Annita McVeigh
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Annita McVeigh is a newsreader
on the BBC
's 24 hour channel BBC News.
She grew up in Haverhill, Suffolk. Her father Anthony McVeigh was an Ambulance Man at the local Ambulance Station.
since the late 1990s.
McVeigh normally presents on Fridays between 7pm and 10pm and between 7pm and 12pm at the weekend, as well as occasionally appearing as a stand-in during the week. She presents alongside Clive Myrie
, after her former co-host Chris Lowe
retired.
She has been a presenter since Summer 2006 when she returned from maternity leave and replaced Joanna Gosling
, who moved to the weekday schedule. Prior to this she had been a news correspondent for the BBC since 2002, with her reports appearing on BBC One
, BBC News and BBC Radio.
She anchored much of the daytime coverage for the Papal visit on the BBC News Channel during September 2010.
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News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
on the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's 24 hour channel BBC News.
Early life
McVeigh completed the NUJ National Council for the Training of Journalists Pre-entry course at the Belfast College of Further and Higher Education (BIFHE) 1991-1992She grew up in Haverhill, Suffolk. Her father Anthony McVeigh was an Ambulance Man at the local Ambulance Station.
Journalism career
McVeigh started her career as a reporter and occasional presenter for BBC NewslineBBC Newsline
BBC Newsline is the BBC's regional television news service for Northern Ireland. The programme is broadcast on BBC One from BBC Northern Ireland's headquarters in Broadcasting House, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast....
since the late 1990s.
McVeigh normally presents on Fridays between 7pm and 10pm and between 7pm and 12pm at the weekend, as well as occasionally appearing as a stand-in during the week. She presents alongside Clive Myrie
Clive Myrie
Clive Myrie is an English television news journalist, who works for BBC News.-Biography:Born in Bolton, Lancashire, to Jamaican immigrant parents, his mother was a seamstress and his father a factory worker making car batteries...
, after her former co-host Chris Lowe
Chris Lowe (journalist)
John Christopher Lowe is a news presenter who worked for BBC News for 37 years until his retirement on 4 January 2009.-Education:...
retired.
She has been a presenter since Summer 2006 when she returned from maternity leave and replaced Joanna Gosling
Joanna Gosling
Joanna Marie Mussett Gosling is a television news presenter, broadcast journalist and author. She presents on the United Kingdom rolling news channel BBC News, as well as occasionally on the Saturday evening and late editions of the BBC Weekend News on BBC One...
, who moved to the weekday schedule. Prior to this she had been a news correspondent for the BBC since 2002, with her reports appearing on BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
, BBC News and BBC Radio.
She anchored much of the daytime coverage for the Papal visit on the BBC News Channel during September 2010.
Personal life
She is married to Martin Read. Their wedding service was held in Tullysarran, County ArmaghCounty Armagh
-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...
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