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Mary Nightingale

Mary Nightingale
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Mary Nightingale at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards in 2011
Born Mary Nightingale
(1963-05-26) 26 May 1963 (age 53)
Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England
Nationality English
Education King Edward VI School
Alma mater Bedford College, University of London
Occupation Newsreader
Years active 1995–present
Employer ITV News
Agent Noel Gay
Notable credit(s) ITV News (2001—present)
Spouse(s) Paul Fenwick (m. 2000)
Children Molly Fenwick
Joe Fenwick
Website Official website

Mary Nightingale (born 26 May 1963) is an English newsreader and television presenter, best known for her roles within ITV, as a newsreader for ITN on ITV News, and as a presenter of the daytime cookery series Britain's Best Dish in 2011.

Nightingale was educated at St Margaret's School, an independent school for girls, near the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital in Exeter, Devon, and King Edward VI School in Totnes, Devon. She obtained a BA in English from Bedford College, University of London, now merged with Royal Holloway, University of London.

Nightingale started her journalism career as a presenter and writer on World Business Satellite for TV Tokyo. She then went on to work for BBC World's World Business Report as a presenter and writer, covering economic and corporate news.

Nightingale also worked for Reuters Financial Television in 1994 as a presenter on the early morning financial programme.

She has co-presented Carlton Country, a factual series about life in the countryside, as well as presenting the Holiday Programme on BBC One. In May 1994 she became the first presenter of After 5 the London News Network early-evening show. In 1991, she worked as co-presenter on ITV's coverage of the Rugby World Cup in Britain, France and Ireland, and in 1995, presented from the following tournament in South Africa on the regular evening highlights programme. In 1996, Nightingale presented BBC Two's Ski Sunday.


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