Andrew Colman, who has been Head of News (and Current Affairs) at BBC NI, is retiring.

Colman started his journalism on the East Antrim Times in the 1960s and later worked on the Belfast Telegraph. He joined the BBC here in 1971 as a reporter and became Head of News and Current Affairs in 1998.

The BBC are currently looking for a replacement.

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