Pamela Armstrong
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Pamela Armstrong is a former British television personality. She was educated in Sarawak
, Indonesia
and Britain
.
Her career in journalism started with Capital Radio
where she presented the daily news and current affairs programme London Today. She also spent six months reporting on Operation Drake
, the expedition that retraced the round-the-world voyage of the great explorer. She sailed in a square rigged brigantine from Panama
to Papua New Guinea
taking in the Galapagos, Tahiti
and Fiji
on the way.
She presented two series of the health programme Wellbeing on Channel 4
. It was one of the channel's earliest successes where its popular appeal took it to the top of the ratings. She worked for ITN as a newscaster from 1983 to 1986. After leaving ITV
in 1986, she joined the BBC
where she co-presented Breakfast Time
as well as hosting her own chatshow entitled simply The Pamela Armstrong Show.
She now works as an after dinner speaker and in corporate communications.
Sarawak
Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Known as Bumi Kenyalang , Sarawak is situated on the north-west of the island. It is the largest state in Malaysia followed by Sabah, the second largest state located to the North- East.The administrative capital is Kuching, which...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Her career in journalism started with Capital Radio
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 :...
where she presented the daily news and current affairs programme London Today. She also spent six months reporting on Operation Drake
Operation Drake
Operation Drake was a round-the-world voyage with the participation of young people from many countries. The voyage was centred around the brigantine Eye of the Wind. She left Plymouth in October 1978 and returned to London two years later, in December 1980.Named after Sir Francis Drake, who had...
, the expedition that retraced the round-the-world voyage of the great explorer. She sailed in a square rigged brigantine from Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
to Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
taking in the Galapagos, Tahiti
Tahiti
Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is the economic, cultural and political centre of French Polynesia. The island was formed from volcanic activity and is high and mountainous...
and Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
on the way.
She presented two series of the health programme Wellbeing on 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...
. It was one of the channel's earliest successes where its popular appeal took it to the top of the ratings. She worked for ITN as a newscaster from 1983 to 1986. After leaving 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...
in 1986, she joined the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
where she co-presented Breakfast Time
Breakfast Time
Breakfast Time was British television's first national breakfast show, beating TV-am's flagship programme Good Morning Britain to the air by two weeks.The show was revolutionary for the time...
as well as hosting her own chatshow entitled simply The Pamela Armstrong Show.
She now works as an after dinner speaker and in corporate communications.