Declan Curry
{{Short description|Northern Irish journalist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Declan Curry
| image=
| birth_name = Declan Gerald Curry
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1971|9|5}}
| birth_place = Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
| occupation = Journalist, news presenter, businessman
| years_active = 1990–present
| credits = BBC Breakfast
On The Money (BBC 5Live, Sunday evening)
}}
Declan Gerald Curry (born 5 September 1971) is a Northern Irish freelance journalist, news presenter and businessman, best known as the former business correspondent for BBC Breakfast.
Early life
Curry was born and raised in Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8152749.stm|title=Strabane homecoming for Curry|work=BBC News|date=15 July 2009|accessdate=15 July 2009}}
Career
=Early career=
Curry studied chemistry at Imperial College, London. There he reported for IC Radio and ICNN (Imperial College News Network), as well as the weekly paper Felix.
Curry has worked for and broadcast on ABC News and LBC, but has spent most of his career with the BBC.
=BBC=
Curry started working for the BBC in 1994. He worked on the BBC News Channel from the channel's inception in 1997. He has also worked for BBC World News, Radio 5 Live, and Radio 4. Curry is best known for his reporting of the happenings in the London Stock Exchange and other British economic news, particularly during the Breakfast programme on BBC One and BBC News Channel.
On 23 May 2005, Curry did not participate in a staff strike against announced pay cuts.{{cite news|url= http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,14173,1490230,00.html?gusrc=rss|title= TV stars: why we crossed BBC picket line|work= The Guardian|date= 23 May 2008|accessdate= 31 October 2008| first=Jason | last=Deans}} He justified his stance by commenting: "I don't support the strike at all. The management have made a very strong case in my view as to why these cuts are necessary. It's other people's money that we are spending and we have to use it as wisely as we can."{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/may/23/broadcasting.bbc2 |title=TV stars: Why we crossed BBC picket line |website=www.theguardian.com |date= 23 May 2005|access-date=4 March 2021}}
On 6 October 2008, Curry began a new role as presenter of BBC Two's Working Lunch, alongside Naga Munchetty, replacing the previous team headed by Adrian Chiles and Adam Shaw. After the programme ended in July 2010[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8640504.stm BBC's Working Lunch show to end] BBC News, 23 April 2010 Curry was a regular host of Your Money on the BBC News Channel on Saturday mornings until August 2014.
Curry introduced the business and finance reports on Radio 5 Live's Drive programme, and has also presented the programme on occasions.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00skwx3 5 Live Drive] BBC Radio 5 Live, 31 May 2010[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t4n7c 5 Live Drive] BBC Radio 5 Live, 22 July 2010
From 5 September 2010, Curry presented On the Money, a Sunday evening business programme on Radio 5 Live,[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/08_august/10/5live.shtml Radio 5 Live launches new look to Sunday evenings featuring cream of business, politics and current affairs] BBC Press Office, 10 August 2010 and later hosting the business debate programme Show Me The Money on the News Channel,[http://www.examiner.co.uk/business/business-awards/2010-articles/2010/11/10/declan-curry-and-harry-gration-head-for-examiner-business-awards-event-86081-27629834/ Declan Curry and Harry Gration head for Examiner Business Awards event] Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 10 November 2010 also on Sunday evening at 21.30.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00w19cq Show Me The Money] BBC News Channel
At the end of summer 2014, Curry, who has been freelance for many years, decided to stop making long term programmes for the BBC. He now concentrates on print journalism, public speaking and acting as a business conference chair.{{cite web |url=http://myfs-events.co.uk/meet-host-declan-curry/ |title=Meet our host: Declan Curry - MYFS - My Financial Services |accessdate=13 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213194906/http://myfs-events.co.uk/meet-host-declan-curry/ |archivedate=13 December 2014 }} MyFS-Events.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2014 He also presents business news for LBC and LBC News.
Awards
On 6 July 2009, Curry was awarded an honorary degree from Middlesex University.[http://www.mdx.ac.uk/aboutus/Achievements/hon-grads/index.aspx Honorary Graduates] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218153534/http://www.mdx.ac.uk/aboutus/Achievements/hon-grads/index.aspx |date=18 February 2010 }} Middlesex University, July 2009
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0193064|name=Declan Curry}}
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/breakfast/presenters/1785118.stm Curry biodata @ BBC Presenters]
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/working_lunch/7651471.stm Working Lunch]
=Video clips=
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8152749.stm Visiting his home town in July 2009]
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Category:Alumni of Imperial College London
Category:British business and financial journalists
Category:Radio personalities from Northern Ireland
Category:Television presenters from Northern Ireland
Category:BBC newsreaders and journalists