Sybil Ruscoe
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Sybil Ruscoe is a radio and television presenter
Ruscoe began on the Express and Star newspaper in Wolverhampton
. Then moved to Radio Wyvern in Worcester
, Beacon Radio and BBC Radio Shropshire
. She then teamed up with Simon Mayo
on the Radio 1
Breakfast show in 1989. She also started presenting television during this period, including Top of the Pops
which she presented once in 1988 and six times in 1989. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=391748&in_page_id=1773
In 1990 she took over the evening news show News 90, which then became News 91, News 92 & News 93 over the three years that it was broadcast.
In 1994 she was the first presenter hired by Radio 5 Live and presented the afternoon show for 5 years.
In 1999 she joined Channel 4 Cricket - the first woman to present cricket on TV and was named Cosmopolitan Inspirational Woman of the Year.
Since 1999 Ruscoe has written for the Daily Telegraph.
In July 2003, she joined BBC Radio 2
, taking over from Lynn Parsons
on the weekend overnight slot. She remained here until July 2004.
She now runs her own media company, Sybil Ruscoe Media, with her husband, Tom Knight, the former athletics correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. Sybil Ruscoe Media has worked with the Geoff Thomas Foundation, set up by the former England and Crystal Palace player who survived leukaemia, the London-Paris 2010 Cycle Tour and UK Athletics.
She is also writing a novel based on her life in radio and a radio play.
She is a lifelong supporter of Stoke City FC
Ruscoe began on the Express and Star newspaper in 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...
. Then moved to Radio Wyvern in Worcester
Worcester
The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...
, Beacon Radio and BBC Radio Shropshire
BBC Radio Shropshire
BBC Radio Shropshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Shropshire. Launched on 23 April 1985 it broadcasts from its studios in Shrewsbury on 96 , 90 , 95 , 104.1 FM and DAB...
. She then teamed up with Simon Mayo
Simon Mayo
Simon Mayo is an English radio presenter who has worked for BBC Radio since 1981. As of January 2010, Mayo is presenter of Simon Mayo Drivetime on BBC Radio 2 and, with Mark Kermode, presenter of Kermode and Mayo's Film Reviews on BBC Radio 5 Live.In 2008, Mayo was recognised as the "radio...
on the 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...
Breakfast show in 1989. She also started presenting television during this period, including 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...
which she presented once in 1988 and six times in 1989. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=391748&in_page_id=1773
In 1990 she took over the evening news show News 90, which then became News 91, News 92 & News 93 over the three years that it was broadcast.
In 1994 she was the first presenter hired by Radio 5 Live and presented the afternoon show for 5 years.
In 1999 she joined Channel 4 Cricket - the first woman to present cricket on TV and was named Cosmopolitan Inspirational Woman of the Year.
Since 1999 Ruscoe has written for the Daily Telegraph.
In July 2003, she joined BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
, taking over from Lynn Parsons
Lynn Parsons
Lynn Margaret Parsons is a British disc jockey and currently presents Weekends 10am - 2pm on UK radio station Smooth Radio and various shows on for BBC Radio 2.-Career:...
on the weekend overnight slot. She remained here until July 2004.
She now runs her own media company, Sybil Ruscoe Media, with her husband, Tom Knight, the former athletics correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. Sybil Ruscoe Media has worked with the Geoff Thomas Foundation, set up by the former England and Crystal Palace player who survived leukaemia, the London-Paris 2010 Cycle Tour and UK Athletics.
She is also writing a novel based on her life in radio and a radio play.
She is a lifelong supporter of Stoke City FC