BBC Radio Ulster colleagues have praised newsreader Ann-Marie Foster as she prepares to stand down after delivering 15 years of bulletins.
Good Morning Ulster presenters Chris Buckler and Sarah Brett took a moment to pass on their well-wishes yesterday as she made her last appearance on the programme.
"You have just been the most fantastic voice, but beyond that, the most fantastic colleague," said Mr Buckler.
"I think I speak for everybody here when I say that. If you don't know Ann-Marie (she) is someone who is extraordinarily talented."
Calling her "a total ray of sunshine in the newsroom," he said: "She is going to be such an incredible loss. "We were told 'do not make a fuss' and I said 'stuff that' because it would be so wrong of us, having had you as such an important presence on this programme not to say how much we have loved having you on it."
He added that he regularly used clips from her bulletins for capturing the drama of unfolding events when making reports.
Ms Brett added: "You are the voice of Radio Ulster in a lot of ways. In all honesty, you are a spectacularly good newsreader and you're a great person."
She replied: "Well, behind every good newsreader and we have lots here in Radio Ulster, are lots of talented, creative, lovely journalists and I'll miss them all.
"It's been an utter pleasure working with everybody over the last 15-odd years."
