When he attended night-class while at school to study A Level Politics, Jim Fitzpatrick could not have predicted quite how useful this extra-mural activity would one day become.  His early interest in the subject has been repaid with the challenge of fronting nearly three hours of political coverage each week.

From the machinations of the Assembly each Monday and Tuesday on Stormont Live, to the analysis of the workings of devolved government on The Politics Show, Northern Ireland politics is his bread and butter.

He joined the BBC in 2003 to launch the Politics Show and has since been a regular presenter for news and current affairs on television and radio.  He recently co-hosted BBC Northern Ireland’s seven-hour marathon general election coverage.

Prior to joining the BBC he worked as an investigative reporter for UTV and before that Jim held a number of positions in the Northern Ireland daily, The Irish News, including that of Business Editor.

He maintains a keen interest in business and economic affairs and was