Donna Traynor

Donna Traynor is a journalist and broadcaster in Northern Ireland. Born in Lisburn,[1] she is best known as the former main anchor of BBC Newsline.[2]

Donna Traynor
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Born
Donna Traynor

1965/1966 (age 56–57)[1]
Lisburn, County Antrim
Occupation(s)Broadcaster, journalist
Known forBBC Newsline
Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)
SpouseRonan Kelly

Broadcasting career

Traynor has been nominated twice by the Royal Television Society awards for the Presenter of the Year category. She began her career in broadcasting at RTÉ in Dublin.[1]

Traynor joined the BBC in 1989. She presented news bulletins on BBC Radio Ulster, and was on air when news broke of the Provisional IRA ceasefire in August 1994.[2][1] Around this time, Traynor began reading television news bulletins, and was later promoted to the position of main anchor on BBC Newsline.

In addition to her news work, Traynor also presented Country Times, various educational programmes and coverage of the Balmoral Show for BBC Northern Ireland, along with local coverage of Children in Need.[2]

On 15 November 2021, it was announced that Traynor had resigned from BBC Northern Ireland with immediate effect after 33 years at the corporation.[3] In a statement, Traynor said she could not comment on the circumstances surrounding her departure, due to an ongoing employment tribunal, among other legal proceedings.[3]

Personal life

Traynor was born in Lisburn, but moved to Dublin with her family as a child. She has three sisters.[4] Educated at Loreto Convent, Bray, she studied journalism at university in Dublin (NIHE, now Dublin City University) and in Preston, Lancashire.[1]

Traynor is deaf in one ear.[1] She is married to Ronan Kelly, a training consultant and fellow broadcaster. The couple live in south Belfast.[1][5] In April 2022, Traynor and her husband announced the sudden death of Traynor's mother.[4]

References
  1. "'Actually, I'm a better nurse than I thought I'd be'". Belfast Telegraph. Media Huis. 26 June 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  2. "Meet The Team - Donna Traynor". BBC Newsline. BBC NI. 21 April 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  3. "Donna Traynor resigns from BBC Northern Ireland". BBC News. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  4. "Former BBC presenter Donna Traynor mourns death of her mother Kathleen". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  5. "Donna TRAYNOR personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
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