{{short description|Jamaican journalist (born 1957)}}{{Infobox officeholder | honorific_suffix = CD | birth_name = Ian Anthony Boyne | birth_date = {{Birth date|1957|03|13}} | birth_place = Kingston, Jamaica | death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|12|18|1957|03|13}} | education = Pembroke Hall High School<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/19/reflections-remarkable-ian-boyne/ |title= My reflections on the remarkable Ian Boyne |work=Jamaica Observer |date=April 19, 2024 |first=Clyde |last=McKenzie}}</ref> (dropped out) | occupation = Journalist, author, talk show host | years_active = | known_for = | title = Deputy CEO of the Jamaica Information Service | awards = Order of Distinction (2009) | term_start = 2010 | term_end = 2017 | module = {{Infobox author | embed= yes | period = 1957–2017 | notable_works = Profile of Excellence: Strategies for Extraordinary Achievement from 25 Years of Interviewing Remarkable People (2013)}} | death_place = University Hospital of the West Indies, Saint Andrew, Jamaica<ref>{{cite web |title=Ian Boyne – the Consummate Communicator will be Missed, PM Holness |website=Office of the Prime Minister |date=December 18, 2017|url= https://opm.gov.jm/ian-boyne-the-consummate-communicator-will-be-missed-pm-holness/}}</ref> }}
'''Ian Anthony Boyne''' (March 13, 1957 – December 18, 2017) was a Jamaican journalist and author. He is best known for hosting and producing television programs ''Profile'' and ''Religious Hard Talk''.
== Biography == Born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1957, Boyne started his career when he was 18 years old in 1975. During that time, he dropped out of high school to take care of his siblings.<ref name=":0" /> Boyne was best known for hosting and producing the long-running television programs ''Profile'', a weekly interview show featuring inspirational stories of successful individuals, and ''Religious Hard Talk'', a forum for passionate interfaith discussions. ''Profile'' ran for 30 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ian Boyne publishes book on 'Profile' – Veteran journalist to launch 'Profile of Excellence' at Kings House |website=The Gleaner |url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com:80/gleaner/20130407/ent/ent4.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407080443/https://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130407/ent/ent4.html |archive-date=2013-04-07 |access-date=2025-11-01 |location=Jamaica |date=April 7, 2013 |language=en}}</ref> He authored the books ''Profile of Excellence'' and ''Ideas Matter''. He also went on to what was then the Agency for Public Information. He also served as press secretary and speechwriter for Minister of Industry and Commerce under Douglas Vaz in the 1980s.
Boyne served as Chief State Liaison under Prime Minister Holness, as well as former Prime Ministers Bruce Golding and Portia Simpson-Miller.<ref name=":1" />
He is married to Margaret and they have 3 children.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Thirty Years of 'Profile-ing' |url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/social/20170303/thirty-years-profile-ing |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715233756/https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/social/20170303/thirty-years-profile-ing |archive-date=2022-07-15 |access-date=2025-11-01 |website=The Gleaner |location=Jamaica |date=March 2, 2017 |first=Nashauna |last=Lalah |language=en}}</ref>
In 2009, the Government of Jamaica recognized his contribution to journalism with the nation's fifth highest honour, the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Condolence Book for the Late Ian Boyne Opens at Office of the Prime Minister |website=Jamaica Information Service |url=https://jis.gov.jm/condolence-book-late-ian-boyne-opens-office-prime-minister/ |access-date=2025-11-01 |language=en-US}}</ref>
Ian Boyne died in December 17, 2017 from a heart attack. He was 60 years old.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hundreds Bid Farewell to the Late Ian Boyne |website=Jamaica Information Service |url=https://jis.gov.jm/thousands-bid-farewell-late-ian-boyne/ |access-date=2025-11-01 |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Works ==
* ''Profile of Excellence: Strategies for Extraordinary Achievement from 25 Years of Interviewing Remarkable People'' (2013), co-author * ''Ideas Matter: Journey into the Mind of a Veteran Journalist'' (2014)
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