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Connor Phillips is a Northern Irish broadcaster, working at the BBC. He presents a mid-afternoon show on BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio Foyle.

Background

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Phillips was raised in South Armagh.[1] Phillips attended Abbey Grammar School in Newry.[2] He studied drama at Queen's University in Belfast.[1]

Career

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Phillips's radio presenting career started at Cool FM in Northern Ireland, where he presented The Cool Breakfast Show.[1] His work as a television presenter started at TTV, a programme aimed at children from RTE.[3]

Following his move to England, Phillips presented at stations owned by Bauer Media, including Radio City and Key 103.[3] Between 2015 and 2018, Phillips presented the weekday drivetime programme on Radio City Talk. From 2017 onwards, he presented on BBC Local Radio in England.[4] From early 2018[5] until early 2020[6] he presented the Saturday breakfast show on BBC Radio Manchester.

In 2020, Phillips began presenting a music, chat and topical features show between 10:30AM and midday on BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio Foyle;[7] presented the show from his apartment in Newry for some of the show's early days because of the coronavirus pandemic.[8] The previous presenter of the slot, Stephen Clements,[8] had died.[9] In 2022, he was described by Belfast Live as being amongst the most famous faces in Northern Ireland.[10] In 2024, the BBC apologised after Phillips accidentally said a slightly rude word on the show.[11] In 2025, he moved to mid-afternoons on BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio Foyle.[12]

In 2024, Phillips presented coverage of the Country-to-Country Music Festival on BBC Radio 2.[13] In 2024, Phillips co-presented BBC Children in Need on BBC Northern Ireland television with his wife, Holly Hamilton.[14] He participated in a swim challenge for BBC Children in Need in the same year.[15]

Phillips is an ambassador and advocate for integrated education in Northern Ireland.[16]

Personal life

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Phillips is married to Holly Hamilton, a fellow TV and radio presenter; they were married in 2018 and have a son.[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Q&A Voice Chat with Connor Phillips & Ruth Moore". ruthmoore.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2021-05-16. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
  2. ^ Phillips, Connor. "Connor Phillips". Facebook. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Connor Phillips". The Millar Agency. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
  4. ^ Phillips, Connor. "Connor Phillips | LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  5. ^ "BBC Radio Manchester - Connor Phillips, WWI locket". BBC. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
  6. ^ "BBC Radio Manchester - Connor Phillips, What's on and what's off". BBC. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
  7. ^ "Search - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
  8. ^ a b "BBC's Connor Phillips on taking over Stephen Clements' radio show and getting the seal of approval from the late broadcaster's brother". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2020-05-02. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  9. ^ Sansome, Jessica (2020-01-07). "BBC presenter Stephen Clements dies suddenly aged 47". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  10. ^ Harte, Lauren (2022-12-24). "What Christmas means to me? NI famous faces on how they spend the big day". Belfast Live. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  11. ^ "BBC NI issues apology after presenter makes on air gaffe". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2024-07-15. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  12. ^ "BBC NI finalises major shake-up of Radio Ulster schedule with presenter handed 'dream' slot". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2025-03-21. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  13. ^ "BBC Radio 2 announces the UK's Official most streamed Country songs to celebrate Radio 2's coverage of C2C: Country to Country Music Festival". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  14. ^ Ballymena, Love (2024-11-15). "BBC Children In Need 2024 in Northern Ireland". Love Ballymena. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  15. ^ "Children in Need: BBC NI's radio presenters take on swim challenge". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2024-10-31. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  16. ^ Cowan, Jarlath (2024-03-22). "Connor Phillips visits Drumragh for Integrated Education Month". We Are Tyrone. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  17. ^ Taylor, Mike (2025-03-02). "Inside Holly Hamilton's life from famous DJ husband to home". Belfast Live. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
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