Bryan Dobson
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| Born | Bryan David Dobson (1960-02-10) 10 February 1960 (age 64) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Other names | Dobbo[1][2] |
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| Employer | Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) |
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| Spouse | Crea Dobson (m. 1994) |
| Children | 2 |
Bryan David Dobson (born 10 February 1960) is an Irish journalist, now retired, a newscaster and presenter who worked for RTÉ. He presented the RTÉ News at OneonRTÉ Radio One, RTÉ News: Six One, RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock, most recently Morning Ireland, and occasionally RTÉ News: One O'Clock.
Dobson was raised in Sandymount. He attended Newpark Comprehensive School, Blackrock, Dublin. It was one of the first schools to introduce the Transition Year programme. In it, he presented a half-hour radio programme.[3] When he finished school, he attended a media course in the Rathmines College of Commerce, Dublin Institute of Technology.[4]
Dobson previously worked for the Dublin pirate station Radio Nova, hosting their nightly Dublin Today programme. Before joining RTÉ, he worked for BBC Northern Ireland.[5][6]
Dobson joined RTÉ in 1987 as a reporter for This Week on Radio 1. He was later appointed as business correspondent, before joining RTÉ News as a presenter in 1991. In September 1996, he was named as the co-presenter of the flagship early evening news programme, RTÉ News: Six OneonRTÉ One, alongside Sharon Ní Bheoláin. He left his position as co-presenter on 25 October 2017 after 21 years to move to early morning radio on Morning Ireland.[7][8][6]
He also presents various special programmes such as RTÉ's coverage of general elections.[5] In May 2011, he fronted RTÉ television coverage of Queen Elizabeth II's visit to the Republic of Ireland.[9]
On 24 January 2024, Dobson announced his retirement from broadcasting, having worked for RTÉ for 37 years. [10] He presented his last show on 3 May 2024.[11]
In 2003, Dobson became embroiled in a minor controversy. Dobson was accused of a conflict of interest when it was reported that he had provided some training for senior local authority officials in answering questions in the media, although the controversy was somewhat defused when Dobson expressed regret for what was viewed as a misjudgment.[12]
Dobson lives in Dublin with his wife, Crea, and their two children.[5][6]
