Judi Lines
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Judi Lines is a former British
television and radio broadcaster.
Lines spent three years (1973-6) as a continuity announcer for Anglia Television
before joining BBC East
as a newsreader and presenter for the nightly regional news magazine, Look East
and worked on BBC Radio 4
's regional service for the Eastern Counties.
By 1984, Lines had joined Tyne Tees Television
as an announcer, replacing Kathy Secker. As part of her continuity duties, she also read regional news bulletins and presented two regular features; Lookaround (a what's on guide) and The Birthday Spot. She left Tyne Tees in 1991 prior to the company's takeover by Yorkshire Television
.
Lines later joined the now-defunct Great North Radio
as a presenter and carried out freelance work before quitting broadcasting. She now works at Fenwick's
in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
United Kingdom
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television and radio broadcaster.
Lines spent three years (1973-6) as a continuity announcer for Anglia Television
Anglia Television
Anglia Television is the ITV franchise holder for the East Anglia franchise region. Although Anglia Television takes its name from East Anglia, its transmission coverage extends beyond the generally accepted boundaries of that region. The station is based at Anglia House in Norwich, with regional...
before joining BBC East
BBC East
BBC East is the BBC English Region serving Norfolk, Suffolk, north Essex, Cambridgeshire, northern and central Hertfordshire, most of Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, and parts of Buckinghamshire.-Television:...
as a newsreader and presenter for the nightly regional news magazine, Look East
Look East
BBC Look East is the BBC's regional television news programme for the BBC East region, covering Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, north Buckinghamshire and southern Lincolnshire....
and worked on BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
's regional service for the Eastern Counties.
By 1984, Lines had joined Tyne Tees Television
Tyne Tees Television
Tyne Tees Television is the ITV television franchise for North East England and parts of North Yorkshire. As of 2009, it forms part of a non-franchise ITV Tyne Tees & Border region, shared with the ITV Border region...
as an announcer, replacing Kathy Secker. As part of her continuity duties, she also read regional news bulletins and presented two regular features; Lookaround (a what's on guide) and The Birthday Spot. She left Tyne Tees in 1991 prior to the company's takeover by Yorkshire Television
Yorkshire Television
Yorkshire Television, now officially known as ITV Yorkshire and sometimes unofficially abbreviated to YTV, is a British television broadcaster and the contractor for the Yorkshire franchise area on the ITV network...
.
Lines later joined the now-defunct Great North Radio
Great North Radio
Great North Radio or G.N.R as it was sometimes called was formed in March 1989 using the AM frequencies of Metro Radio and Radio Tees . This happened after the Metro Radio group decided to split the FM and AM frequencies up.-Programming:...
as a presenter and carried out freelance work before quitting broadcasting. She now works at Fenwick's
Fenwick
- Places :In Canada:*Fenwick, Nova Scotia*Fenwick, OntarioIn the United Kingdom:* Fenwick, East Ayrshire* Fenwick, Northumberland* Fenwick, South YorkshireIn the United States:* Fenwick, Connecticut* Fenwick, Michigan* Fenwick, West Virginia...
in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.