Clare Frisby
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Clare Kathleen Frisby is a newsreader for Look North
based in Leeds
, West Yorkshire
, England
. She presents the regional opt-out
s during BBC Breakfast
and The Politics Show
in Yorkshire and the North Midlands
. She became a BBC News trainee in London in October 1989 and worked in newsrooms throughout the UK for the BBC and was one of the few female reporters in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War. She was at BBC Radio York
for four years. Her television
début came about after a late Look North bulletin found itself without a presenter
. Frisby made her début that night and went on to present other bulletins for the region and the neighbouring BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
area.
In September 2007, she became the presenter for The Politics Show
for the region. She also presents the breakfast bulletins in the Look North (Leeds) area.
Her uncle is the playwright Terence Frisby
; her cousin the comedian and voice-over artist, Dominic Frisby.
BBC Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)
BBC Look North is the BBC's regional TV news service for East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, north Norfolk and northeast Cambridgeshire produced by BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire...
based in Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. She presents the regional opt-out
Opt-out
The term opt-out refers to several methods by which individuals can avoid receiving unsolicited product or service information. This ability is usually associated with direct marketing campaigns such as telemarketing, e-mail marketing, or direct mail. A list of those who have opted-out is called a...
s during BBC Breakfast
BBC Breakfast
BBC Breakfast is the morning television news programme simulcast on BBC One and the BBC News channel. It is presented live from BBC Television Centre in White City, West London, and contains a mixture of news, sport, weather, business and feature items...
and The Politics Show
The Politics Show
The Politics Show is an hour long BBC One television political programme broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sundays. The programme usually starts at midday, but is often earlier or later when sporting events clash in the schedules. It was launched in 2003 and was originally presented by Jeremy...
in Yorkshire and the North Midlands
BBC Yorkshire
BBC Yorkshire is one of the English regions of the BBC. It was formed from the division of the former BBC North region into BBC Yorkshire and BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, based in Hull.-Television:...
Career
Frisby studied Politics at Hull University, graduating in 1989. There she worked for the student radio station University Radio HullJam Radio
JamRadio is Hull University Union's student campus radio station broadcasting all year round. It previously broadcast on 1575 Medium Wave but now is an internet only radio station. It is a subcommittee of Hull University Union's Media and Marketing Committee. All presenters, DJs and executive...
. She became a BBC News trainee in London in October 1989 and worked in newsrooms throughout the UK for the BBC and was one of the few female reporters in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War. She was at BBC Radio York
BBC Radio York
BBC York is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of North Yorkshire.- Early history :The station was launched at 6:30am on 4 July 1983 - a launch featured on the cover of the Radio Times...
for four years. Her television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
début came about after a late Look North bulletin found itself without a presenter
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
. Frisby made her début that night and went on to present other bulletins for the region and the neighbouring BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, sometimes abbreviated to BBC Yorks & Lincs, is the name for the BBC's twelfth English Region, based in Hull and created from the division of the former BBC North region, based in Leeds...
area.
In September 2007, she became the presenter for The Politics Show
The Politics Show
The Politics Show is an hour long BBC One television political programme broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sundays. The programme usually starts at midday, but is often earlier or later when sporting events clash in the schedules. It was launched in 2003 and was originally presented by Jeremy...
for the region. She also presents the breakfast bulletins in the Look North (Leeds) area.
Family
She married Andrew Bell in May 2003 in York. In March 2005, she had a son, Oliver, and they live in York.Her uncle is the playwright Terence Frisby
Terence Frisby
Terence Frisby is a London-based playwright and novelist, best known as the author of the play There's A Girl In My Soup.-Personal life:...
; her cousin the comedian and voice-over artist, Dominic Frisby.