Little was born in September 1951, and began his career as a journalist working for The Portadown Times and the Belfast Telegraph."A Little goes a long way", BelfastTelegraph.co.uk, dated 7 November 2005. He moved into broadcasting by joining Downtown Radio."Have they got news for you", BelfastTelegraph.co.uk, 6 December 2006; accessed 5 February 2009. He joined Ulster Television as a reporter in 1980."Ivan itch for change", belfasttelegraph.co.uk, 18 January 2009; accessed 5 February 2009. In his career at UTV, he reported for Good Evening Ulster, Six Tonight and UTV Live.
