Frank Mitchell (born ''Francis McClorey'',
; dated 20 December 1998, accessed 16 June 2008 24 July 1963WebArchive: Frank Mitchell's profile on u.tv
accessed 5 April 2009) is a broadcaster and journalist from

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. He presents the

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radio phone in show. He retired as Weather Presenter at UTV on 31 March 2021.

Broadcasting career

Mitchell began his broadcasting career at the age of 17 at pirate radio station Carousel in

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.Sunday Mirror: "Right Good Read: Frank Mitchell"
; dated 1 November 1998, retrieved 10 January 2008. He later worked as a BBC radio producer for the Walter Love show ''Day by Day'' and presented the early morning weekday show and Saturday lunchtime shows on

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before he joined

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in 1987 as a

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and newsreader. He has presented a range of popular TV shows including UTV Life, School Around The Corner, End to End and Ultimate Ulster. His U105 Radio phone-in has become one of the most exciting in Ireland with a fast moving range of topics guided by his sharp questions and equally sharp wit. Mitchell remained on the announcing staff until 1993 when he became the station's chief weather presenter and news programme features reporter. Mitchell also co-hosted and reported for UTV's GAA discussion series ''End to End'' between 2001 and 2004.UTV Press Office: UTV launches new GAA magazine programme
; dated 18 June 2001, retrieved 10 January 2008 Mitchell presented the entertainment series ''School Around the Corner'' from 1996 to 2005, ''Ultimate Ulster'' in 2007 to 2009 and the weekday magazine show ''UTV Life'' between 1999 and 2009. His Ultimate Ulster programme featuring an array of top tens in the locality was recently the most watched regional programme in the UK. He is very well known as the UTV weatherman famous for his weather watching camera, crazy clues, weather watchers and charming presentation style. Late in 2016 he began using new ITV graphics on the new look UTV Live following the ITV Plc takeover and purchase of the UTV Television business, when UTV Media PLC (Now 'Wireless Group PLC') sold on their television assets. Mitchell is the host of the popular radio mid morning phone-in on the highly successful U105 Radio Station which previously shared the former home of UTV, Havelock House, to broadcast. It is now situated on its own designated floor at City Quays 2 in the Titanic Quarter area of Belfast. He has broadcast on U105, in the 9am–12pm slot, since September 2006. At the end of March 2021, Frank has retired from Weather Presenting on UTV and has officially left the newly revamped ITV subsidiary. However, he has announced that he will continue to host the U105 Radio Phone In every morning Monday to Friday.

Gaelic Football career

Mitchell won an

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medal with his local club Burren.Newry Memoirs: "Burren’s Favourite Son Praises “An Ideal Place""
; accessed 2 May 2009.

Personal life

Mitchell is from Burren, County Down, born 1958 and his parents ran an electrical shop (McClory & Sherry) in Warrenpoint. He attended St Colman's College, Newry and

St Mary's University College, Belfast St Mary's University College is a university college in Belfast, Northern Ireland. History The origins of the College can be traced back to 1900 when the Dominican Sisters opened St Mary’s Training College on the present Falls Road campus with ...

. Prior to becoming a broadcaster, he worked as a teacher.GlobalGateway: Celebrity Profiles
, globalgateway.com; retrieved 10 January 2008 Mitchell is married with one daughter, Laura, who studied architecture at the

University of Ulster Ulster University (; Ulster Scots: or ), legally the University of Ulster, is a multi-campus public research university located in Northern Ireland. It is often referred to informally and unofficially as Ulster, or by the abbreviation UU. It i ...

References

External links

Frank Mitchell's profile on U105
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