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Pamela Ballantine (née Rolston, born 20 October 1958, Belfast)〔(Pamela Ballantine's profile on u.tv ) WebArchive.org; captured 11 July 2002, accessed 5 April 2009〕〔("Interview: The Pamela Pattern" ) Belfast Telegraph, 30 January 2003, retrieved 10 January 2008〕 is a freelance Northern Irish television presenter, best known for her 27-year career at UTV. ==Broadcasting career== Ballantine began her broadcasting career at Downtown Radio as a secretary, and gradually moved on to reading and reporting for the Downtown newsroom, as well as presenting her own programme and covering for other programmes on the station. She later worked for BBC Radio Ulster as a morning presenter before moving to Ulster Television as a continuity announcer and news presenter in 1983.〔 Ballantine moved from the continuity department to become a regular newsreader on ''UTV Live'' at its launch in 1993.〔(The TV Room: UTV Announcers )〕 She went on to present and report for the nightly magazine programme, UTV Life, from March 1999 to February 2009.〔(UTV Life - Presenters ) UTV Today〕 She was also a regular presenter and reporter for ''RPM''.〔(Programmes - RPM ) UTV Today〕 and presented UTV game shows ''Ulster Schools Quiz''〔(Pamela Ballantine profile ) UKGameShows.com〕 and ''Hot Pursuits'' in 1994.〔(Pamela Ballantine filmography ) BFI Film and TV Database; accessed 15 June 2008〕 In 2009, Ballantine returned to the UTV continuity department and became a relief weather presenter at the station. This followed press reports claiming UTV management offered Ballantine the option of accepting a different role at the station or taking a redundancy severance package from the company.〔("A 'slap in the face' as UTV jobs cull affects presenters" ) Belfast Telegraph, 10 April 2009, accessed 6 May 2009〕 A year later, her staff contract with the station was not renewed. Press reports claimed UTV told Ballantine that her role was no longer available and had offered her freelance work,〔("Pamela Ballantine axed by UTV" ) Belfast Telegraph, 2 February 2010, accessed 2 February 2010〕 which she later accepted.〔("I cried after UTV showed me the door: Pamela Ballantine" ) Belfast Telegraph, 14 February 2010, accessed 15 February 2010〕 Ballantine continues to freelance for the station as a continuity announcer and ambassador, occasionally presenting the weather or newsreading. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pamela Ballantine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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