Sean Rafferty MBE (born 1947,[1][2][3] Belfast) is a Northern Irish broadcaster, known for his work on BBC Radio 3.

Rafferty was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and spent his childhood in Newcastle, County Down, as an adopted child.

[5][4] In the 1970s and 1980s, Rafferty became a regular presenter on the BBC Northern Ireland television news programmes, Scene Around Six and Inside Ulster.

[1] The programmes features a mix of live and recorded classical and jazz music, interviews with musicians, and arts news,[7] and Rafferty served as its principal presenter for 27 years.

[9] Rafferty stated that he felt "shell-shocked" about Jackson's decision to remove him from In Tune, and that he had turned down the offer of an alternative Sunday presenting slot, choosing instead to leave the station entirely.