Pamela Ballantine MBE (née Rolston, born 20 October 1958, Belfast)[1][2] is a freelance Northern Irish television presenter, best known for her 27-year career at UTV.

[2] Ballantine moved from the continuity department to become a regular newsreader on UTV Live at its launch in 1993.

[5] and presented UTV game shows Ulster Schools Quiz[6] and Hot Pursuits in 1994.

This followed press reports claiming UTV management had offered her the option of accepting a different role at the station or taking a redundancy severance package from the company.

Press reports claimed UTV had told Ballantine that her role was no longer available and had offered her freelance work,[9] which she later accepted.