Tania Bryer
Encyclopedia
Tania Bryer is a British television personality, occasional fashion model, journalist, and motivational speaker. She is the daughter of Lionel Bryer
and grew up in Knightsbridge
.
in Harley Street
, London
, where she passed three A-Levels, Bryer has a bachelor's degree in politics from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
at Georgetown University
, Washington, D.C.
, from which she graduated in 1984. In 1987 she began a modelling career.
magazine, she joined the satellite television channel Sky News
in 1991 as a weather presenter. The following year, she replaced weather girl Ulrika Jonsson
on TV-am
's daily morning show, Good Morning Britain
. Her other presenter credits include fashion and entertainment shows such as The Supermodels, Showbiz Weekly, and Basic Instincts. She has written for various publications, including OK!
magazine, and has been the London correspondent for the New York-based CBS
shows Entertainment Tonight
and Inside Edition
.
She also featured in an episode of the parody news show Brass Eye
; in the "Science" episode she spoke about mutant clouds and rivers flowing backwards, as well as vertical tube farms.
Lionel Bryer
Lionel Bryer was a South African-British youth arts promoter. He was co-founder of the Aberdeen International Youth Festival and the European Union Youth Orchestra.- Biography :...
and grew up in Knightsbridge
Knightsbridge
Knightsbridge is a road which gives its name to an exclusive district lying to the west of central London. The road runs along the south side of Hyde Park, west from Hyde Park Corner, spanning the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea...
.
Biography
First educated at Queen's CollegeQueen's College, London
Queen's College is an independent school for girls aged 11–18. It is located in central London at numbers 43-49, Harley Street. Founded in 1848 by F. D. Maurice, Professor of English Literature and History at King's College London along with a committee of patrons, the College was the first...
in Harley Street
Harley Street
Harley Street is a street in the City of Westminster in London, England which has been noted since the 19th century for its large number of private specialists in medicine and surgery.- Overview :...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, where she passed three A-Levels, Bryer has a bachelor's degree in politics from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
The Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service is a school within Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., United States. Jesuit priest Edmund A...
at Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, from which she graduated in 1984. In 1987 she began a modelling career.
Career
From a sales position at VogueVogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
magazine, she joined the satellite television channel Sky News
Sky News
Sky News is a 24-hour British and international satellite television news broadcaster with an emphasis on UK and international news stories.The service places emphasis on rolling news, including the latest breaking news. Sky News also hosts localised versions of the channel in Australia and in New...
in 1991 as a weather presenter. The following year, she replaced weather girl Ulrika Jonsson
Ulrika Jonsson
Eva Ulrika Jonsson is a Swedish television presenter in the UK, who became famous as a TV-am weather presenter and moved on to present Gladiators and became a team captain of the show Shooting Stars.-Early life:...
on TV-am
TV-am
TV-am was a breakfast television station that broadcast to the United Kingdom from 1 February 1983 to 31 December 1992. It made history by being the first national operator of a commercial television franchise at breakfast-time , and broadcast every day of the week for most or all of the period...
's daily morning show, Good Morning Britain
Good Morning Britain
Good Morning Britain was TV-am's flagship breakfast television show throughout TV-am's time on air, broadcasting five days a week, initially from 7am until 9am. By 1985 the programme started at the earlier time of 6.15am and by 1988 the programme started at 6am. It had many different presenters...
. Her other presenter credits include fashion and entertainment shows such as The Supermodels, Showbiz Weekly, and Basic Instincts. She has written for various publications, including OK!
OK!
OK! is a British weekly magazine specializing in celebrity news. Originally launched as a monthly, its first issue was published in April 1993. In September 2004, OK! publishers Northern and Shell launched in Australia as a monthly title – the magazine went weekly in October 2006...
magazine, and has been the London correspondent for the New York-based CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
shows Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight is a daily tabloid television entertainment television news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United States, Canada and in many countries around the world. Linda Bell Blue is currently the program's executive producer...
and Inside Edition
Inside Edition
Inside Edition is a thirty-minute American television syndicated news program, first aired on CBS on October 9, 1988. It was originally similar to the programs Hard Copy and A Current Affair, but now more closely resembles a condensed version of breakfast television, exclusively with pre-recorded...
.
She also featured in an episode of the parody news show Brass Eye
Brass Eye
Brass Eye is a UK television series of satirical spoof documentaries. A series of six aired on Channel 4 in 1997, and a further episode in 2001....
; in the "Science" episode she spoke about mutant clouds and rivers flowing backwards, as well as vertical tube farms.