Lisa I'Anson
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Lisa I'Anson is an English
broadcaster
and VJ. Her unusual surname is believed to be of Scandinavian origin.
at London
's pirate radio station, Kiss FM which went on to become Kiss 100. Later on from 1995 to 1999 she worked as a presenter on BBC Radio 1
. First hosting a weekday daytime show until 1999, she then moved to present at weekends. Between 2000-2003 I'Anson presented a weekday discussion program on BBC London 94.9
.Till April 2008, she was hosting a Sunday afternoon show on London radio station Magic 105.4.
I'Anson was a presenter on Radio 1 from 1995 until 1999. She hosted a weekday daytime show until 1999, after which she moved to present at the weekends. She was sacked from Radio 1, after failing to show up for a show after going missing after clubbing in Ibiza. A quote from Simone who was working for MTV at the time "Lisa was meant to do a live BBC radio show from the island, but never showed up. So what happened in those missing hours???? Let's just say that things got slightly out of hand at the infamous Manumission Motel". Ian Parkinson, Radio 1's head of specialist music programmes, puts it another way: "There had been tabloid accusations of us being closely linked to Manumission, where sex is openly promoted on stage...But then we lost Lisa I'Anson in Manumission - later found in a less than coherent state.".
reading the music news back in the 1990s. In the following years, her work included multiple programs and shows. On MTV I'Anson was a VJ (media personality) for 6 years presenting such shows as MTV News
and the nightly live weekday show Hanging Out. Later on she was also presenting other live TV shows including the very first and subsequent MOBO awards (music of black origin), The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
at Wembley Stadium
and a live link from Ghana
, West Africa
direct to London
with then British Prime Minister
and U.S. President, Tony Blair
and Bill Clinton
. I'Anson also fronted her own agony aunt show Dear Dilemma for BBC 2 and also presented shows for Top of the Pops
, the UK's longest running weekly music show. Furthermore I'Anson narrated numerous television shows including the notorious Ibiza Uncovered for Sky One
.
In 2005, I'Anson took part in the third series of Celebrity Big Brother
On January 19 she left the show as the third person being evicted.
In 2007 she took part in ITV2
's Deadline
with chief editor Janet Street Porter with followed ten celebrities as they aimed to write, edit and produce a celebrity based magazine, which was published as a supplement in Closer magazine.
.
In 2006, she was heard as the voice of Vernon Kay
's revival of Family Fortunes. As an experienced voice-over
artist, today I'Anson is frequently voicing in commercials and television documentaries.
I'Anson formerly co-managed the girl band Honeyshot.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
broadcaster
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
and VJ. Her unusual surname is believed to be of Scandinavian origin.
Radio Broadcaster
In 1985 I'Anson started her career as a broadcasterPresenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
at 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...
's pirate radio station, Kiss FM which went on to become Kiss 100. Later on from 1995 to 1999 she worked as a presenter on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
. First hosting a weekday daytime show until 1999, she then moved to present at weekends. Between 2000-2003 I'Anson presented a weekday discussion program on BBC London 94.9
BBC London 94.9
BBC London 94.9 is London's BBC Local Radio station, and part of BBC London. Broadcasting across Greater London and beyond on 94.9 FM, DAB, Virgin Media Channel 930, Sky Channel 0152 and also online...
.Till April 2008, she was hosting a Sunday afternoon show on London radio station Magic 105.4.
I'Anson was a presenter on Radio 1 from 1995 until 1999. She hosted a weekday daytime show until 1999, after which she moved to present at the weekends. She was sacked from Radio 1, after failing to show up for a show after going missing after clubbing in Ibiza. A quote from Simone who was working for MTV at the time "Lisa was meant to do a live BBC radio show from the island, but never showed up. So what happened in those missing hours???? Let's just say that things got slightly out of hand at the infamous Manumission Motel". Ian Parkinson, Radio 1's head of specialist music programmes, puts it another way: "There had been tabloid accusations of us being closely linked to Manumission, where sex is openly promoted on stage...But then we lost Lisa I'Anson in Manumission - later found in a less than coherent state.".
TV Presenter and VJ
I'Anson first found fame on MTV EuropeMTV Europe
MTV Europe is a pan-European 24-hour entertainment cable and digital television network launched on August 1, 1987. Initially, the channel served all regions within Europe being one of the very few channels that targeted the entire European continent...
reading the music news back in the 1990s. In the following years, her work included multiple programs and shows. On MTV I'Anson was a VJ (media personality) for 6 years presenting such shows as MTV News
MTV News
MTV News is the news division of MTV, one of the first and most popular music television network in the U.S., as well as some of MTV's related channels around the world. MTV News began in the late 1980s with the program The Week In Rock, hosted by Kurt Loder, the first official MTV News correspondent...
and the nightly live weekday show Hanging Out. Later on she was also presenting other live TV shows including the very first and subsequent MOBO awards (music of black origin), The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness was an open-air concert held on Easter Monday, 20 April 1992 at London's Wembley Stadium, for an audience of 72,000. The concert was produced for television by Ray Burdis and broadcast live on television and radio to 76 countries around the...
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...
and a live link from Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
, West Africa
West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the UN definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km:-Flags of West Africa:...
direct to 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...
with then British Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
and U.S. President, Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
and Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
. I'Anson also fronted her own agony aunt show Dear Dilemma for BBC 2 and also presented shows for Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
, the UK's longest running weekly music show. Furthermore I'Anson narrated numerous television shows including the notorious Ibiza Uncovered for 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...
.
In 2005, I'Anson took part in the third series of Celebrity Big Brother
On January 19 she left the show as the third person being evicted.
In 2007 she took part in ITV2
ITV2
ITV2 is a 24 hour, free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998, and is available on digital television via satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial platforms. The channel has the...
's Deadline
Deadline (reality TV series)
Deadline was a reality television series, aired on ITV2 during April and May 2007. It featured ten celebrities compiling a magazine with Janet Street-Porter as the editor-in-chief.-Content:...
with chief editor Janet Street Porter with followed ten celebrities as they aimed to write, edit and produce a celebrity based magazine, which was published as a supplement in Closer magazine.
Voice-Over Artist
Between 2002 and 2004, I'Anson was the narrator of the Uncovered series beginning with Ibiza Uncovered I ITV's Club RepsClub Reps
Club Reps was a factual entertainment programme made for ITV by STV Productions . It ran from 2001 to 2004. The programme has been repeated on Sky Real Lives and Pick TV.-Main Series:...
.
In 2006, she was heard as the voice of Vernon Kay
Vernon Kay
Vernon Charles Kay is a British television presenter, radio DJ, american footballer and former model. He began television presenting on the BBC children's programme FBi, a spin-off of Fully Booked. Since he has presented various programmes, most notably T4, Beat the Star and All Star Family...
's revival of Family Fortunes. As an experienced voice-over
Voice-over
Voice-over is a production technique where a voice which is not part of the narrative is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations...
artist, today I'Anson is frequently voicing in commercials and television documentaries.
I'Anson formerly co-managed the girl band Honeyshot.