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Emma Crosby (born 24 November 1977), is an English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 television newsreader
News presenter

A news presenter is, broadly speaking, a person that presents a news program on television, radio or the Internet. The term is not commonly used by people in the industry as they tend to use more descriptive - and sometimes country-specific - terms....
 and journalist
Journalist

A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues, and people while striving for viewpoints that aren't biased....
. She currently works for GMTV
GMTV

GMTV is the national ITV breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom. It is owned by GMTV Ltd, comprising ITV plc and The Walt Disney Company ....
 as a presenter.

Career
After studying at Leeds University and the University of Cardiff's School of Journalism, she joined the BBC and became a producer on its rolling news channel, BBC News 24
BBC News 24

BBC News is the BBC 24 hour rolling news television channel in the United Kingdom. The channel launched as BBC News 24 on 9 November 1997 at 17:30 as part of the BBC's foray into digital domestic television channels, becoming the first competitor to Sky News, which had been running since 1989....
. Moving on from there, she worked for News Direct 97.3 and LBC before joining The Money Channel
The Money Channel

The Money Channel is the second TV channel of Realitatea Media media group, owned by Sorin-Ovidiu V?ntu. The first TV channel of the media group is Realitatea TV, the first Romania news channel....
 in 1999.

In 2001, she joined CNBC Europe
CNBC Europe

CNBC Europe is a business and finance news television channel, the Europe sister station of CNBC. The network is owned and operated by NBC Universal and headquartered in London, where it shares the Adrian Smith -designed 10 Fleet Place building with Dow Jones & Company....
 and became a presenter on European Market Wrap
European Market Wrap

European Market Wrap was a business news programme aired on CNBC Europe. The programme was originally based on the CNBC U.S. programme Market Wrap, which was later replaced by the programme Closing Bell....
.






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Emma Crosby (born 24 November 1977), is an English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 television newsreader
News presenter

A news presenter is, broadly speaking, a person that presents a news program on television, radio or the Internet. The term is not commonly used by people in the industry as they tend to use more descriptive - and sometimes country-specific - terms....
 and journalist
Journalist

A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues, and people while striving for viewpoints that aren't biased....
. She currently works for GMTV
GMTV

GMTV is the national ITV breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom. It is owned by GMTV Ltd, comprising ITV plc and The Walt Disney Company ....
 as a presenter.

Career


After studying at Leeds University and the University of Cardiff's School of Journalism, she joined the BBC and became a producer on its rolling news channel, BBC News 24
BBC News 24

BBC News is the BBC 24 hour rolling news television channel in the United Kingdom. The channel launched as BBC News 24 on 9 November 1997 at 17:30 as part of the BBC's foray into digital domestic television channels, becoming the first competitor to Sky News, which had been running since 1989....
. Moving on from there, she worked for News Direct 97.3 and LBC before joining The Money Channel
The Money Channel

The Money Channel is the second TV channel of Realitatea Media media group, owned by Sorin-Ovidiu V?ntu. The first TV channel of the media group is Realitatea TV, the first Romania news channel....
 in 1999.

In 2001, she joined CNBC Europe
CNBC Europe

CNBC Europe is a business and finance news television channel, the Europe sister station of CNBC. The network is owned and operated by NBC Universal and headquartered in London, where it shares the Adrian Smith -designed 10 Fleet Place building with Dow Jones & Company....
 and became a presenter on European Market Wrap
European Market Wrap

European Market Wrap was a business news programme aired on CNBC Europe. The programme was originally based on the CNBC U.S. programme Market Wrap, which was later replaced by the programme Closing Bell....
. She also spent some time in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 while with the network and reported for its early morning show Squawk Box
Squawk Box

Squawk Box is a long-running business news television program which airs at breakfast time on the CNBC network. The program is currently co-hosted by Joe Kernen, Rebecca Quick and Carl Quintanilla....
, where her mentor was Maria Bartiromo
Maria Bartiromo

Maria Bartiromo is a business News presenter and interviewer. Since 1993 she has worked for CNBC television, where she is currently co-host of the Closing Bell program from 3 to 5pm Eastern Time Zone on weekdays, as well as host and managing editor for the nationally syndicated Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo program....
. She joined Sky in 2003 as business correspondent, and in October 2007 became a London correspondent on the Fox Business Network
Fox Business Network

Fox Business Network is a US Cable News and satellite television news channel that commenced broadcasting on October 15, 2007. It is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation....
.

At Sky News
Sky News

Sky News is a rolling TV news channel providing 24 hour news coverage including the latest breaking news. Currently broadcasting from a news centre in London, the channel provides domestic and international coverage to audiences in the UK as well as around the globe....
 she regularly co-presented the channel's weekday Sky News Today
Sky News Today

Sky News Today is a programme on Sky News which currently runs between 10:00am and 1:00pm and is presented by Dermot Murnaghan with news summaries read by various presenters....
, the Friday morning edition of Sunrise and some weekend broadcasts. She was also the channel's Business correspondent.

In November 2008, it was announced that Crosby would quit Sky News
Sky News

Sky News is a rolling TV news channel providing 24 hour news coverage including the latest breaking news. Currently broadcasting from a news centre in London, the channel provides domestic and international coverage to audiences in the UK as well as around the globe....
 and join GMTV
GMTV

GMTV is the national ITV breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom. It is owned by GMTV Ltd, comprising ITV plc and The Walt Disney Company ....
. She presented her first broadcast on 8 January 2009. She will present alongside Andrew Castle
Andrew Castle

Andrew Nicholas Castle is an English retired tennis professional, and now television presenter....
 every Thursday and Friday, plus alternate Wednesdays.

Personal life


Crosby married in 2008 to Tom Robinson and in her spare time plays tennis, skis and goes horse riding.

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