Beverley Ashworth
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Beverley Ashworth is a voiceover artist best known as a former continuity announcer for Granada Television
.
Ashworth began her Granada
career in the late 1980s, working alongside Colin Weston
, Jim Pope
and Charles Foster amongst others.
During her time at the station, she also read late night and weekend Granada Reports
news bulletins. Her voice was also heard during Granada's part-networked Night Time service, which was also broadcast in the Grampian
, Border
, Tyne Tees
, TSW and Ulster
regions.
Ashworth left Granada during the mid 1990s to set up 'Tongue & Groove', a Manchester-based voiceover agency, alongside John Basham. As well as running the agency, Beverley continues to provide voiceovers for various companies and is also involved with corporate work.
Granada Television
Granada Television is the ITV contractor for North West England. Based in Manchester since its inception, it is the only surviving original ITA franchisee from 1954 and is ITV's most successful....
.
Ashworth began her Granada
Granada Television
Granada Television is the ITV contractor for North West England. Based in Manchester since its inception, it is the only surviving original ITA franchisee from 1954 and is ITV's most successful....
career in the late 1980s, working alongside Colin Weston
Colin Weston
Colin Weston , is a former British television continuity announcer, best known for his work at Granada Television.Originally from London, Weston began his career in the post room of ABC Television's studios in Teddington...
, Jim Pope
Jim Pope
Jim Pope was a British radio and television continuity announcer and voice over artist. He began his career in radio and moved to TV to deliver continuity links for HTV in the 1960s and early 1970s....
and Charles Foster amongst others.
During her time at the station, she also read late night and weekend Granada Reports
Granada Reports
Granada Reports is the flagship regional news programme of ITV franchisee Granada, presented by Tony Morris and Lucy Meacock, and serving the North West of England and the Isle of Man....
news bulletins. Her voice was also heard during Granada's part-networked Night Time service, which was also broadcast in the Grampian
Grampian Television
Grampian Television is the ITV franchisee for the North and North East of Scotland. Its coverage area includes the Scottish Highlands , Inverness, Aberdeen, Dundee and parts of north Fife...
, Border
Border Television
Border Television is the ITV franchise holder for the Border region, spanning the England/Scotland border and covering Dumfries & Galloway region, a small part of the south-west area of Ayrshire, the Scottish Borders, parts of north and west Northumberland and the majority of Cumbria...
, Tyne Tees
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...
, TSW and Ulster
UTV
UTV is a television channel based in the UK region of Northern Ireland. The channel is the Channel 3 or Independent Television licensee for Northern Ireland and is operated by UTV Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of UTV Media.- Terrestrial :* Analogue: Normally tuned to 3 * Freeview : 3...
regions.
Ashworth left Granada during the mid 1990s to set up 'Tongue & Groove', a Manchester-based voiceover agency, alongside John Basham. As well as running the agency, Beverley continues to provide voiceovers for various companies and is also involved with corporate work.
External links
- Tongue and Groove
- TV ARK Granada continuity page including various examples of Beverley's work at Granada