UTV Rewind

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In its first collection, Media Voices NI is home to memories as told by the Producers, Directors, Floor Managers and News Editors who have shaped our TV and Radio industries in Northern Ireland from the first broadcast of Ulster TV in 1959. At the time, Television was an invention that wasn’t expected to surpass newspapers. These men and women defined the craft of television production as we know it today.
They reported from the Troubles, a civil war happening in their back yards. And at night, they went back to their homes and their divided neighbourhoods.
Now, decades on, we celebrate the curious and creative minds that made information and entertainment through Television accessible to all in Northern Ireland. In their words, today, ‘programmes are still made the same way, but using new technology.’

UTV Rewind

Mervyn Waugh

Mervyn Waugh talks about his career history going from someone interested in film to working at BBC in continuity, to then moving to UTV as a cameraman to working his way up to be a director.

UTV Rewind

Adrienne Catherwood

Adrienne Catherwood worked at UTV between 1959-1969 as a T.V Anchor/Presenter of ‘Romper Room’. She discusses her career history, how she prepared herself for the role through education and yet was inexperienced in front of the camera.

UTV Rewind

Paul Irwin

Paul Irwin is talking about his experience at UTV during its infancy and how he learnt the job as he worked. He also discusses how he navigated broadcasting before editing, the informalities of Ulster television, such as frequent parties, and how he recorded sound during the troubles.