Letitia Gwynne
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Letitia Fitzpatrick ) is a Northern Irish journalist
and public speaker.
for BBC Northern Ireland
, before joining UTV in February 1997.
's Uncle Vanya
. She appeared on stage alongside her second husband.
In an interview with the Belfast Telegraph in 2007, she said she had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder
. She has two children from her first marriage and two stepchildren from her second marriage. She was widowed in January 2007.
Letitia left UTV on 1 January 2009 and reverted to her maiden name. She now works as a freelance journalist for Citybeat and the BBC, as a motivational speaker and lecturer. Her website is www.letitiafitzpatrick.com
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...
and public speaker.
Broadcasting career
Letitia was a reporter for the Irish News, BBC Radio Ulster, Inside Ulster and BBC NewslineBBC Newsline
BBC Newsline is the BBC's regional television news service for Northern Ireland. The programme is broadcast on BBC One from BBC Northern Ireland's headquarters in Broadcasting House, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast....
for BBC Northern Ireland
BBC Northern Ireland
BBC Northern Ireland is the main public service broadcaster in Northern Ireland.The organisation is one of the three national regions of the BBC, together with BBC Scotland and BBC Wales. Based at Broadcasting House, Belfast, it provides television, radio, online and interactive television content...
, before joining UTV in February 1997.
Personal life
In 2005, Letitia appeared as the character of Yelena in a touring adaption of Anton ChekhovAnton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics...
's Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1897 and received its Moscow première in 1899 in a production by the Moscow Art Theatre, under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski....
. She appeared on stage alongside her second husband.
In an interview with the Belfast Telegraph in 2007, she said she had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder or bipolar affective disorder, historically known as manic–depressive disorder, is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated energy levels, cognition, and mood with or without one or...
. She has two children from her first marriage and two stepchildren from her second marriage. She was widowed in January 2007.
Letitia left UTV on 1 January 2009 and reverted to her maiden name. She now works as a freelance journalist for Citybeat and the BBC, as a motivational speaker and lecturer. Her website is www.letitiafitzpatrick.com