13 Facts About Stephen Nolan

Stephen Raymond Nolan was born on 20 August 1973 and is a Northern Irish radio and television presenter for BBC Northern Ireland and BBC Radio 5 Live.

In 2002, Stephen Nolan joined Belfast CityBeat, where he won a Sony Radio Academy Award.

In 2006, Stephen Nolan was involved in a mock boxing match with Gerry Anderson in aid of the BBC's Children in Need appeal.

Stephen Nolan Live on BBC Northern Ireland is a weekly television debate and phone-in show.

Stephen Nolan has presented the BBC's Children in Need Northern Ireland broadcast.

In 2011, Stephen Nolan presented a documentary focusing on the Shankill Butchers.

Since 2008, Stephen Nolan has hosted a weekly TV version of The Stephen Nolan Show on BBC Northern Ireland every Wednesday.

In 2013, a new series, Story of a Lifetime, hosted by Stephen Nolan, began with episode one focusing on the life of his Radio Ulster colleague Hugo Duncan.

In 2023, Stephen Nolan gained access to Maghaberry Prison for his six-part documentary for BBC television, screened nationwide, Jailed: Inside Maghaberry Prison.

In total, Stephen Nolan has won twelve Sony Radio Academy Awards.

Five of these were awarded during his time with Belfast CityBeat radio, including: UK Speech Broadcaster of the Year 2003 and for his show, The Stephen Nolan Show, The Speech Programme Award of the Year 2006.

Stephen Nolan won the Royal Television Society's Regional Presenter of the Year Award in 2005 and 2006, as well as being nominated for the National Presenter Award in 2008.

Stephen Nolan often discusses starting work, aged 12, in a video store while at school.