Mary Nightingale

Mary Nightingale (born 13 December 1963 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England)^{[citation needed]} is an English newsreader and television presenter. She is a newsreader for ITN on ITV News, and presents the cookery series Britain's Best Dish on ITV1.

Education

Nightingale was educated at St Margaret's School in Exeter, Devon,^[1] and King Edward VI School in Totnes, Devon. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Bedford College, University of London.^[2][3]

Early career

Nightingale started her journalism career as a presenter and writer on World Business Satellite for TV Tokyo.^[4] She then went on to work for BBC World's World Business Report as a presenter and writer, covering economic and corporate news.^[5]

Nightingale also worked for Reuters Financial Television in 1994 as a presenter on the early morning financial programme.^{[4][6][clarification needed][7]}

TV career

1990s

She has co-presented Carlton Country, a factual series about life in the countryside, as well as presenting the Holiday Programme on BBC One.^[8] In 1995, she worked as co-presenter on ITV's Rugby World Cup coverage from South Africa on the regular evening highlights programme.^[9] In 1996, Nightingale presented BBC Two's Ski Sunday.^[10][6]

Until April 1999, Nightingale was co-presenter with Alastair Stewart of London News Network's flagship news programme London Tonight^[9] and was the sole presenter of London Today, Carlton's lunchtime news bulletin.^[9] She also presented the daily late news bulletins of London Tonight.^{[citation needed]}

2000s

Nightingale anchored ITV's flagship holiday programme Wish You Were Here...? from 1999–2001,^[8][11] and also presented The Really Good Food Show,^[8] I-Spy and Most Wanted.^{[citation needed]} In November 2000, she started presenting Ratrap for ITV.^{[citation needed]}

In 2001, Nightingale was promoted to the ITV News at 6:30" and left her position on London Tonight.^{[citation needed]} She was also part of the ITN team covering the 2001 general election.^[11]

Nightingale has also fronted various ITV programmes including: Holidays Undercover in 2006,^[9] The Girl Who Would Be Queen,^[9] and Diana - A Service of Thanksgiving in 2007.^[12]

Nightingale is also an occasional presenter of the ITV News at 1:30 and ITV News weekend bulletins and acts as a relief presenter on ITV News at Ten.^[13]

In April 2011, she took over from Mark Nicholas^[14] as the host of the ITV1 daytime cookery programme Britain's Best Dish.^[15]

Awards

Nightingale won the Newscaster of the Year award from the Television & Radio Industries Club (TRIC) in 2002 and 2004.^[16][17]

Personal life

Nightingale has been married since April 2000 to Paul Fenwick, the former Human Resource director of Trailfinders.^{[18] [19]} They have two children.^[20][21]

References

1. ^ School details - St Margaret's (Exeter) Guide to Independent Schools
2. ^ Toffs at the top Press Gazette, 16 June 2006
3. ^ Royal Holloway and Bedford alumni Magazine "Higher" - Issue 14 - Summer 2011, p.35
4. ^ ^{a b} Meet the Team ITV News
5. ^ Presenters - Mary Nightingale JLA
6. ^ ^{a b} Biography - Mary Nightingale TV Newsroom
7. ^ Reuters axes financial TV BBC News, 29 November 2001
8. ^ ^{a b c} Nightingale ends her travels MediaGuardian, 28 June 2001
9. ^ ^{a b c d e} CV - Mary Nightingale Noel Gay
10. ^ 25 things about Ski Sunday... BBC Sport, 12 December 2003
11. ^ ^{a b} ITV unveils election team BBC News, 24 April 2001
12. ^ Full guide to the Diana service London Evening Standard, 30 August 2007
13. ^ ITV News at Ten and Weather UK TV Guide, 21 March 2011
14. ^ Britain's Best Dish - ITV1, 5pm and Great British Menu - BBC2, 6.30pm Mirror.co.uk, 4 April 2011
15. ^ Britain's Best Dish ITV Press Centre, 24 March 2011
16. ^ Full list of winners for the Tric Awards MediaGuardian, 12 March 2002
17. ^ 2004 TRIC Award Winners Television and Radio Industries Club, 2004
18. ^ Here's the news: I'm pregnant; MARY'S JOY OVER BABY The Mirror, 25 July 2002
19. ^ It's a Wish come true for travel buff Mary The Mirror, 31 March 1999
20. ^ Mary's joy at tot No2 The Sun
21. ^ Confessions of a chalet girl The Telegraph, 4 February 2011

External links

• Mary Nightingale at the Internet Movie Database
• Britain's Best Dish at itv.com

Preceded by None

Female co-host of ITV News at 6:30 2001 -

Succeeded by Incumbent