Ivan Little
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Journalism career
Little began his career as a journalist working for The Portadown News and the Belfast Telegraph. He moved into broadcasting by joining Downtown RadioDowntown Radio
Downtown Radio is an Adult Contemporary music radio station based in Newtownards, County Down, that serves all of Northern Ireland using a network of FM and AM transmitters.- History :...
.
Little joined Ulster Television as a reporter in 1980. In his career at UTV, he reported for Good Evening Ulster, Six Tonight and UTV Live.
Little took voluntary redundancy from the station in January 2009. At the time, he stated his intention to become a freelance journalist and to maintain an association with his employers of 29 years.
Acting career
Little has appeared on stage in the plays The Quare Gunk, Scenes from the Big Picture, Educating Rita and Dealer's Choice.Little also starred in The History of the Troubles (according to my Da). He appeared in a UTV documentary in 2007 discussing his involvement in the play's production.
On taking voluntary redundancy at UTV, Little stated in a newspaper interview his desire to devote more time to acting and confirmed he had two major roles in prospect.
Personal life
Little attended Grosvenor Grammar SchoolGrosvenor Grammar School
Grosvenor Grammar School is a co-educational controlled Grammar School in Belfast, Northern Ireland. This inter-denominational school, with an increasingly multi-cultural population and outlook, has a staff of 73 full-time teachers....
, Belfast and studied journalism at the Belfast College of Commerce.
Little published his autobiography Little by Little in 2005. He has two daughters.