Moira Stuart | |
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 Stuart speaks at the British Library in 2022 | |
| Born | Moira Clare Ruby Stuart 2 September 1949[1] London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Presenter, newsreader, radio host |
| Notable credit(s) | BBC News, Classic FM |
| Parent(s) | Harold Stuart Marjorie Gordon |
| Relatives | Clara Marguerite Christian (grandmother) Edgar Fitzgerald Gordon (grandfather) Margaret Busby (cousin) |
Moira Clare Ruby Stuart,[2] CBE (born 2 September 1949)[1][3] is a British presenter and broadcaster. She was the first female newsreader of Caribbean heritage to appear on British national television, having worked on BBC News since 1981.[4]
In a career spanning four decades, she has presented many television news and radio programmes for the BBC and, from 2010 for nine years, was the newsreader for The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2.[1][5] Stuart hosted her own music show on the station, which was broadcast every Sunday from 23:00 until midnight. The show featured "timeless classics”, playing popular songs from the previous 60 years.[6]
Stuart began as a morning news presenter for Classic FM in February 2019 and, from July 2019, worked as a weekend presenter with her own Saturday show.[7]
Stuart has received several awards during her career, including being appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2001 for services to broadcasting, and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2022 for services to media.
- ^ a b c "Moira Stuart lands Radio 2 role". BBC News. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
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- ^ "Black History", BBC.
- ^ Damien Gayle, "Moira Stuart leaves BBC for Classic FM presenting role", The Guardian, 17 December 2018.
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