- Anna Maria Ashe
Anna Maria Ashe is a former British television presenter, best known as a newsreader for the local news programme,
London Tonight , originally produced by the now defunctLondon News Network .Announcing and newsreading in Scotland
Anna began her career at
Grampian Television in 1983 as a continuity announcer and newsreader for the station's short local news bulletins, "North News" (lunchtime) and "North Headlines" (late night). By 1986, Anna joinedBBC Scotland as an announcer and transmission director. During this time, she was also a presenter ofReporting Scotland lunchtime news bulletins.From TVS announcing to LWT newsreading
Shortly afterwards, Anna joined
Television South inSouthampton , again as a continuity announcer. When in-vision continuity was phased out at TVS, she joined the regional news programme Coast To Coast, initially as a newsreader for the South edition of the programme. Before long, she moved toMaidstone ,Kent and joined the South East edition of Coast to Coast as a main presenter, alongsideMike Debens .In 1989, Anna left TVS (she was replaced by Liz Wickham on Coast To Coast South East) and joined
London Weekend Television to present "LWT News" bulletins as part of an attempt by the company to boost their local news service at weekends. She also presented news round-ups during LWT's magazine programme "Six O' Clock Live", presented byFrank Bough .London Tonight
After LWT News ended in December 1992, Anna joined the newly-formed
London News Network subsidiary of Carlton andLWT as a presenter ofLondon Tonight . Anna also presented various regional programmes from the company including "Summer Dream Ticket" and "Caring at Christmas". She stayed with LNN until the company was disbanded on Sunday29 February 2004 , after which,ITN would take over production of the London news service. [ [http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/853 London SE1 Community Website - London Tonight leaves the South Bank] ] Anna presented the last LNN-produced bulletin.After LNN
Anna now specialises in corporate & charity work and is an ambassador for
The Prince's Trust .She has also appeared in cameo roles as a newsreader in
The Bill , Bad Girls,Prime Suspect andFootballers' Wives . [ [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/425012?view=credit BFI entry] ]References
Related links
* [http://www.magnuscomms.com/annamaria.html Magnus Communications profile]
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