David Dunseith

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David Dunseith
Born(1934-10-02)2 October 1934
Died29 June 2011(2011-06-29) (aged 76)
OccupationJournalist

David Dunseith (2 October 1934 – 29 June 2011)

Talkback' & 'Seven Days' programmes. His career spanned the troubles covering the turbulent and tragic events of recent years from the Falls Curfew in 1970 to the Omagh atrocity in 1998. He reported on all the Northern Ireland political initiatives from Sunningdale to the Good Friday Agreement
.

Career

He grew up in

Ulster Television (U.T.V.), presenting many programmes, including UTV Reports and Counterpoint
. During UTV's 50th birthday celebrations in November 2009, he co-presented an edition of UTV Live.

David Dunseith is perhaps best known for presenting

Sony Radio Academy Award
in the news and current affairs programme category. He presented the 20th anniversary edition of Talkback on Friday 7 September 2006.

In August 2009, he ended over two decades of work on

Talkback when Radio Ulster reshuffled presenters on its news and current affairs programmes.[2] On 11 May 2011, Dunseith announced his retirement from Radio Ulster while presenting his final Seven Days.[3]

Death

On 30 June 2011 it was announced that Dunseith had died following a lengthy illness and the age of 76. His funeral was held at Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church in Strangford before his remains were removed to Roselawn Crematorium.[4]

Personal life

Dunseith married fellow journalist Roisin Walsh and the couple had three sons together. Walsh died in July 2010 from

motor neurone disease.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Talkback's David Dunseith 'gave Disappeared a voice'". BBC News. July 2011.
  2. ^ http://www.4ni.co.uk/northern_ireland_news.asp?id=97817 4ni.co.uk
  3. ^ "David Dunseith retires from BBC NI's airwaves". BBC News. 11 May 2011.
  4. ^ Funeral of veteran broadcaster David Dunseith
  5. ^ Former top TV reporter Roisin Walsh dies after long illness