Roles and responsibilities
As Director, Adam has lead editorial responsibility for ±«Óãtv services and output in Northern Ireland.
This includes news and current affairs, ±«Óãtv Radio Ulster/Foyle, online and digital services and television programmes for local and UK-wide audiences.
Biography
Adam Smyth is Director, Northern Ireland and sits on the Northern Ireland Committee.
Adam was Interim Director in Northern Ireland from 2021 before taking on the role on a permanent basis in April 2023.
Before that, he had been Head of ±«Óãtv News NI from 2018, where he was responsible for ±«Óãtv Northern Ireland’s news and current affairs output across television, radio and digital platforms, including ±«Óãtv Newsline, ±«Óãtv Radio Ulster news programmes and bulletins, Spotlight and ±«Óãtv News NI Online.
Adam had previously been Editor of Radio Current Affairs and Digital News for ±«Óãtv Northern Ireland since 2011, where he was the lead editor for ±«Óãtv Radio Ulster’s award-winning news output, including Good Morning Ulster, Talkback and Evening Extra as well as radio news bulletins, traffic and travel, radio news documentaries and ±«Óãtv Northern Ireland’s digital news output.
Adam has been with the ±«Óãtv since 1995, having first been appointed as a regional news trainee. A former network reporter for ±«Óãtv Newsround and ±«Óãtv Radio Five Live, he also reported for ±«Óãtv Newsline from New York in the aftermath of the attacks on the World Trade Centre.
Expenses and central bookings
Expenses are costs incurred by ±«Óãtv staff on behalf of the ±«Óãtv and claimed through the ±«Óãtv's expenses system.
Central bookings are costs incurred on behalf of the ±«Óãtv and booked through the ±«Óãtv's central bookings system. Both expenses and central bookings are published every three months.
Downloads
- Adam Smyth had no expenses paid in Q2 2022-23
Gifts and Hospitality Register
Gifts and hospitality may only be accepted in line with ±«Óãtv policy. Information about gifts and hospitality is published every three months.
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- Adam Smyth's had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2022-23
- Adam Smyth's had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2022-23
Declaration of personal interests
Staff must make a declaration of their personal and business interests, including any memberships or directorships of public or industry bodies, and any shareholdings, as well as any interests that their immediate families may also have.
A summary is published where there is something to declare and where there is nothing to declare. Occasionally an individual will have something to declare but due to the personal nature of the declaration we do not publish details as to do so would breach the General Data Protection Regulation.
This information is published annually, although if any amendments are made during the year an updated summary will be published if necessary as soon as it is available.
Downloads
- Adam Smyth's Declaration of Personal Interests will be published shortly.