Debbie Greenwood

Debbie Greenwood (born 16 September 1959 in Liverpool, Lancashire—now in Merseyside) is a British television presenter and a former beauty queen who won the title of Miss Great Britain in 1984.[1][2][3]

Career

Greenwood began her broadcasting career in 1984, presenting regional programmes for Granada Television.[4][5] She then moved on to the BBC's Breakfast Time (1985–1986),[2][3][6][7] which included broadcasting from a special studio outside Buckingham Palace for the wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.[2] In 1986, she also appeared in the BBC Two comedy Naked Video; a reviewer of the first episode wrote, "Among the more hilarious moments was an interview with the father of a kidnap victim by Breakfast Time's Debbie Greenwood, a presenter who would make a cattle-tick blush."[8]

During 1987–1989, she presented on BBC Radio 2 daytime programmes,[9] beginning with standing in for Gloria Hunniford at Christmas 1987.[10] She later presented Streetwise (1989–1990) for The Channel 4 Daily.[2][11] She also presented the UK version of the short-lived game show Love Me, Love Me Not in 1988, as well as the more successful BBC quiz for schoolchildren First Class,[12] which aired on BBC1 from 1986 to 1988.[13]

Greenwood has since been seen on a variety of UK-based satellite and cable shopping channels, including TV Travel Shop, Bid TV, The Craft Channel,[14] and most notably, twelve years presenting for QVC,[5][15][16] starting in 2001.[17]

Personal life

Greenwood is married to broadcaster Paul Coia, with whom she has two daughters.[16][18]

References
  1. "Miss Great Britain Previous Winners". missgreatbritain.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
  2. Jones, Ian (2004). Morning Glory: A History of British Breakfast Television. Kelly. pp. 78, 83, 105, 240, 242. ISBN 9781903053201. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  3. Pulson, Diana (14 May 1986). "Pretty as a picture is the early morning girl". Liverpool Echo. p. 6. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  4. "Screen dispute". The Times (The Times Digital Archive) (62157). London, England. 6 June 1985. p. 3. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  5. "About Debbie Greenwood". Blogs.qvcuk.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
  6. West, Roy (13 May 1985). "Debbie comes through smiling". Liverpool Echo. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  7. Lawson, Mark (1 February 1986). "Long Distance Form 16: Breakfast Television. Just what spinach did for Popeye". The Times (The Times Digital Archive) (62359). London, England. p. 7. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  8. Shakespeare, Nicholas (13 May 1986). "Bees will bumble". The Times (The Times Digital Archive) (62455). London, England. p. 15. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  9. Jones, Tony; Seymour, Anthony (15 November 1989). "Between the Lines - Debbie Greenwood - collecting pennies". Newcastle Journal. Newcastle, Tyne & Wear, England. p. 5. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  10. Our TV and Radio Correspondent (25 November 1987). "Radio 2 to have new presenters". The Daily Telegraph (41188). London, England. p. 3. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  11. "Debbie Greenwood: Partying with Gloria Hunniford". Blogs.qvcuk.com. 2008-11-28. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
  12. Gunter, Barrie; McAleer, Jill L.; Clifford, Brian (1991). Children's views about television. Avebury. p. 91. ISBN 9781856280693. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  13. "First Class". UKGameshows.com. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  14. Stevens, Philip (December 2015). "Crafty business". TVB Europe: 20–22. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  15. GRAY, RICHARD (19 December 2010). "Hard Sell Soft Focus". The Sunday Times. London, England. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  16. Stewart, Helen (9 September 2007). "Screen team struck a chord". The Sunday Times. London, England. p. 12. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  17. PHILLIPS, MARTIN (18 July 2013). "Biggest thing on sellyvision". The Sun. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  18. "Personal". Paul Coia. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.