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Encyclopedia > Zöe Salmon

Zöe Salmon (born 1981, in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland) is a British television presenter, currently presenting on the children's television show, Blue Peter. 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Bangor (in Irish Beannchar) is a town of approximately 80,000 population in County Down, Northern Ireland. ... County Down, (An Dún in Irish) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, covering an area of 2,448 km² (945 square miles). ... Northern Ireland is an administrative region and one of four parts of the United Kingdom. ... Blue Peter is a popular, long-running BBC television programme for children. ...


Zöe was revealed as the 30th Blue Peter presenter on 25 October 2004. She first appeared on the show on 23 December 2004 in the Blue Peter 2004 Christmas special. She was originally meant to replace Liz Barker when the latter left on maternity leave, however in the event Barker had already returned by the time Salmon made her debut. October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Joseph and Mary with baby Jesus, at the first Christmas Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a holiday in the Christian calendar, usually observed on December 25, which celebrates the birth of Jesus. ... Liz Barker (born 16 May 1975) is a television presenter on British television. ... Parental leave is the right to take time off work, paid or unpaid, to care for your child or make arrangements for your childs welfare. ...


Shortly after making her first appearence on Blue Peter, they got complaints after it was revealed that her job was only advertised in Northern Ireland and Scotland, meaning they were possibly racially discriminating against people without a certain regional accent. Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country or nation and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ... Look up Accent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Accent may refer to— in linguistics, a method of pronouncing words common to a certain region. ...


Zöe was crowned Miss Northern Ireland in 1999, she also holds a law degree from Queen's University, Belfast and is a qualified solicitor. She was born and raised in Bangor, Northern Ireland. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Law (a loanword from Danish- Norwegian lov), in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules or norms of conduct which mandate, proscribe or permit specified relationships among people and organizations, provide methods for ensuring the impartial treatment of such people, and provide punishments for those who do not follow... A degree is any of a wide range of awards made by institutions of higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study. ... The Queens University of Belfast Queens University, Belfast (QUB) - or officially The Queens University of Belfast - is a university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... In the United Kingdom and countries having a similar legal system the legal profession is divided into two kinds of lawyers: the solicitors who contact and advise clients, and barristers who argue cases in court. ... Bangor (in Irish Beannchar) is a town of approximately 80,000 population in County Down, Northern Ireland. ... Northern Ireland is an administrative region and one of four parts of the United Kingdom. ...


In 2005, Zöe also presented the results of the Northern Ireland region in Making Your Mind Up, the UK's national pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. She welcomed the television audience to Belfast with the immortal line "what about you Terry". The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 will be the fiftieth Eurovision competition and will be held in Kiev, Ukraine on May 21, 2005. ...



 

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