Claire McCollum
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Claire McCollum (b. 5 June 1974, Carrickfergus) is a Northern Irish television presenter and journalist. She is currently a presenter and reporter for UTV Live.
Claire began her career in broadcasting with independent television company Macmillan Media in 1997. She also spent a brief period working for CNN, where among her duties she worked as a researcher for Bill Clinton's Presidential visit to Northern Ireland. She also worked as a reporter for the Belfast Telegraph and as a newsreader on Downtown Radio.
Claire joined UTV Live in March 2000 as a sports reporter and presenter. In that time, she has reported on Northern Ireland sporting events including the North West 200 (in recent years, Claire's contributions to the race have been seen across the UK on Men and Motors and British Eurosport), the Milk Cup, Ulster Rugby's matches at home and abroad and the funeral of George Best. Claire is also a regular presenter of the sports segment of UTV News and Sport on Saturday afternoons, and Sport on Sunday on Sunday evenings.
In addition to her reporting and presenting for the sports department, Claire occasionally presents the lifestyle/features segment of UTV Live and presents the weather bulletin at 17.55.
Claire is married and she is currently expecting her first child.
