Gillian Porter


Gillian Porter is a Northern Irish television presenter. She is best known as a continuity announcer and newsreader at UTV, where she has appeared since 1993.

Broadcasting career

Before joining UTV, Porter briefly worked as a continuity announcer and director at BBC Northern Ireland. In 1998, she presented the first series of UTV Life.
Porter is currently one of two out-of-vision announcers at UTV, alongside Julian Simmons.

Personal life

Gillian Porter is married and has two children Zara and Sam.