters Sean Rafferty www bbc co uk BBC Archived from the original on 25 June 2020 Retrieved 24 November 2020 a b Morris Sophie 19 February 2011 Sean Rafferty My Life In Media Media News The Independent The Independent Archived from the original on 19 February 2011 Retrieved 24 November 2020 Kate Chisholm Stalwarts of the airwaves Archived 2012 04 30 at the Wayback Machine The Spectator 29 May 2010 BPG TV amp Radio Awards 2004 Broadcasting Press Guild 31 December 2007 Archived from the original on 10 December 2020 Retrieved 10 December 2020 No 61962 The London Gazette Supplement 17 June 2017 p B21 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sean Rafferty In Tune BBC Radio 3 Sean Rafferty at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sean Rafferty amp oldid 1127990024, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
