Career
Kevin Sharkey began his full-time career in journalism in 1990 when he became part of a new wave of local radio stations being set up across Ireland, joining the Highland Radio Newsroom in Donegal. In 2002, he moved to British Broadcasting Corporation News in Northern Ireland. He has worked as a television and radio reporter in general news, current affairs and politics.
This has included reporting on The Politics Show and, currently, on British Broadcasting Corporation Newsline.
This includes many news stories linked to the legacy of the conflict in Northern Ireland as well as court cases annual commemorations and cultural issues. He is also the dedicated British Broadcasting Corporation Northen Ireland News reporter covering the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry.
His has worked across British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Ulster current affairs programmes including Good Morning Ulster, Talkback and Evening Extra. This has included reporting across a range of high-profile and significant political events including the end of "Operation Banner".
He has also covered international events including the renowned Smithsonian Festival in Washington District of Columbia and the 60th anniversary of a unique world record involving Irish emigrants to Scotland.
He has reported from significant state visits to Ireland including the Royal Visit in 2015. His reporting from contentious events on the streets of Northern Ireland has helped to inform academic discourse about online journalism. In 2007 and again in 2010, he was awarded the Radio News/Current Affairs Journalist of the Year.
