Jamie Delargy

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Jamie Delargy (born 6 August 1953 in Cushendall), [1] is a Northern Irish journalist. He was Business Editor at UTV [2] until his retirement in 2016. [3]

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Journalism career

Delargy worked for Ulster Television from 1980 [1] until 2016. He was one of two journalists at the station believed to have not been considered for a voluntary redundancy package at the station in late 2008. [2] From December 2007, Delargy contributed a blog to UTV's website on business news and issues affecting Northern Ireland. [4]

Honours

Delargy has been voted Broadcast Business Journalist of the Year at the IPR Awards in 2003, [5] 2005, [6] 2006 [7] and 2007. [8] He received the overall Business Journalist of the Year award at the same ceremony in 2005 [6] and 2007. [8]

Personal life

Delargy is married with three children. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jamie Delargy's profile at u.tv". Archived from the original on 17 August 2002. Retrieved 5 April 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. 1 2 Belfast Telegraph: "UTV stars fear for jobs as bosses swing axe": dated 17 October 2008; accessed 6 February 2009
  3. @enirgy_info (1 July 2016). "Profound thanks to everyone for their best wishes on my retirement. Not withdrawing from journalism though. Working with @theprofitmargin" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  4. UTV Blogs Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
  5. SCOOPS TOP HONOURS AT IPR AWARDS.doc UTV scoops top honours at IPR awards Archived 2009-08-16 at the Wayback Machine ; dated 31 March 2003, retrieved 11 January 2008
  6. 1 2 Hold the Front Page: "Northern Ireland prize winners celebrate" Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine ; dated 20 April 2005, retrieved 11 January 2008
  7. Hold the Front Page: "Irish journalists make their mark as awards are handed out" Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine ; dated 5 April 2006, retrieved 11 January 2008
  8. 1 2 CIPR: "Northern Ireland's top journalists honoured at Coca-Cola CIPR Press and Broadcast Awards ceremony Archived 2007-11-08 at the Wayback Machine dated 23 March 2007, retrieved 11 January 2008