Mary Nightingale
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Mary Nightingale is an English newsreader and television presenter. She is a newsreader for ITN on ITV News
, and presents the cookery series Britain's Best Dish
on ITV1.
, Devon, and King Edward VI School
in Totnes
, Devon. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Bedford College, University of London
.
. She then went on to work for BBC World
's World Business Report as a presenter and writer, covering economic and corporate news.
Nightingale also worked for Reuters
Financial Television in 1994 as a presenter on the early morning financial programme.
coverage from South Africa on the regular evening highlights programme. In 1996, Nightingale presented BBC Two's Ski Sunday.
Until April 1999, Nightingale was co-presenter with Alastair Stewart
of London News Network
's flagship news programme London Tonight
and was the sole presenter of London Today, Carlton's
lunchtime news bulletin. She also presented the daily late news bulletins of London Tonight.
from 1999–2001, and also presented The Really Good Food Show, I-Spy and Most Wanted. In November 2000, she started presenting Ratrap for ITV.
In 2001, Nightingale was promoted to the ITV News at 6:30 and left her position on London Tonight. She was also part of the ITN team covering the 2001 general election.
Nightingale has also fronted various ITV programmes including: Holidays Undercover in 2006, The Girl Who Would Be Queen, and Diana - A Service of Thanksgiving in 2007.
Nightingale is also an occasional presenter of the ITV News at 1:30 and ITV News weekend bulletins and acts as a relief presenter on ITV News at Ten.
In April 2011, she took over from Mark Nicholas
as the host of the ITV1 daytime cookery programme Britain's Best Dish
.
. They have two children.
ITV News
ITV News is the branding of news programmes on the British television network ITV. Since 1955, ITV's news bulletins have been produced by Independent Television News . The channel's news coverage has won awards from the Royal Television Society, Emmy Awards and BAFTAs. Between 2004 and 2008, the...
, and presents the cookery series Britain's Best Dish
Britain's Best Dish
Britain's Best Dish is a British daytime cookery show on ITV hosted by Mary Nightingale. Amateur cooks from around the UK compete to cook "Britain's Best Dish" and a prize of £10,000. The judges are Ed Baines, John Burton Race and Jilly Goolden...
on ITV1.
Education
Nightingale was educated at St Margaret's School in ExeterExeter
Exeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the...
, Devon, and King Edward VI School
King Edward VI Community College
King Edward VI Community College is a secondary school in Totnes, Devon, England. The College enjoy a favoured open site in the Dart valley amidst the rolling South Hams countryside...
in Totnes
Totnes
Totnes is a market town and civil parish at the head of the estuary of the River Dart in Devon, England within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
, Devon. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Bedford College, University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
.
Early career
Nightingale started her journalism career as a presenter and writer on World Business Satellite for TV TokyoTV Tokyo
is a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime...
. She then went on to work for BBC World
BBC World
BBC World News is the BBC's international news and current affairs television channel. It has the largest audience of any BBC channel in the world...
's World Business Report as a presenter and writer, covering economic and corporate news.
Nightingale also worked for Reuters
Reuters
Reuters is a news agency headquartered in New York City. Until 2008 the Reuters news agency formed part of a British independent company, Reuters Group plc, which was also a provider of financial market data...
Financial Television in 1994 as a presenter on the early morning financial programme.
1990s
She has co-presented Carlton Country, a factual series about life in the countryside, as well as presenting the Holiday Programme on BBC One. In 1995, she worked as co-presenter on ITV's Rugby World Cup1995 Rugby World Cup
The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country....
coverage from South Africa on the regular evening highlights programme. In 1996, Nightingale presented BBC Two's Ski Sunday.
Until April 1999, Nightingale was co-presenter with Alastair Stewart
Alastair Stewart
Alastair James Stewart OBE is an English journalist and newscaster. Stewart is currently employed by ITN where he is a main newscaster for ITV News.-Early life:...
of London News Network
London News Network
London News Network was a television news and facilities organisation in London. It was created in 1992 as a joint operation between London's two ITV contractors, Carlton Television and London Weekend Television, with each company holding a 50% stake...
's flagship news programme London Tonight
London Tonight
London Tonight is a regional news programme broadcast on ITV London . Produced by ITN, the programme is broadcast at 6pm every weeknight, also including local sports news and local features of interest.Like all regional news programmes on ITV in England and Wales and Channel Television, it uses...
and was the sole presenter of London Today, Carlton's
Carlton Television
Carlton Television was the ITV franchise holder for London and the surrounding counties including the cities of Solihull and Coventry of the West Midlands, south Suffolk, middle and east Hampshire, Oxfordshire, south Bedfordshire, south Northamptonshire, parts of Herefordshire & Worcestershire,...
lunchtime news bulletin. She also presented the daily late news bulletins of London Tonight.
2000s
Nightingale anchored ITV's flagship holiday programme Wish You Were Here...?Wish You Were Here...?
Wish You Were Here...? is a British television show that was first broadcast on 7th January 1974 on ITV. It was a series of 30 minute shows about travel and holidays. The show was broadcast during peak viewing hours and had gained a significant viewing audience in the UK...
from 1999–2001, and also presented The Really Good Food Show, I-Spy and Most Wanted. In November 2000, she started presenting Ratrap for ITV.
In 2001, Nightingale was promoted to the ITV News at 6:30 and left her position on London Tonight. She was also part of the ITN team covering the 2001 general election.
Nightingale has also fronted various ITV programmes including: Holidays Undercover in 2006, The Girl Who Would Be Queen, and Diana - A Service of Thanksgiving in 2007.
Nightingale is also an occasional presenter of the ITV News at 1:30 and ITV News weekend bulletins and acts as a relief presenter on ITV News at Ten.
In April 2011, she took over from Mark Nicholas
Mark Nicholas
Mark Charles Jefford Nicholas is a cricket commentator and former player. He played for Hampshire from 1978 to 1995, captaining them from 1985 to his retirement....
as the host of the ITV1 daytime cookery programme Britain's Best Dish
Britain's Best Dish
Britain's Best Dish is a British daytime cookery show on ITV hosted by Mary Nightingale. Amateur cooks from around the UK compete to cook "Britain's Best Dish" and a prize of £10,000. The judges are Ed Baines, John Burton Race and Jilly Goolden...
.
Awards
Nightingale won the Newscaster of the Year award from the Television & Radio Industries Club (TRIC) in 2002 and 2004.Personal life
Nightingale has been married since April 2000 to Paul Fenwick, the former Human Resource director of TrailfindersTrailfinders
Trailfinders is the UK's largest independent travel company with 28 travel centres in the United Kingdom and Ireland. There did used to be offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. The company specialises in tailormade travel worldwide....
. They have two children.