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Ahmad, Asad

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Asad joined the BBC regional news trainee scheme in 1996.  In 1997 he got his first TV job reporting and presenting with the BBC in Birmingham.  He then moved to BBC Scotland where he was a reporter and presenter, working on programmes such as Newsnight Scotland, Reporting Scotland, and Newsline.

In 2000 he returned to London where he presented the news bulletins on Breakfast, sharing that role with Moira Stuart.  He also popped up occasionally on BBC News 24.

In May 2002, he became a presenter/reporter with BBC London News.

Anderson, Andrew

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Andrew Anderson worked for Grampian Television as a reporter and presenter of North Tonight from February 1988 until October 1992.  He went on to work for Reuters Television as the first Scotland correspondent for the fledgling breakfast TV company GMTV.  He’s now working for BBC Scotland news and current affairs.

Ahmad, Tazeen

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Tazeen graduated from university with a 2:1 in communication studies.  She started off as a news assistant at ITN and later became involved in various projects for a number of radio stations.  At BBC GLR, she presented a live one-hour arts and entertainment show.  She presented a weekly three-hour show for BBC Thames Valley radio and later became involved with BBC Radio 5 Live, presenting and producing news, arts and entertainment features.

By the early 2000s, Tazeen was reporting for the BBC Choice entertainment magazine, Liquid News.  In July 2001, she became one of the regular presenters of the new BBC Choice news programme, 60 Seconds.  She continued to present the programme – and the new News Show – following the launch of BBC Three in February 2003.

Other TV projects: presenter/producer, East (BBC).

Ackroyd, Christa

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Bradford-born Christa Ackroyd – one of the main presenters of Yorkshire Television’s Calendar for more than 10 years – left the station in 2001 to anchor the rival BBC Look North from Leeds from autumn that year.  Christa had been with YTV since 1989.

She started her career in journalism with the Halifax Courier and then moved to radio – first with Pennine Radio and then with Radio Aire, where she became the UK’s first female radio news editor. While there she covered the Yorkshire Ripper case and supplied reports to national network radio.

Ahmed, Samira

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Samira is a former BBC news trainee who went on to anchor news programmes on BBC News 24 and BBC World.  She was also a reporter for Newsnight and BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.

She joined Channel 4 News in April 1999 as a general reporter.  Samira is now one of the programme’s regular presenters.

Alexander, Lucy

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Lucy’s journalistic career began as a reporter with BBC local radio – BBC Radio Solent, BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester and BBC Greater London Radio.  Her first TV job was with Anglia TV as a producer.  She soon moved on to reporting and presenting on Anglia News.

She later became a regular face on the ITV London regional news programme London Today and was soon co-anchoring the early evening London Tonight with Alastair Stewart.

Lucy later co-anchored the breakfast programme on the ITV News Channel with Andrew Harvey.  In 2006, she joined Sky News.

Houston, Robin

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Well known Thames Television announcer and newsreader (late-1970s – 1992) and LWT continuity announcer. Robin was also a familiar voice to viewers across the ITV network, for his voiceovers at award ceremonies and the Royal Variety Show. Robin has also been heard as the voice of the questions on Channel 5’s 100%. He also presented the channel’s One to Win gameshow.

Kennedy, Sarah

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Sarah was an LWT announcer in the 1970s. She also worked as a reporter and newsreader for Southern TV in the 1970s. Sarah went on to become one of the presenters of the BBC’s Sixty Minutes news magazine, and, famously, LWT’s Game for a Laugh. Since then she has presented many television and radio programmes.

Wheatley, Jonathan

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Born in Hammersmith, London, Jonathan Wheatley has built a distinguished career spanning broadcasting, journalism, and presentation on both sides of the Atlantic.

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