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Louise was a presenter and breakfast news reader on BBC 'Reporting Scotland' in the 1980s. In 1989 she was part of the launch team on BBC 'Newsroom South East' where she was a news reader and presenter. She remained there until the early-1990s before returning to her native Scotland and BBC Scotland, where she resumed her previous role with 'Reporting Scotland'.
Main anchor of 'Westcountry Live' who took over the role from David Foster early in 1997. Richard was already well known to television news viewers as an ITN newscaster on the overnight service and during 'This Morning', and, before that, was one of the main anchors of BBC South East's 'London Plus' in the mid-1980s.
Joined the BBC in 1989 as researcher on 'Panorama'. She became a reporter on BBC TV's 'Breakfast News' in 1992 and fronted 'Newsroom South East' breakfast bulletins in 1993.
After time as a reporter on BBC Two's current affairs series 'First Sight' in 1994, Fiona became a relief presenter on 'Breakfast News' in 1996 and 1997. She was relief BBC TV national news reader in October and November 1997, and joined permanently in March 1999, mainly presenting the 'Six O'Clock News'. She later became one of the regular presenters of the 'Ten O'Clock News'.
She presented 'The Antiques Show' in 1999 and later 'Crimewatch UK' alongside Nick Ross.
Penny started her journalistic career with the Western Mail in Cardiff before her long association with the BBC, starting as a reporter at Radio Brighton in 1979.
She was asked to join the team starting up the new station in Lincolnshire in 1980 as a producer, and read the station's first ever bulletin. In 1983, she landed a four month attachment with the new BBC 'Breakfast Time' as an assistant producer - but got that cliched 'lucky break' six weeks later - and became a reporter for five years. She also presented the local news bulletins (South East regional opt-out) and ocasionally, 'London Plus'.
In 1987, she joined Yorkshire TV's 'Calendar' as a reporter and also occasionally presented alongside the legendary Richard Whiteley. In 1988, she returned to London and combined presenting 'Newsroom South East' with the regional documentary series 'Friday Reports' and an events/entertainment programme 'Weekend'.
In 1989, she began a long stint as a presenter/reporter on 'Look East' in Norwich where she also reported/presented on regional documentaries and an environment series.
For two years from 1997, she headed the fundraising and PR team at a children's hospice in Cambridge. In 1999, she moved to Yorkshire and freelanced as a reporter/presenter for Tyne Tees, Yorkshire TV and BBC Look North. In 2002, after graduating with a first class honours degreee from York University, she worked as head of communications for an NHS Primary Care Trust.
She returned to BBC Look North in 2004, where she is currently health correspondent.
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Presenter, BBC Bristol's 'Points West', 1983 - 1985 then moved to London as a news reader on 'London Plus' in 1985. She became a London regional and national news reader on BBC TV's 'Breakfast Time', 1985 - 1986. BBC TV news reader on 'News Afternoon' and 'News View' from March 1986 until December 1986.
She left for ITN in June 1987 and stayed until June 1992. After this she was a relief presenter on ITV's 'The Time, The Place' in 1993. She was a news reader on BBC World in 1992 and since 1994 has been heard voicing 'Transworld Sports' on Channel 4.
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Originally with Southern TV's regional news programme 'Day By Day' in 1981, Steve Clarke went on to become a reporter, news reader and presenter for the BBC's 'London Plus', 1986 - 1988. In 1988, he transferred to Thames originally co-presenting 'The City Programme' and later 'Thames News'.
Steve stayed with Thames until the end in December 1992. Steve is currently head of internal media at international news agency Reuters.
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Sue's broadcasting career began in 1974 in radio. She joined Capital Radio where she was a presenter and producer.
Headhunted by the BBC, Sue subsequently presented many programmes across the BBC radio networks, most notably 'You And Yours' which she presented for nearly five years. She also deputised for Jimmy Young on BBC Radio 2.
Sue's first TV role came in 1976 when she joined the 'Nationwide' team. She remained with the programme until 1982. She also presented the local South East news programme 'South East At 6',
From 1982 until 1995, she co-hosted the annual 'Children In Need' TV appeal alongside Terry Wogan. In 1983, with the arrival of breakfast TV, Sue became a regular face on 'Breakfast Time'. With Nick Ross, she co-presented 'Crimewatch UK' from its launch in 1984 until 1996.
Since the mid-1990s she has presented 'Making History' on BBC Radio 4. In March 2006, she published her first novel 'On Dangerous Ground'.
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Martine's broadcasting career began at BBC Radio Leicester in 1991. She worked behind-the-scenes initially but soon took on a presenting/reporting role.
Regional television news was next - first with 'East Midlands Today' and later 'Newsroom South East' in 1997.
In 2000, she switched to national TV, presenting 'UK Today' initially and then overnight shifts presenting on BBC News 24, which were simulcast on BBC World and BBC One.
Rob joined BBC 'London Plus' in 1988. He was a presenter and reporter with the programme, later concentrating on sport. He remained with the BBC South East news programme until the early-2000s.
By c. 2001, Rob was freelancing and appeared as a presenter on many outlets, such as the ITV News Channel, Sky and BBC 'Midlands Today'.
He currently presents with Sky Sport.
Other TV projects: 'Notice Board' (mid-1980s, BBC); Turnabout (quiz show, early-1990s, BBC).
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Gwenan trained as a print journalist with the NCTJ before moving on to radio and television as a presenter/reporter. She anchored the BBC's 'Newsroom South East' for seven years, leaving to present for BBC News 24 in 2000.
She has worked on a number of consumer programmes for the BBC and ITV, and has presented travel programmes - 'Gate 24' and 'FastTrack'. She has also co-presented several classical music programmes, including 'The Proms' and 'Cardiff Singer Of The World' - both for BBC Two.
After attending a documentary course at the NFTS, she has also produced and directed films for the BBC.
Tim started off in the newspaper industry in 1967, working on the Bury Free Press in Suffolk. He later worked on Leicester Mercury and the Bermuda Sun. His early days in broadcasting were spent in local radio and on the BBC World Service. He then progressed to television, working on 'Look North' for BBC North from 1977. He joined Thames Television in 1980.
In 1981, he got a job at ITN. He left ITN for a time in 1993 to take up a presenting job with the BBC on 'Newsroom South East'. He returned to ITN in September 1996. During his time with ITN has run four foreign bureaux - Warsaw, Washington, Moscow and Johannesburg - and was sports editor for just over two years (September 2003 - January 2006). He is now a news correspondent for ITV News.
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Shiulie has a BA (Hons) law degree from the University of Kent.
In 1990, Shiulie started her television career as a news trainee at the BBC and went on to report for the BBC's 'East Midlands Today'. By 1991 she was regularly presenting their half-hour news slot.
In 1993, she joined the BBC's 'Country File' programme as a presenter and this was followed by a move in 1995 to 'Newsroom South East' as a reporter/presenter.
She joined ITN as a reporter in January 1998 and covered major events both at home and abroad. Later. she became ITN's home affairs editor working on its news service for ITV. She also occasionally presented ITV News programmes.
In July 2006, it was announced that Shiulie was to leave ITV News to join Al-Jazeera's English-language service, Al-Jazeera English. Shiulie was the opening anchor on the channel's launch in Doha on November 15 2006. In addition to her news presenting duties there, she also hosts 'Every Woman', a show focusing on women's issues.
Gillian did a post graduate in journalism at City University. Her first broadcast job was with BBC 'North West Tonight' in 1991. She previously worked at BBC Pebble Mill whilst studying for her degree.
She later became a radio reporter and producer with Radio Merseyside. In 1998 she moved to London, and took up a post as news reader with BBC Radio 1.
By the late-1990s, Gillian was presenting on BBC 'Newsroom South East'. Subsequent roles included presenting on BBC 'Breakfast' and BBC News 24.
In 2005, Gillian moved to Sky News where she is a presenter.
Presenter, BBC TV's 'Nationwide', 1980 - 1983 and 'South East At Six' in 1983. BBC TV relief news reader in November 1985, August until October 1986, and June 1988 until March 1993.
He was also a news reader and presenter, 'Breakfast Time' in 1989; presenter, 'Breakfast News', 1989 - 1992. He left to join Sky News in 1993.
In 1998 he became Director of Public Affairs working to Mohammed Al Fayed at Harrods. More recently he presented BBC South East's 'South East Today' from 2001 - 2002.
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Long running anchorwoman of 'Granada Reports' and its predecessor 'Granada Tonight' from the late-1980s to the present day.
Lucy also presented on 'London Plus' for the BBC in the 1980s.
Fran was a presenter on BBC 'Reporting Scotland' in the late-1970s.
Other TV roles include: news reader, 'Newsnight' (BBC, 1980 - 1981); presenter, 'South East At Six' (BBC, 1983); reporter, '60 Minutes' (BBC, 1983 - 1984).
(OBE). Jenni joined BBC Radio Bristol in 1973. In 1978, she moved to BBC 'South Today' where she was a reporter and presenter.
In 1983, she joined 'Newsnight'; she also presented on 'London Plus' in the mid-1980s. Jenni moved back to radio in 1985, joining the presenting team on BBC Radio 4's 'Today' programme.
In 1987, she became the regular presenter of BBC Radio 4's 'Woman's Hour'.
She contributes to a number of newspapers, including the Daily Telegraph; she was a columnist for the Daily Express from 1998 until 2000. Jenni also writes for Eve magazine.
Reporter, BBC TV's 'Panorama', 1979 - 1984. BBC One news reader on 'Six O'Clock News', September 1984 to May 1985. Presenter, 'London Plus' 1985 and 1986; presenter, 'Breakfast Time', 1986 - 1989 and BBC Two's Newsnight since 1989. In 1994 he began hosting the re-launched 'University Challenge' series, still made by Granada TV but shown on BBC Two.
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(Formerly Ceri Thompson). On completing a media studies degree, Ceri joined Nickelodeon's marketing division. She later decided that journalism was for her and studied for a post-graduate diploma in broadcast journalism at Cardiff University. She then joined HTV West as a news reporter, producer and presenter. She also worked briefly on Five's 'The Wright Stuff' as a reporter.
In 2001, Ceri moved to the BBC and was the first news presenter on air when the new BBC South East news service was launched on September 03 2001.
Ceri currently presents breakfast and lunchtime editions of 'South East Today'.
Roy was a BBC Wales continuity announcer in the 1980s; he also read 'Wales Today' bulletins. Roy has also presented with BBC 'Points West' (1980s) and BBC 'London Plus' (1986 - 1989).
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Beverley began her BBC career with BBC Wales where she worked as a presenter and reporter for BBC 'Wales Today'. She later worked on BBC 'Points West' and 'Look North' at BBC North East and Cumbria.
Beverley has also worked for BBC 'Breakfast News', 'Woman's Hour' on BBC Radio 4 and she has presented on BBC World.
She joined BBC 'South East Today' as health correspondent in 2000; in 2001, she became one of the regular co-presenters on the programme.
Ceri has been a presenter with BBC 'South East Today' since its launch. Prior to joining the BBC, she worked as a presenter at HTV West.
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John joined the BBC Training Scheme in 1990. During his career he has worked in various BBC regions: BBC Radio Cornwall; BBC Northern Ireland; BBC North East/Cumbria; BBC South; BBC West. Details of positions held at these various locations are not available.
Since c. 2002, John has been a reporter and presenter with BBC South East's 'South East Today'.
