Mary Nightingale (born 26 May 1963) is an English journalist and television presenter, best known for presenting the ITV Evening News since 2001.
Mary Nightingale | |
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 Mary Nightingale at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards in 2011 | |
| Born | Mary Nightingale 26 May 1963 Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Education | King Edward VI School |
| Alma mater | Bedford College, University of London |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and TV presenter |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Employer | ITV News |
| Notable credit | ITV Evening News (2001–present) |
| Spouse |
Paul Fenwick (m. 2000) |
| Children | 2 |
Education and early career
editNightingale was raised in Exeter, Devon, and was educated at St Margaret's School, an independent school for girls in Exeter.[1] and King Edward VI School in Totnes, Devon. She obtained a BA in English from Bedford College, University of London.[2][3]
She began her career in journalism as a presenter and writer on World Business Satellite for TV Tokyo.[4] She then went on to work for BBC World's World Business Report as a presenter and writer, covering economic and corporate news.[5] Nightingale also worked for Reuters Financial Television in 1994 as a presenter on an early morning financial programme.[4][6][7]
TV career
edit1990s
editShe co-presented Carlton Country, a factual series about life in the countryside, as well as presenting the Holiday programme on BBC One.[8] In May 1994, she became the first presenter of After 5 the London News Network early-evening show. She worked as co-presenter on ITV's coverage of the 1991 Rugby World Cup, and presented from the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa on the regular evening highlights programme.[9] In 1996, Nightingale presented BBC Two's Ski Sunday.[6][10]
Until April 1999, Nightingale was co-presenter with Alastair Stewart of London News Network's flagship news programme London Tonight[9] and was the sole presenter of London Today, Carlton's lunchtime news bulletin.[9]
2000s
editNightingale anchored ITV's holiday programme Wish You Were Here...? from 1999 to 2001,[8][11] and also presented The Really Good Food Show.[8]
In 2001, Nightingale was promoted to the ITV Evening News. She was also part of the ITN team covering the 2001 general election.[11]
Nightingale has also fronted various ITV programmes including: Holidays Undercover in 2006,[9] The Girl Who Would Be Queen,[9] and Diana – A Service of Thanksgiving in 2007.[12]
2010s
editNightingale was an occasional presenter of the ITV Lunchtime News and ITV News weekend bulletins, and previously acted as a relief presenter on ITV News at Ten before the programme's restructure in October 2015.[13]
In April 2011, she took over from Mark Nicholas[14] as the host of the ITV daytime cookery programme Britain's Best Dish.[15]
On 23 September 2012, she presented William & Kate: The South Seas Tour on ITV.[16]
On 13 December 2016, it was announced Nightingale would become the sole presenter of the ITV Evening News from January 2017 onwards.[17]
Awards
editIn 2002 and 2004, she won TRIC Awards in the category "Newscaster of the Year".[18][19]
Personal life
editNightingale married television producer Paul Fenwick, the former Human Resource director of Trailfinders in April 2000.[20][21] The couple have two children.[22]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1991, 1995 | ITV Sport | Presenter |
| 1994 | Reuters Financial Television | Presenter |
| 1994–? | After 5 | Presenter |
| 1995 | Carlton Country | Presenter |
| 1995 | ITN World News Service | Presenter |
| 1995 | Soldier Soldier | Newsreader (cameo) |
| 1996 | Eye Spy | Presenter |
| 1996 | Ski Sunday | Presenter |
| 1997 | Thursday Night Live | Guest |
| 1998 | Holiday | Presenter |
| 1999 | London Tonight | Presenter |
| 1999 | Really Good Food | Presenter |
| 1999–2001 | Wish You Were Here...? | Presenter |
| 1999–2001 | ITV Nightly News | Presenter |
| 2000 | Aircraft Emergency | Presenter |
| 2000 | Call My Bluff | Guest |
| 2001–present | ITV Evening News | Lead presenter |
| 2001 | Find Your Family | Presenter |
| 2001–2015 | ITV Weekend News | Presenter |
| 2001 | Tonight | Reporter |
| 2002 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | Guest |
| 2003 | Package Holiday Undercover | Presenter |
| 2003–2004 | Real Bad Girls | Narrator |
| 2003 | Today with Des & Mel | Guest |
| 2004–2008 | ITV News at 10.30 | Presenter |
| 2004–2005 | ITV News Channel | Presenter |
| 2006 | Holidays Undercover | Presenter |
| 2006 | Steve Irwin Tribute | Narrator |
| 2006 | The Year of Weird Weather | Presenter |
| 2007 | The Girl Who Would Be Queen | Presenter |
| 2007 | Diana – A Service of Thanksgiving | Presenter |
| 2008–2015 | ITV News at Ten | Deputy presenter |
| 2009–2015 | ITV Lunchtime News | Presenter |
| 2011, 2018 | The Royal Wedding | Reporter |
| 2011 | Britain's Best Dish | Presenter |
| 2012 | The Queen's Diamond Jubilee | Reporter |
| 2012 | William & Kate: The South Seas Tour | Presenter |
| 2013 | Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World | Guest |
| 2014 | On Assignment | Reporter |
| 2014 | Maddie: A Global Obsession | Guest |
| 2015 | And Here Is the News... | Guest |
| 2015 | Cameraman to the Queen | Guest |
| 2017 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Guest |
| 2019 | Years and Years | Herself |
| 2021 | Prince Philip – A Royal Funeral | Reporter[23] |
| 2022 | Queen Elizabeth II | Presenter[24] |
| 2022 | Queen Elizabeth II – Lying at Rest | Presenter[25] |
| 2022 | Queen Elizabeth II: The State Funeral | Presenter[26] |
References
edit- ^ School details – St Margaret's (Exeter) Archived 4 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Guide to Independent Schools
- ^ Toffs at the top Archived 16 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Press Gazette, 16 June 2006
- ^ Royal Holloway and Bedford alumni Magazine "Higher" – Issue 14 – Summer 2011, p.35
- ^ a b Meet the Team ITV News
- ^ Presenters – Mary Nightingale JLA
- ^ a b Biography – Mary Nightingale TV Newsroom
- ^ Reuters axes financial TV BBC News, 29 November 2001
- ^ a b c Nightingale ends her travels MediaGuardian, 28 June 2001
- ^ a b c d e CV – Mary Nightingale Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Noel Gay
- ^ 25 things about Ski Sunday... BBC Sport, 12 December 2003
- ^ a b ITV unveils election team BBC News, 24 April 2001
- ^ Full guide to the Diana service London Evening Standard, 30 August 2007
- ^ ITV News at Ten and Weather UK TV Guide, 21 March 2011
- ^ Britain's Best Dish – ITV1, 5pm and Great British Menu – BBC2, 6.30pm Daily Mirror, 4 April 2011
- ^ Britain's Best Dish Archived 15 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine ITV Press Centre, 24 March 2011
- ^ "William & Kate: The South Seas Tour".
- ^ Mary Nightingale to be sole anchor of ITV Evening News in 2017 Jasper Cox, Press Gazette, 13 December 2016
- ^ Full list of winners for the Tric Awards MediaGuardian, 12 March 2002
- ^ 2004 TRIC Award Winners Archived 14 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine Television and Radio Industries Club, 2004
- ^ Here's the news: I'm pregnant; MARY'S JOY OVER BABY Daily Mirror, 25 July 2002
- ^ It's a Wish come true for travel buff Mary Daily Mirror, 31 March 1999
- ^ Confessions of a chalet girl The Daily Telegraph (London), 4 February 2011
- ^ "Prince Philip's funeral: Tom Bradby – Meghan and Harry's confidant – to anchor ITV coverage". msn.com. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Queen Elizabeth II". tv.com. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Queen Elizabeth II – Lying at Rest". tv.com. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "ITV has today announced its plans for the coverage of the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II". tv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 18 September 2022.