Steve Carson (born 1968 in

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) is an Irish director and producer of television. He is the Head of Multi-Platform Commissioning at

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. With his wife, the RTÉ presenter

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, he was co-owner of the very successful television production company

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, whose work has been amongst the nominees and winners at the Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs).

Early life and career

Carson was born in

where he attended Methodist College and subsequently was an undergraduate at Manchester University. His father Tom Carson was the long standing Features Editor of the Belfast Telegraph and his mother Patricia Carson was elected as a Belfast Councillor in 1973 for the Alliance Party, but died a few weeks later that year from cancer before she could take up her seat on the council. Carson trained as a producer/director with the

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on flagship

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programmes such as '' Newsnight'' and ''

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'' before setting up his Mint Productions company in 2000. Carson has won a number of awards including a Royal Television Society award, two Irish National Media awards and the Jury Prize at the 2008

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. Mint Productions made many highly acclaimed documentaries and documentary series including the award winning Pearse, Haughey, Bertie. In 2008, he acted as co-executive producer—alongside his wife—on the

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series '' Who Do You Think You Are?''.

RTÉ

On 30 January 2009, Carson was named by

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as its new Director of Television. In 2011, he was made RTÉ's editor of current affairs following RTÉ's defamation of

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". BBC Carson subsequently returned to the BBC and become BBC Northern Ireland's Head of Production. He is now Head of Multi-Platform Commissioning for BBC Scotland and involved in the launch of the new BBC Scotland Channel on 24 February 2019.

Personal life

Carson is married to Miriam O'Callaghan, one of Ireland's best known TV and Radio broadcasters. They met when they were both working for BBC Newsnight in June 1995.

References

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