Louise Elliott
Encyclopedia
Louise Elliott is a Welsh
radio and television presenter and reporter, currently co-host of the BBC Radio Wales
morning talkshow Jamie and Louise.
, Monmouthshire
, her father Dave Elliott
was a professional football player, first for Sunderland and then Newcastle United. When she was aged seven her family moved to Llandegfan
near Menai Bridge
, North Wales
.
as a cub reporter. She then worked on newspapers in Colwyn Bay
and Rhyl
, before moving to the Wrexham Evening Leader
, where she covered the Hillsborough disaster
. Four years later she became education correspondent for the Preston-based Lancashire Evening Post
.
After a year, she returned to South Wales
to join the Newport-based Daily Post, where, for reports including one from Bosnia with the Red Cross on the Mostar massacre, she twice won the regional Young Journalist of the Year award. She then became news editor of three editions of the Daily Post, becoming one of the youngest news editors in regional newspapers.
, and was a regional reporter for ITV
's News at Ten.
She then moved to BBC Wales
in the Bangor newsroom as regional reporter, before relocating to Cardiff
to become education correspondent. As part of her BBC training, she also reported for BBC Radio 4
, Radio 5 Live and later the BBC News Channel, as both a regional and special UK correspondent.
Now based at BBC Wales HQ in Llandaff
, Elliott works on BBC Radio Wales with Jamie Owen
on weekday mornings, and as an investigator on television consumer affairs programme X-Ray
.
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
radio and television presenter and reporter, currently co-host of the BBC Radio Wales
BBC Radio Wales
BBC Radio Wales is the BBC's national radio station broadcasting to Wales in the English language. Operated by BBC Wales, it began broadcasting on 12 November 1978 following the demise of the old "Radio 4 Wales" when BBC Radio 4 became a national network and moved from medium wave to long wave...
morning talkshow Jamie and Louise.
Biography
Born in Langstone near NewportNewport
Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...
, Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire (historic)
Monmouthshire , also known as the County of Monmouth , is one of thirteen ancient counties of Wales and a former administrative county....
, her father Dave Elliott
Dave Elliott
Dave Elliott is a former English professional footballer and manager.A midfielder, he began his career as an apprentice at before moving to and . In 1975 he joined as player/manager and made 21 Football League appearances in the 1975–76 season before joining as player/manager...
was a professional football player, first for Sunderland and then Newcastle United. When she was aged seven her family moved to Llandegfan
Llandegfan
Llandegfan is a village on the south of Anglesey, North Wales.The original village Hen Llandegfan was on the ancient way from the crossing of the Menai Strait at Porthaethwy via Pentraeth to Beaumaris...
near Menai Bridge
Menai Bridge
Menai Bridge is a small town and community on the Isle of Anglesey in north Wales. It overlooks the Menai Strait and lies by the Menai Suspension Bridge, built in 1826 by Thomas Telford...
, North Wales
North Wales
North Wales is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales. It is bordered to the south by the counties of Ceredigion and Powys in Mid Wales and to the east by the counties of Shropshire in the West Midlands and Cheshire in North West England...
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Newspapers
After her A Levels, she joined the North Wales Chronicle in BangorBangor, Gwynedd
Bangor is a city in Gwynedd, north west Wales, and one of the smallest cities in Britain. It is a university city with a population of 13,725 at the 2001 census, not including around 10,000 students at Bangor University. Including nearby Menai Bridge on Anglesey, which does not however form part of...
as a cub reporter. She then worked on newspapers in Colwyn Bay
Colwyn Bay
- Demography :Prior to local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974 Colwyn Bay was a municipal borough with a population of c.25,000, but in 1974 this designation disappeared leaving five separate parishes, known as communities in Wales, of which the one bearing the name Colwyn Bay encompassed...
and Rhyl
Rhyl
Rhyl is a seaside resort town and community situated on the north east coast of Wales, in the county of Denbighshire , at the mouth of the River Clwyd . To the west is the suburb of Kinmel Bay, with the resort of Towyn further west, Prestatyn to the east and Rhuddlan to the south...
, before moving to the Wrexham Evening Leader
Wrexham Evening Leader
The Leader is a daily paper in the United Kingdom distributed on week mornings. It combines local and national news in order to create a morning newspaper....
, where she covered the Hillsborough disaster
Hillsborough disaster
The Hillsborough disaster was a human crush that occurred on 15 April 1989 at Hillsborough, a football stadium, the home of Sheffield Wednesday F.C. in Sheffield, England, resulting in the deaths of 96 people, and 766 being injured, all fans of Liverpool F.C....
. Four years later she became education correspondent for the Preston-based Lancashire Evening Post
Lancashire Evening Post
The Lancashire Evening Post is a daily newspaper based in Fulwood, a suburb of the city of Preston, Lancashire, England. According to the British Library, its first edition was published on 18 October 1886...
.
After a year, she returned to South Wales
South Wales
South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the United Kingdom, it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of...
to join the Newport-based Daily Post, where, for reports including one from Bosnia with the Red Cross on the Mostar massacre, she twice won the regional Young Journalist of the Year award. She then became news editor of three editions of the Daily Post, becoming one of the youngest news editors in regional newspapers.
Television
Elliott then took a job with HTV Wales based in Colwyn BayColwyn Bay
- Demography :Prior to local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974 Colwyn Bay was a municipal borough with a population of c.25,000, but in 1974 this designation disappeared leaving five separate parishes, known as communities in Wales, of which the one bearing the name Colwyn Bay encompassed...
, and was a regional reporter for ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
's News at Ten.
She then moved to BBC Wales
BBC Wales
BBC Cymru Wales is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation for Wales. Based at Broadcasting House in the Llandaff area of Cardiff, it directly employs over 1200 people, and produces a broad range of television, radio and online services in both the Welsh and English languages.Outside...
in the Bangor newsroom as regional reporter, before relocating to Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
to become education correspondent. As part of her BBC training, she also reported for 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...
, Radio 5 Live and later the BBC News Channel, as both a regional and special UK correspondent.
Now based at BBC Wales HQ in Llandaff
Llandaff
Llandaff is a district in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales, having been incorporated into the city in 1922. It is the seat of the Church in Wales Bishop of Llandaff, whose diocese covers the most populous area of South Wales. Much of the district is covered by parkland known as Llandaff...
, Elliott works on BBC Radio Wales with Jamie Owen
Jamie Owen
Jamie Owen is a Welsh radio and television presenter best known for presenting Wales Today.-Background:Owen was born in Withybush Hospital Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. His father was a Pembroke Dock Solicitor, James Meyrick Owen and his mother was a health visitor and midwife. Jamie also had two...
on weekday mornings, and as an investigator on television consumer affairs programme X-Ray
X-ray
X-radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation. X-rays have a wavelength in the range of 0.01 to 10 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 petahertz to 30 exahertz and energies in the range 120 eV to 120 keV. They are shorter in wavelength than UV rays and longer than gamma...
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Personal life
Elliott and her partner Tim Jenkins have a daughter Elizabeth. The family live in Llandaff, with Elliott's daughter, Harriet, from a previous relationship and Elliott is stepmother to Jenkins's daughter, Georgia.External links
- Bio at X-Ray
- Jamie and Louise at BBC Radio WalesBBC Radio WalesBBC Radio Wales is the BBC's national radio station broadcasting to Wales in the English language. Operated by BBC Wales, it began broadcasting on 12 November 1978 following the demise of the old "Radio 4 Wales" when BBC Radio 4 became a national network and moved from medium wave to long wave...