Claire McCollum (born 5 June 1974, Carrickfergus)[1] is a Northern Irish broadcaster and journalist.
McCollum, an MA graduate at the University of Dundee,[2] began her career in broadcasting with Macmillan Media in 1997.
[5] In February 2009, McCollum announced she was leaving UTV as part of a voluntary redundancy scheme at the station.
She co-hosted BBC Proms in the Park at Titanic Slipways, the Olympic Flame arriving at Belfast City Hall and the Clipper Homecoming in Derry.
[7] Claire also presented and reported on two series of the popular BBC NI consumer programme In Your Corner and has covered many major sporting events including the North West 200, Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Northern Ireland's Football World Cup qualifiers, Tennis Legends in Belfast and the Belfast International Horse Show.