Andrea Catherwood
Andrea Catherwood | |
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Born | Andrea Catherine Catherwood 27 November 1967 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Occupation(s) | Television presenter, journalist |
Spouse | Graham Smith (m. 2002) |
Children | 3 |
Website | andreacatherwood |
Andrea Catherine Catherwood (born 27 November 1967) is a Northern Irish television presenter and journalist.
Early life
Andrea Catherwood was born and raised in Belfast where her mother, Adrienne McGuill, was an announcer and newsreader at
Journalism career
Following an honours degree in law from the
She joined ITN in April 1998 starting as newscaster and senior reporter for ITV News, presenting the
In November 2001 she was the first British journalist into
In 2003, she was promoted and made the main anchor of the
Catherwood left ITV News in September 2006, to front The Sunday Edition, ITV's new political show with Andrew Rawnsley. However, this was quietly dropped in November 2007.[1]
In 2006, she was scheduled to appear on the celebrity special of
In July 2009, to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the NASA Moon landings, ITN produced five special 10-minute programmes for ITV titled Mission to the Moon – News from 1969. Catherwood, a former ITN newscaster and correspondent, reported for these specials. The first aired at 22:35 on ITV on Wednesday 15 July and ran the following Thursday, Friday, Sunday and Monday.
In October 2009 Catherwood joined Bloomberg Television as part of the news station's relaunch, where she anchored Briefing, The Pulse, and Last Word.[3] She left in March 2012.[4]
Catherwood is now a weekly contributor to
Over the past three years[when?] she has been a presenter on various Radio 4 programmes. She presented BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour,[5] as well as You and Yours, and is a regular stand-in presenter of The Media Show on Radio 4. In September 2017, she appeared on the BBC Radio 4 programme Great Lives, nominating Constance Markievicz for a great life. As of December 2020 she still presented Woman's Hour occasionally; however her future participation was uncertain.
In October 2022, Catherwood began presenting Feedback on BBC Radio 4; the programme holds the BBC to account by allowing the radio listeners to express their opinions.[6]
Personal life
Catherwood married lawyer Graham Smith on 3 July 2002 at a private family ceremony in Kenmare, in the south-west of Ireland.[7] The couple have three children.[8]
References
- ^ ITV's final political show faces the axe The Guardian, 15 November 2007
- ^ "X Factor 'ban' for reporter Andrea". The News Letter. 29 May 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ NI presenter joins Bloomberg TV BBC News, 27 October 2007
- ^ Two Departures at Bloomberg TV’s London Bureau Merrill Knox, Media Bust, 30 March 2012
- ^ BBC Radio 4 – Woman's Hour
- ^ "Andrea Catherwood and Dr Sian Williams join BBC Radio 4". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Wedding joy for newsgirl Andrea". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Andrea's baby crisis". standard.co.uk. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2022.