Louise Minchin

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Louise Minchin is a British journalist and presenter. She is currently a regular presenter on the BBC News channel, as well as being the main relief presenter for the "BBC News at One" and "BBC Breakfast".

Biography

Louise Minchin was born in Hong Kong and has a degree in Spanish from St Andrew's University. She has worked for the Latin American section of the BBC World Service during a year in Argentina, the "Today programme", Five and various local radio stations. In 2006 she toured the country in a converted bus meeting England fans as part of the World Cup coverage for BBC News.

She started work for BBC Radio 5 Live in 1998, where she presented many of the main programs including "Drive" and "Breakfast". Since September 2003, she has been a regular BBC News channel presenter, initially working alongside Jon Sopel from 7pm-10pm. Minchin now presents from 2pm-5pm on Tuesdays-Thursdays with Sopel. In 2006-7, she covered for Kate Silverton as relief presenter on "BBC Breakfast", while she in turn was covering for main anchor Sian Williams. When Williams returned Minchin continued to appear on the programme, where she is now the main relief presenter, as well as being promoted to the deputy anchor of the "BBC News at One", which she now presents each Friday, as well as appearing when main presenter Sophie Raworth is away. She also occasionally presents the BBC One Weekend Bulletins.

Louise along with Colin Jackson presents the Sunday morning show "Sunday Life" on BBC One.

From 21 April 2008 Louise presented a weekday programme called "Missing Live" along with Rav Wilding. The programme was shown at 9:15am after "BBC Breakfast" on "BBC One" and ran for 4 weeks.

Minchin also presented "In the Know", a BBC sports magazine programme on Saturday mornings on BBC One during the 2004 Athens Olympics alongside co-presenter John Inverdale. She has made an appearance on the BBC One drama "Spooks" as herself in a newsreading role.

Personal life

She married gastropub owner David Minchin (born c. 1964) in June 1998 in Basingstoke, [ [http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/news/1867 Hell's Kitchen: Marco ejects famous diners] What's On TV - 4 September 2007] the couple have two daughters (born July 2001 and September 2004). The couple were thrown out of the restaurant "Hell's Kitchen" featured on ITV, after David complained to Marco Pierre White about the cold asparagus served to them. [ [http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2001320029-2007410157,00.html Connie cast out of Hell's Kitchen] The Sun - 4 September 2007] David has a set of bars called "So Bars" in Fulham and Richmond. He is a former pupil of the preparatory Marlborough House School in Hawkhurst. They live in Battersea.

References

External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/breakfast/presenters/5401430.stm BBC Breakfast Profile]