Caroline Feraday
Encyclopedia
Radio Broadcasting =
She joined Capital FM
at the age of 18, after studying journalism and earlier stints at BBC Radio Kent
and Invicta FM
, spent five years as the station's Flying Eye travel reporter on Foxy's Drivetime and Tarrant at Breakfast, and presented Capital's London Chart show. In 2001 she joined BBC Radio Five Live, to present the travel reports - staying for two years. She then joined London radio station LBC 97.3
at its relaunch under new owners Chrysalis
, presenting the flagship Drivetime show. However after a series of changes, she moved to the Friday evening programme between 8-10pm, which came to an end in December 2006, when Caroline left the station.
and Ray Khan who both do the Overnight slot Monday to Thursday and Saturday to Sunday respectively. She has been a regular deputy for Nikki Bedi
and Ray Khan who both do the Overnight slot Monday to Thursday and Saturday to Sunday respectively since mid August 2011. Feraday sat in for Nikki Bedi on Thursday 24th November 2011 and Ray Khan on Saturday 26th November 2011.
TV broadcasting =
Caroline made her first appearance on television as a presenter on VH1
in 1998. Since then she has appeared on Sky One
, Sky Travel
, GMTV
, Living TV, ITV Play
and the ITV News Channel
. She has worked as a showbiz reporter on This Morning
on ITV
, and was the voice of Channel 4
's morning show B4
(daily at 7am).
She also co-presented a comedy show entitled Consequently for Carlton
. Caroline has hosted Capital's Party in the Park
event in front of 100,000 people, and introduced the Spice Girls
at Wembley Stadium
while she also covered the 2012 Olympics decision live from Trafalgar Square
for London TV
. From 2007- 2009, she presented morning news bulletins for the south-east on BBC Breakfast. She now presents shows on Thomas Cook TV.
She occasionally appears on Five's The Wright Stuff
as a panellist.
She has also appeared as a contestant on The Weakest Link
.
Caroline presented The Mint
on ITV Play
and ITV
. She is now a reporter on BBC South East
.
, Caroline can be seen presenting overnight coverage on Sky News
.
and is mentioned frequently in his autobiography. She also dated Anton du Beke
. Caroline enjoys films, music and running, and participated in her first marathon – the London Marathon
in 2005.
She joined Capital FM
Capital Radio
Capital London is a London based radio station which launched on 16 October 1973 and is owned by Global Radio. On 3 January 2011 it formed part of the nine station Capital radio network.- Pre-launch :...
at the age of 18, after studying journalism and earlier stints at BBC Radio Kent
BBC Radio Kent
BBC Radio Kent is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Kent.It broadcasts on FM on 96.7 , 97.6 and 104.2 also 774 and 1602 MW and DAB.- History :The radio station was launched in 1970 under the name of BBC Radio Medway, originally only serving the...
and Invicta FM
Invicta FM
Heart Kent is an Independent Local Radio Station broadcasting to the county of Kent, England. It was rebranded in June 2009 and is now part of Global Radio's Heart Network....
, spent five years as the station's Flying Eye travel reporter on Foxy's Drivetime and Tarrant at Breakfast, and presented Capital's London Chart show. In 2001 she joined BBC Radio Five Live, to present the travel reports - staying for two years. She then joined London radio station LBC 97.3
LBC 97.3
LBC 97.3 is a London-based talk and phone-in radio station. It is one half of the latest incarnation of LBC, the news and speech service which was Britain's first commercial radio station when it went on air in October 1973...
at its relaunch under new owners Chrysalis
Chrysalis Group
Chrysalis Group is a UK media company. It was founded by Chris Wright, who remains chairman and was listed the 1,000th richest person in the UK in The Times Rich List 2009...
, presenting the flagship Drivetime show. However after a series of changes, she moved to the Friday evening programme between 8-10pm, which came to an end in December 2006, when Caroline left the station.
BBC London 94.9 (July 2011 - present
Caroline is also currently presenting "Overnight on BBC London 94.9 with Caroline Feraday", live, every Friday from 2am till 6am and began her show on BBC London 94.9 on Friday 8th July 2011. She is a regular deputy for Nikki BediNikki Bedi
Nikki Bedi is a television and radio presenter, born Nikki Moolgaoker in Aylesbury to an Indian father of Maharashtrian origin and an English mother. Famously married to Kabir Bedi from 1992 to 2005, retaining her married name after an amicable divorce, her first marriage was to food stylist...
and Ray Khan who both do the Overnight slot Monday to Thursday and Saturday to Sunday respectively. She has been a regular deputy for Nikki Bedi
Nikki Bedi
Nikki Bedi is a television and radio presenter, born Nikki Moolgaoker in Aylesbury to an Indian father of Maharashtrian origin and an English mother. Famously married to Kabir Bedi from 1992 to 2005, retaining her married name after an amicable divorce, her first marriage was to food stylist...
and Ray Khan who both do the Overnight slot Monday to Thursday and Saturday to Sunday respectively since mid August 2011. Feraday sat in for Nikki Bedi on Thursday 24th November 2011 and Ray Khan on Saturday 26th November 2011.
TV broadcasting =
Caroline made her first appearance on television as a presenter on VH1
VH1 UK
VH1 is a specialist music television channel from MTV Networks Europe. The channel broadcasts into the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The channel is based on the original VH1 American channel of the same name...
in 1998. Since then she has appeared on Sky One
Sky One
Sky1 is the flagship BSkyB entertainment channel available in the United Kingdom and Ireland.The channel first launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, and is the fourth-oldest TV channel in the United Kingdom, behind BBC One , ITV and BBC Two...
, Sky Travel
Sky Travel
Sky Real Lives was an in-house channel from BSkyB that showed extensive programmes about travel, adverts for travel agencies and documentaries. The channels closed on 19 August 2010.-History:...
, GMTV
GMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
, Living TV, ITV Play
ITV Play
ITV Play was a 24/7 participation television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. The ITV Play name continued on the ITV Network until December 2007....
and the ITV News Channel
ITV News Channel
The ITV News Channel was a 24-hour television news channel in the United Kingdom which broadcast from 1 August 2000 to 23 December 2005. It was available on Sky, NTL:Telewest, Freeview and analogue cable, presenting national and international news plus regular business, sport, entertainment and...
. She has worked as a showbiz reporter on This Morning
This Morning (TV series)
This Morning is a British daytime television programme broadcast on ITV. As of September 2011, its main presenters are Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, and Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, with various other presenters standing in for illness or contributing to sections of the programme.The...
on 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...
, and was the voice of Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
's morning show B4
B4 (TV series)
B4 was an early morning music video programme broadcast since 2004 on weekdays on Channel 4 at 7am. It was normally broadcast as part of Channel 4's breakfast programming following children's programme The Hoobs and preceding a number of comedy programmes normally imported from America...
(daily at 7am).
She also co-presented a comedy show entitled Consequently for Carlton
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,...
. Caroline has hosted Capital's Party in the Park
Party in the Park
Party in the Park is the generic name given to music concerts organised by various radio stations and local authorities in England and Wales, typically in large parks during the summer.-Leeds' Party in the Park:...
event in front of 100,000 people, and introduced the Spice Girls
Spice Girls
The Spice Girls were a British pop girl group formed in 1994. The group consisted of Victoria Beckham , Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell. They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe" in 1996, which hit number-one in more than 30...
at Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
while she also covered the 2012 Olympics decision live from Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square is a public space and tourist attraction in central London, England, United Kingdom. At its centre is Nelson's Column, which is guarded by four lion statues at its base. There are a number of statues and sculptures in the square, with one plinth displaying changing pieces of...
for London TV
LONDON TV
LONDON TV was a British digital television channel shown on Sky Digital channel 199 and is also narrowcast on many planes and hotels within London, in Black cabs via Cabvision and also over the internet...
. From 2007- 2009, she presented morning news bulletins for the south-east on BBC Breakfast. She now presents shows on Thomas Cook TV.
She occasionally appears on Five's The Wright Stuff
The Wright Stuff
The Wright Stuff is a British television chat show, hosted by Matthew Wright, and currently airing on Channel 5 each weekday morning from 9:15 to 11:10am....
as a panellist.
She has also appeared as a contestant on The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and will end its run in 2012 when its host Anne Robinson ends her contract. The original British version of the show airs around the world on BBC Entertainment...
.
Caroline presented The Mint
The Mint (game show)
The Mint was a live, late night, interactive quiz show with celebrity guests and live studio contestants filmed in a large extravagant set designed to look like the inside of a mansion. The programme, which was dogged by criticism that its questions were ambiguous and arbitrary, aired on ITV and...
on ITV Play
ITV Play
ITV Play was a 24/7 participation television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. The ITV Play name continued on the ITV Network until December 2007....
and 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...
. She is now a reporter on BBC South East
BBC South East
BBC South East is the BBC English Region serving East Sussex, Kent, and parts of Surrey and West Sussex.The BBC region was created in September 2001 by the joining of the Heathfield transmitter , with the Bluebell Hill and Dover transmitters to form a new regional TV service...
.
, Caroline can be seen presenting overnight coverage on 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...
.
Personal life
Caroline was romantically involved with the comedian Frank SkinnerFrank Skinner
Frank Skinner is a British writer, comedian and actor. He is best known for his television presenting, often alongside David Baddiel, with whom he also collaborated for the football song "Three Lions."He is a radio presenter on the Saturday morning slot on Absolute Radio.-Youth and early career...
and is mentioned frequently in his autobiography. She also dated Anton du Beke
Anton du Beke
Anton du Beke is a British ballroom dancer and television presenter. His professional dance partner since 1997 has been Erin Boag. With Boag, he won the IDTA Classic in England in November 2003.-Family and early life:...
. Caroline enjoys films, music and running, and participated in her first marathon – the London Marathon
London Marathon
The London Marathon is one of the biggest running events in the world, and one of the five top world marathons that make up the World Marathon Majors competition, which has a $1 million prize purse. It has been held each spring in London since 1981. The race is currently sponsored by Virgin Money,...
in 2005.