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Senior Broadcast Journalist at BBC
Declan Harvey is a journalist and senior presenter with the BBC. He anchors BBC Newsline on BBC One NI and The State Of Us - the BBC's news podcast in Northern Ireland with Tara Mills. This year the podcast delivered daily detailed coverage of high profile court cases including the Jeffrey Donaldson sex abuse trial, the Noah Donohoe Inquest, and the trial following the death of Chloe Mitchell in Ballymena. Declan wrote a presented the award winning podcast 'Did A Serial Killer Murder My Sister?' for BBC News NI and has considerable experience of covering crime for audiences in the UK including the Stephen Lawrence murder trial and the inquests into the July 7th London bombings. At the Irish IMRO radio awards he has been named Reporter of the Year, and News Broadcaster of the Year twice.
CEO, Strident Media
Kelda Crawford-McCann is Executive Producer and owner of Strident Media. Her career spans news, current affairs and documentaries, with experience of working with people affected by crime, violence and trauma. Recent films include the multi-award-winning Caitlin Hanna: Trafficked in Belfast; Prix Italia finalist Men of the Manosphere; Hunting the Catfish Crime Gang; Hunting the Online Sex Predators; and Face Down: The Killing of Thomas Niedermayer. Proudly bilingual, Strident produces Irish-language series including Saol na Feirme, Beidh Aonach Amárach and Bog Amach. From documentaries on 9/11 to human trafficking in Belfast, contributor welfare is central to Kelda’s approach to documentary filmmaking.
Executive Producer, Walk On Air Films
Jonathan Smith has worked as an award winning director, with documentaries like the BAFTA winning "Make me Normal” about young people with Autism . Then, as the Creative Director of The Garden Productions he helped create Fixed Rig series like 24 Hours in A&E, 24 Hours in Police Custody as well as the BAFTA award winning observational series, Bedlam, about the work of the Maudsley Hospital. He is now a freelance Executive producer, working for many platforms. His recent credits include, Death of a Show Jumper, The Mother of All Cons, the upcoming The Pembrokeshire Murders and Prison Break: Escape from the Maze.
Series Producer, Alleycats
Kate is a producer who puts story, character, heart and truth at the centre of all her programme making. She has extensive experience producing factual series and singles, that involve managing multi-institutional access, complex legal and compliance, and the care of vulnerable contributors. Recent credits include First Timers on the Frontline(Virgin), Bad Nanny(BBC/RTE/Amazon Prime) and Hunting the BBL Butchers(C4 Digital). At Alleycats, Kate originates/co-originates and produces, and is currently working across three major unannounced true crime documentaries for the BBC, YouTube and RTE.