Sarah Clarke (née Dobson, born in

Coleraine Coleraine ( ; from , 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a town and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, No ...

The News Letter: "What does Christmas mean to me?"
dated 23 December 2009, accessed 3 February 2010) is a

broadcast journalist Broadcast journalism is the field of news and journals which are broadcast by electronic methods instead of the older methods, such as printed newspapers and posters. It works on radio (via air, cable, and Internet), television (via air, cable, ...

from

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been #Descriptions, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares Repub ...

, who works at UTV and

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Broadcasting career

She is a newsreader and reporter for ''U105 News'' and

UTV Live ''UTV Live'' is a Northern Irish television news service broadcast and produced by UTV (TV channel), UTV. Overview The main edition of ''UTV Live'' airs from 18:00 to 18:30 every weeknight, covering the day's news, current affairs and sport f ...

. From 2007 to 2009, Clarke worked as a

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at the station. In 2009, Clarke won Broadcast Newcomer of the Year at the CIPR Press and Broadcast Awards.O'Conall Street: "CIPR Press and Broadcast Awards"
dated 21 March 2009, accessed 4 May 2010

Personal life

Clarke attended

Queen's University, Belfast The Queen's University of Belfast, commonly known as Queen's University Belfast (; abbreviated Queen's or QUB), is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The university received its charter in 1845 as part of ...

. She is married with three children

References

Living people People from Coleraine, County Londonderry Alumni of Queen's University Belfast Year of birth missing (living people) Television presenters from Northern Ireland UTV (TV channel) people 21st-century journalists from Northern Ireland Broadcasters from County Londonderry 21st-century women journalists from Northern Ireland {{NorthernIreland-journalist-stub