Graham Little
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Graham Little is a freelance Northern Irish television presenter and journalist
. He is also the older brother of Rangers striker, and Northern Ireland international, Andrew Little
.
in 2002 after working for The Impartial Reporter
in his native Enniskillen. The following year, Little was voted the Best Broadcast Newcomer at the BT/IPR Awards.
In 2006, Little left UTV to work on a freelance basis, but has appeared on the station as a relief sports presenter and two one-off documentaries.
Little is currently the host of Sky Sports
's coverage of Northern Ireland international football
and Northern Ireland Premiership
matches and also presents regularly on Sky Sports News. He also presents BBC Northern Ireland's 'Out Of The Blue' live arts programme with Joanne Salley, and will appear on The One Show with two short films about the Titanic in March 2012. He has also worked on BBC Northern Ireland consumer affairs series 'In Your Corner', presented Eurosport's 2010 coverage of cycling's British Road Race Championships, and fronted other cycling and golf programmes for Sky Sports. He has also presented and commentated at MMA events for a variety of channels including Bravo in the UK and ESPN in Asia. ] and Setanta Sports
.
Little is also one half of the BBC Northern Ireland and RTÉ Two
show Colin and Graham's Excellent Adventures in which he and close friend Colin Carroll tour the world and represent Ireland in obscure sporting events. He has written a travel book about his attempts to become a world champion in any sport, during which he captained Ireland to the amateur title at the World Elephant Polo Championships in Nepal. He has a regular adventure column in Yeah Baby, the Inflight Magazine of BMI Baby, and is also a regular contributor to the Easyjet Magazine.
, and went on to study English and Sports Science at Loughborough University
.
In addition to his journalism career, Little runs a media services company called NPE Media Ltd. Little is married and has two young sons. He climbed Mt Kilimanjaro on honeymoon in Africa and has completed a series of endurance challenges including cycling a mountain stage of the Tour de France in 2010, and swimming from Europe to Asia across the Dardanelles Strait in Turkey. He also captained a Team No Prior Experience to victory in the inaugural Race Around Ireland ultra-endurance cycle race in 2009, and in July 2011 was part of a relay team that broke the record for swimming the entire length of Lough Erne in his native County Fermanagh. Little's team completed the swim in 19 hours and 6 minutes, beating the previous best by three hours.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. He is also the older brother of Rangers striker, and Northern Ireland international, Andrew Little
Andrew Little (footballer)
Andrew Little is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Rangers. He is also a Northern Ireland international....
.
Broadcasting career
Little joined UTVUTV
UTV is a television channel based in the UK region of Northern Ireland. The channel is the Channel 3 or Independent Television licensee for Northern Ireland and is operated by UTV Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of UTV Media.- Terrestrial :* Analogue: Normally tuned to 3 * Freeview : 3...
in 2002 after working for The Impartial Reporter
The Impartial Reporter
The Impartial Reporter is a newspaper based in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland which is circulated in Fermanagh, South Tyrone and the border counties of the Republic of Ireland. It is the 3rd-oldest newspaper in Ireland, and is Fermanagh's oldest surviving weekly...
in his native Enniskillen. The following year, Little was voted the Best Broadcast Newcomer at the BT/IPR Awards.
In 2006, Little left UTV to work on a freelance basis, but has appeared on the station as a relief sports presenter and two one-off documentaries.
Little is currently the host of Sky Sports
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
's coverage of Northern Ireland international football
Northern Ireland national football team
The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...
and Northern Ireland Premiership
IFA Premiership
The IFA Premiership – formerly the Irish Premier League, and before that the Irish Football League–and still known in popular parlance simply as the Irish League, is the national football league in Northern Ireland, and was historically the league for the whole of Ireland. Clubs in the league are...
matches and also presents regularly on Sky Sports News. He also presents BBC Northern Ireland's 'Out Of The Blue' live arts programme with Joanne Salley, and will appear on The One Show with two short films about the Titanic in March 2012. He has also worked on BBC Northern Ireland consumer affairs series 'In Your Corner', presented Eurosport's 2010 coverage of cycling's British Road Race Championships, and fronted other cycling and golf programmes for Sky Sports. He has also presented and commentated at MMA events for a variety of channels including Bravo in the UK and ESPN in Asia. ] and Setanta Sports
Setanta Sports
Setanta Sports is an international sports broadcaster based in Dublin, Ireland. Setanta Sports was formed in 1990 to facilitate the broadcasting of Irish sporting events...
.
Little is also one half of the BBC Northern Ireland and RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of...
show Colin and Graham's Excellent Adventures in which he and close friend Colin Carroll tour the world and represent Ireland in obscure sporting events. He has written a travel book about his attempts to become a world champion in any sport, during which he captained Ireland to the amateur title at the World Elephant Polo Championships in Nepal. He has a regular adventure column in Yeah Baby, the Inflight Magazine of BMI Baby, and is also a regular contributor to the Easyjet Magazine.
Personal life
Little attended Enniskillen Model Primary School and Portora Royal SchoolPortora Royal School
Portora Royal School for boys, and some 6th form girls, located in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, is one of a number of 'free schools' founded by Royal Charter in 1608, by James I...
, and went on to study English and Sports Science at Loughborough University
Loughborough University
Loughborough University is a research based campus university located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England...
.
In addition to his journalism career, Little runs a media services company called NPE Media Ltd. Little is married and has two young sons. He climbed Mt Kilimanjaro on honeymoon in Africa and has completed a series of endurance challenges including cycling a mountain stage of the Tour de France in 2010, and swimming from Europe to Asia across the Dardanelles Strait in Turkey. He also captained a Team No Prior Experience to victory in the inaugural Race Around Ireland ultra-endurance cycle race in 2009, and in July 2011 was part of a relay team that broke the record for swimming the entire length of Lough Erne in his native County Fermanagh. Little's team completed the swim in 19 hours and 6 minutes, beating the previous best by three hours.
External links
- NPE Media - Little's media services website
- Video Memory - Little's video kiosk hire website
- http://www.grahamlittle.tv
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/nations/northern_ireland/nipiwk24.pdf