Aidan Browne

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Aidan Browne (b. Belfast) [1] is a Northern Irish television presenter and actor.

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Broadcasting career

Browne has been a freelance continuity announcer and newsreader at UTV since 1993. [1] He also contributes regularly to Ivan Martin's Sunday Brunch programme on U105 discussing television programmes for the week ahead. [2]

Personal life

As well as his announcing role, Browne is a senior lecturer in Performing Arts at the Belfast Metropolitan College (formerly the Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education). [3] He is also involved with Youth Lyric; as a tutor since 1986 and as Director of the group since 1993. [3]

Browne previously studied at Lancaster University, the University of Ulster, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. [3] He is married and has two children. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 WebArchive.org: Aidan Browne's profile on u.tv; captured 11 July 2002, accessed 5 April 2009
  2. ↑ U105: Ivan Martin's Sunday Brunch Archived November 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 3 "Youth Lyric: Staff - Aidan Browne". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2008.


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