JoAnne Good
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JoAnne Dorothy Good is a British radio presenter, television presenter, broadcast journalist and actor.
, co-starring with Norman Bowler
, and for several years in the 1990s worked as part of Derek Nimmo
's touring company, performing all over the world. She played several parts in The Bill
, most recently in 2008 and was an extra in the Sex and the City
film.
10pm till 2am called The Late Show with JoAnne Good
.. She originally presented weeknights, but since January 2011 Sunday to Thursday . She also co-presents the Saturday breakfast show on the same station with Simon Lederman
. She co-presented the station's weekday breakfast show for several years with Paul Ross
, before being replaced by Gaby Roslin
and moving to the late night show. She had previously co-hosted morning shows at the same station with Jono Coleman, Rowland Rivron
, Baylen Leonard
and Max Rushden
.
She presents regular reports for the BBC London current affairs television programme Inside Out, shown on BBC1 weekly.
Before joining BBC London, Good was a presenter on BBC Southern Counties Radio in Brighton and occasionally did reports for television programme BBC South Today.
In 2007 Good auditioned unsuccessfully for a role on Loose Women
and in 2010 she was considered as a replacement for Christine Bleakley
on The One Show
.
She married actor Richard Walker in 1978, and they were together for four years. Her partner and fellow BBC London 94.9
presenter Big George died in May 2011.
She owns a British bulldog called Matilda.
She lives in Brighton and in a studio flat in Marylebone, London. and her friends include Julie Burchill
and Julian Clary
.
In 2010, Good spoke about having suffered from anorexia nervosa
for many years.
Good has been critical of how women in radio, she says, continue to play subservient roles to men.
Actor
As an actor, she is best known for her role as Carol Sands in the ITV soap Crossroads from 1982 to 1984. She played a schoolgirl in the 1978 cult British horror film Killer's Moon, and filmed an interview for the 2008 DVD release. On stage she has played the title role in Educating RitaEducating Rita
Educating Rita is a stage comedy by British playwright Willy Russell. It is a play for two actors set entirely in the office of an Open University lecturer....
, co-starring with Norman Bowler
Norman Bowler
Norman Clifford Bowler is a British actor.Born in London, son of a watch repairer in Mill Lane, NW6, he became a member of the 1950s Soho set alongside the likes of John Minton, Francis Bacon and Daniel Farson. There he met Henrietta Moraes, who divorced her first husband, Michael Law, and...
, and for several years in the 1990s worked as part of Derek Nimmo
Derek Nimmo
Derek Robert Nimmo was an English character actor. He was particularly associated with upper-class "silly-ass" roles, and clerical roles.-Career:...
's touring company, performing all over the world. She played several parts in The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
, most recently in 2008 and was an extra in the Sex and the City
Sex and the City: The Movie
Sex and the City is a 2008 American blue romantic comedy film adaptation of the HBO comedy series of the same name about four female friends: Carrie Bradshaw , Samantha Jones , Charlotte York Goldenblatt , and Miranda Hobbes , dealing with their lives as...
film.
Radio and TV presenter
Since January 2010 she has presented her show on BBC London 94.9BBC London 94.9
BBC London 94.9 is London's BBC Local Radio station, and part of BBC London. Broadcasting across Greater London and beyond on 94.9 FM, DAB, Virgin Media Channel 930, Sky Channel 0152 and also online...
10pm till 2am called The Late Show with JoAnne Good
The Late Show with Joanne Good
The Late Show with Joanne Good is a live late-night program on BBC London 94.9 that has been broadcast since January 11, 2010, and is hosted by actress and radio presenter Joanne Good. The show currently airs Sunday through Thursday from 10pm - 2am...
.. She originally presented weeknights, but since January 2011 Sunday to Thursday . She also co-presents the Saturday breakfast show on the same station with Simon Lederman
Simon Lederman
Simon Lederman is a radio presenter on BBC London 94.9. He presents a Saturday morning breakfast show with JoAnne Good and is a regular presenter of the weekday breakfast show behind Paul Ross, weekday Drivetime behind Eddie Nestor, the weekday Vanessa Feltz phone-in and a frequent cover presenter...
. She co-presented the station's weekday breakfast show for several years with Paul Ross
Paul Ross
Paul Ross is an English television and radio presenter, journalist, and media personality. He is the son of Martha Ross and the elder brother of Jonathan Ross.-Early life:...
, before being replaced by Gaby Roslin
Gaby Roslin
Gaby Roslin is an English television presenter and actress. She rose to fame while co-presenting The Big Breakfast on Channel 4 between 1992 and 1996, and also presented the BBC's Children in Need charity appeal from 1994 to 2004....
and moving to the late night show. She had previously co-hosted morning shows at the same station with Jono Coleman, Rowland Rivron
Rowland Rivron
Rowland J. Rivron is a British comedian, musician, writer and television presenter.-Early life: Rivron was brought up in Hillingdon, West London and attended Abbotsfield Secondary School...
, Baylen Leonard
Baylen Leonard
Bruce Alan "Baylen" Leonard is a radio presenter and DJ based in London, UK. At the age 18 he moved to New York to study, and was based there for several years working as an actor and dancer in the theatre...
and Max Rushden
Max Rushden
Max Rushden is an English television presenter who replaced Andy Goldstein as a co-presenter of Saturday morning Sky Sports show Soccer AM alongside Helen Chamberlain from August 2008.- Career :...
.
She presents regular reports for the BBC London current affairs television programme Inside Out, shown on BBC1 weekly.
Before joining BBC London, Good was a presenter on BBC Southern Counties Radio in Brighton and occasionally did reports for television programme BBC South Today.
In 2007 Good auditioned unsuccessfully for a role on Loose Women
Loose Women
Loose Women is a British lunchtime television programme, first broadcast in 1999 on ITV. It consists of a panel of four women who interview celebrities and discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs, to celebrity gossip...
and in 2010 she was considered as a replacement for Christine Bleakley
Christine Bleakley
Christine Louise Bleakley is a television presenter from Northern Ireland. She joined Daybreak on ITV as co-presenter with Adrian Chiles in September 2010...
on The One Show
The One Show
The One Show is a topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One and BBC One HD, hosted by Alex Jones and Matt Baker. Chris Evans joins Jones to present the programme on Friday...
.
Personal life
Good's family emigrated to Australia when she was four, and returned when she was twelve. She has an elder brother Nigel, who now lives in Amsterdam.She married actor Richard Walker in 1978, and they were together for four years. Her partner and fellow BBC London 94.9
BBC London 94.9
BBC London 94.9 is London's BBC Local Radio station, and part of BBC London. Broadcasting across Greater London and beyond on 94.9 FM, DAB, Virgin Media Channel 930, Sky Channel 0152 and also online...
presenter Big George died in May 2011.
She owns a British bulldog called Matilda.
She lives in Brighton and in a studio flat in Marylebone, London. and her friends include Julie Burchill
Julie Burchill
Julie Burchill is an English writer and journalist. Beginning as a writer for the New Musical Express at the age of 17, she has written for newspapers such as The Sunday Times and The Guardian. She is a self-declared "militant feminist". She has several times been involved in legal action...
and Julian Clary
Julian Clary
Julian Peter McDonald Clary is an English comedian and novelist, known for his deliberately stereotypical camp style, with a heavy reliance on innuendo and double entendre.-Early life and education:...
.
In 2010, Good spoke about having suffered from anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Although commonly called "anorexia", that term on its own denotes any symptomatic loss of appetite and is not strictly accurate...
for many years.
Good has been critical of how women in radio, she says, continue to play subservient roles to men.