Ranvir Singh
| Ranvir Singh | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Singh in April 2016 | |
| Born |
11 August 1977 (age 39) Preston, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation | Presenter, newsreader |
| Employer | ITV |
| Notable credit(s) |
BBC North West Tonight Daybreak Good Morning Britain ITV News Tonight Exposure Real Stories with Ranvir Singh |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | |
Ranvir Singh (born 11 August 1977) is an English television presenter and journalist, best known for her presenting roles on the ITV Breakfast programmes Daybreak (2012–2014) and Good Morning Britain (2014–present).
Singh occasionally presents the ITV News bulletins, acting as a stand-in presenter and since 2015, she has presented Real Stories with Ranvir Singh, her own primetime factual series for ITV.
Early life
Singh was born in 1977 in Preston, Lancashire into a Sikh family. Educated at Kirkham Grammar School, an independent school in Kirkham, Lancashire, she graduated from the University of Lancaster with a degree in English and Philosophy. She then gained a postgraduate qualification in journalism at the School of Journalism, Media and Communication, University of Central Lancashire in Preston.[1]
Career
Singh joined BBC Radio Lancashire in 2002, initially on work experience before being given a six-month contract. She then moved to BBC GMR, covering the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.[2]
Singh joined the BBC North West regional news programme North West Tonight in 2005 as a journalist and bulletin presenter.[3][4] Her first national presenting role came on Good Friday, 2006 when she co-presented Manchester Passion, a live BBC Three play that retold the last hours of Jesus Christ.
On 10 September 2007, Singh joined long-serving presenter Gordon Burns as the main co-presenter on BBC North West Tonight. Former BBC South Today sports editor Roger Johnson became Singh's co-presenter in October 2011 following Burns' departure.[5] While working on North West Tonight, Singh was also a cover presenter for late night and weekend breakfast shows on BBC Radio 5 Live.
Singh went on maternity leave from North West Tonight on 18 May 2012. It was later announced that she would not be returning to the BBC but would be joining the ITV Breakfast programme Daybreak.[6] She made her first appearance on Daybreak on 3 September 2012.[7]
In 2012, Singh occasionally reviewed the newspapers with Matt Barbet on This Morning.
In May 2014, Singh joined Good Morning Britain as a features correspondent and news presenter with Susanna Reid, Sean Fletcher, Ben Shephard and Charlotte Hawkins.
Since May 2014, Singh has been a relief newscaster on various ITV News bulletins. On 25 September 2014, Singh joined the factual ITV programme Tonight as a reporter.
Since March 2015, she has guest presented numerous Exposure specials. Since 2015, Ranvir has presented her own primetime series for ITV called Real Stories with Ranvir Singh. Michael Underwood is a reporter on the programme. A second series was broadcast in 2016.[8] In November 2016, Singh co-presented the live edition of The Martin Lewis Money Show alongside Martin Lewis and Saira Khan.
As of 2016, Singh continues as an occasional relief presenter on the ITV Lunchtime News, ITV Evening News and ITV Weekend News.
Awards and honours
In July 2013, Singh received an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Central Lancashire. In October 2015 she won Media Personality of the Year at the Asian Media Awards.
Personal life
Singh is a Sikh. She lives with her mother and her son, Tushaan.[9]
Filmography
- Television
| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–2012 | North West Tonight | Presenter | BBC One |
| 2012–2014 | Daybreak | Co-presenter and newscaster | ITV |
| 2012 | This Morning | Newspaper reviewer | |
| 2012— | Lorraine | News correspondent | |
| 2014— | Good Morning Britain | Co-presenter and Features Correspondent | |
| ITV Lunchtime News | Relief newscaster | ||
| ITV Evening News | |||
| ITV News weekend bulletins | |||
| Tonight | Occasional reporter | ||
| 2014–2015 | ITV News at Ten | Relief newscaster | |
| 2015 | Exposure: When Pregnant Women Drink | Reporter | |
| 2015— | Real Stories with Ranvir Singh[10] | Presenter | |
| 2016 | The Martin Lewis Money Show | Guest presenter | |
- Guest appearances
- On 27 December 2012, Singh took part in the Christmas special of All Star Family Fortunes as part of the Daybreak team with Aled Jones, Gethin Jones, Dr. Hilary Jones and Richard Arnold.
- In December 2013, Singh appeared in a Christmas edition of University Challenge on BBC Two. She was a part of the Lancaster University team who beat the University of Kent in their heat. As one of the four highest-scoring winning sides, they reached the semi-finals, losing 180-145 to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
- On 15 February 2015, Singh appeared in an episode of All Star Family Fortunes with her family, playing against Fabrice Muamba.[11]
- On 31 October 2015, she appeared in a celebrity edition of The Chase.[12]
References
- ↑ "Ranvir Singh dons hat and gown to become University of Central Lancashire Chancellor". Retrieved 2016-07-12.
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- ↑ Ranvir Singh to leave North West Tonight Ariel, BBC, 28 May 2012
- ↑ Kate Goodacre Daybreak relaunch: Lorraine Kelly, Aled Jones start on September 3 Kate Goodacre, Digital Spy, 23 August 2012
- ↑ http://www.itv.com/beontv/shows/realstorieswithranvirsingh
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- ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/real-stories-ranvir-singh
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- ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep2week45/chase-celebrity-special