Sue Carpenter
Sue Carpenter | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 May 1956 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
Sue Carpenter (born 17 May 1956 in London, England) is a United Kingdom former newsreader and television presenter. She graduated in English Literature and Icelandic at King's College London in 1977.
Early life
She was born in north London.[1] After university she taught English in the Gulf states from the age of 22, where her husband was working as an engineer.
Career
She started at United Arab Emirates Television.[2] She lived for four years in the Gulf, moving to Dubai.[3]
BBC
She joined Spotlight, for one week, in July 1983, aged 27, replacing Fern Britton, who had moved to present BBC Breakfast. Carpenter returned to Spotlight in the autumn of 1983.[4]
In the summer of 1983, she presented Points West, with Jane Wales, and returned to Points West in November 1983 for six months. She presented the BBC Holiday programme from 1984 into the 1990s, and Newsview on BBC2.[5]
She worked as a newsreader on Breakfast Time for eighteen months from 1985 until November 1986.[6][7][8] She later joined ITN, presenting many of their main bulletins, usually during the daytime and the early evening news.
References
- ^ Bristol Evening Post Tuesday 26 October 1993, page 21
- ^ Bristol Evening Post Tuesday 16 August 1983, page 11
- ^ Billericay Gazette Thursday 21 October 1993, page 72
- ^ Torbay Express Monday 4 July 1983, page 6
- ^ Bristol Evening Post Tuesday 14 January 1986, page 11
- ^ Bristol Evening Post Wednesday 1 October 1986, page 14
- ^ "Points West through the ages", BBC, retrieved 2011-04-22
- ^ Jones, Ian (2003) Morning Glory: A History of British Breakfast Television, Kelly Publications, ISBN 978-1-903053-20-1, p. 86