Louisa Preston
Encyclopedia
Louisa Jane Preston is a British
journalist
. She currently works on BBC London
news, the Greater London regional new programme, as a newsreader
/ occasional reporter, mostly working the early morning bulletins on BBC Breakfast
.
, Wolverhampton
. She studied at Nottingham Trent University
, graduating in Journalism and Politics.
.
. That later collapsed and she got her current BBC post.
Preston joined the BBC as a stand in newsreader for Moira Stuart
on BBC Breakfast
in September 2005, but left the programme when news reading duties were left to the main presenters.
BBC London is the BBC programme for London as well as radio station (BBC London 94.9FM or on DAB Digital radio) and consists of newsreaders Riz Lateef
, Asad Ahmad
, Matt Barbet
, Mike Ramsden, and Victoria Hollins
.
She is a fully trained lifeguard and swimming instructor.
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. She currently works on BBC London
BBC London
BBC London is the BBC English Region producing local radio, television, teletext and online services in London and parts of the surrounding area. Its output includes the daily BBC London News and the weekly Politics Show on television, the BBC London 94.9 radio station and local coverage of the...
news, the Greater London regional new programme, as a newsreader
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
/ occasional reporter, mostly working the early morning bulletins on BBC Breakfast
BBC Breakfast
BBC Breakfast is the morning television news programme simulcast on BBC One and the BBC News channel. It is presented live from BBC Television Centre in White City, West London, and contains a mixture of news, sport, weather, business and feature items...
.
Early life
Preston was born and brought up in CodsallCodsall
Codsall is a large village in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. It is situated north west of the city of Wolverhampton.-History:...
, Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
. She studied at Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University is a public teaching and research university in Nottingham, United Kingdom. It was founded as a new university in 1992 from the existing Trent Polytechnic , however it can trace its roots back to 1843 with the establishment of the Nottingham Government School of Design...
, graduating in Journalism and Politics.
Radio
She joined 96.4FM BRMB in Birmingham in July 1999, staying until September 1999. From 1999-2000 she worked at 107.7 The Wolf107.7 The Wolf
107.7 The Wolf is a British Independent Local Radio station based in Wolverhampton that serves the city and its surrounding area. The studios and transmitter are at Mander House in the centre of Wolverhampton...
.
Television
She began in television with ITN as a reporter in 2000, then moving to Five news as their presenter and a reporter from later in 2000 until 2005. She left to join the new ITV News ChannelITV 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...
. That later collapsed and she got her current BBC post.
Preston joined the BBC as a stand in newsreader for Moira Stuart
Moira Stuart
Moira Clare Ruby Stuart OBE is a British journalist who was the first African-Caribbean female newsreader on British television...
on BBC Breakfast
BBC Breakfast
BBC Breakfast is the morning television news programme simulcast on BBC One and the BBC News channel. It is presented live from BBC Television Centre in White City, West London, and contains a mixture of news, sport, weather, business and feature items...
in September 2005, but left the programme when news reading duties were left to the main presenters.
BBC London is the BBC programme for London as well as radio station (BBC London 94.9FM or on DAB Digital radio) and consists of newsreaders Riz Lateef
Riz Lateef
Rizwana Lateef is a newsreader and main presenter of the BBC's regional television news service for London, BBC London.-Early life:After secondary school, Riz undertook a journalism course at the Polytechnic of Central London and then attended the Cranfield School of Management, in Bedfordshire,...
, Asad Ahmad
Asad Ahmad
-Education:Ahmad was educated at the state comprehensive John Roan School on Maze Hill in Blackheath, south-east London, followed by the University of Bristol, where he studied law.-Early life:...
, Matt Barbet
Matt Barbet
Matthew "Matt" Barbet is a British television journalist who presents 5 News. He was previously a presenter and reporter for BBC London from 2003 to 2007, presented BBC London's Children in Need coverage in 2006 and he also acted as an occasional presenter on BBC Breakfast in 2007, as a cover for...
, Mike Ramsden, and Victoria Hollins
Victoria Hollins
Victoria Hollins is a British journalist, who currently works on BBC London news as a reporter and more recently a newsreader, mostly working the early morning bulletins on BBC Breakfast....
.
Corporate work
Preston presents industry and trade awards ceremonies and makes corporate videos.She is a fully trained lifeguard and swimming instructor.