BBC legend Julian Fowler, has issued heartfelt words of thanks on his final day with the broadcaster after an almost three decade career. Julian, known as the boradcaster’s “man in the west”, has worked as South West Reporter at Northen Ireland (NI) for the past 20 years and has been with the for 29 years in total. Today (March 14) marks his final day with the organisation and he took to Facebook to share his thoughts.
“Today’s my last day at the ,” he wrote. “As NI’s man in the west for the past 20 years, it has been a joy and a privilege to bring stories from Fermanagh and Tyrone to a wider audience, reflecting the lives of those of us lucky enough to live in this wonderful part of the world. I have also had to cover many heartbreaking stories, which I have always tried to do with compassion and empathy. I hope some of my reports have made a difference.” He added he feels “the time is right” to move on and issued thanks to all the people he has interviewed over the years.
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Julian Fowler has left the BBC after 29 years working for the broadcaster (Image: BBC)
“I’m not sure what lies ahead, but after 29 years as a reporter, the time feels right to move on,” he continued.
“I am truly grateful to everyone who has trusted me to tell their story, and a very sincere thank you to all of you who have been a part of my story.”
He finished the post with his familiar on screen farewell: “Julian Fowler, Newsline, Enniskillen.”
Julian began his career in 1996 working in local radio in York and Leeds. In 1998 he arrived in Belfast for a two week stint writing Ceefax pages.
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Julian Fowler famously shot and edited all his own reports for BBC NI (Image: Julian Fowler X)
He began the role that would define his career in 2005 when he became Newsline’s reporter in the West.
For two decades he covered news stories in Fermanagh and parts of Tyrone. Famously he was a one man show and filmed and edited all his own reports.
One of his most famous reports came in the summer of 2009 after he undertook the adventure of a lifetime.
He set sail aboard the Europa tall ship in the trans-Atlantic challenge and used satellite broadband technology to broadcast live from the middle of the ocean.