Debbie King
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| Born | May 31, 1977 Leeds, West Yorkshire, England , UK |
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| Occupation | Television presenter/Producer |
| Website www.debbieking.co.uk |
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Debbie King (born Deborah Cantor[1] May 31, 1977 in Leeds, West Yorkshire) is a British television presenter. King was one of the original presenters on the late night ITV game show Quizmania, which she also created along with Chuck Thomas and Simone Thorogood[2].
King made her debut appearance in film at the age of 4 in Pink Floyd’s movie The Wall. After graduating high school and receiving a Bachelor's Degree in History, in 2003 she began TV presenting as a young reporter, and worked as a researcher and Assistant Producer for Granada TV’s This Morning, Planet 24’s The Big Breakfast, Nickelodeon, The Disney Channel and BBC1’s "A Family of My Own". As a young reporter, King was sent to interview leading politicians such as Ken Livingstone and Glenda Jackson.
In March 2007, Debbie King opened the TV Channel Game in TV (Channel 283). She also presented "whereits.at" and "Talk About" on Sky, "9 Live" on E4, Playzone on Game in TV and ITV's "Celebrity Knickers" with Linda Lusardi and her own 8-part series of "King Of The Road" for the now defunct Exchange & Mart TV before creating and presenting Quizmania.
On 22 December 2006 Debbie King was a guest on Matthew Bannister's show on BBC Radio Five Live and has appeared on TalkSPORT's Mike Mendoza show on numerous occasions, either as a studio guest or on the phone.
Quizmania's final broadcast was aired on January 14, 2007 and it was replaced by Play DJ Late.
A new show phone in quiz show called "The Debbie King Show" began airing on March 5, 2007. This programme replaced Play DJ Late. However on March 6 all ITV Play programming, including "The Debbie King Show", was suspended so that an independent review could take place. On March 13 2007 the decision was made to axe the ITV Play Channel. [1] This meant that "The Debbie King Show" only aired for 2 and a half hours (1 episode) before being cancelled.
In 2008, King began co-presenting an Internet podcast called StudentCooking.TV. The podcast is produced in association with, and for the students of, Loughborough University and features recipes and healthy cooking tips for students living on a budget. It is the ambition of the show's producers to work with students at other Universities by the end of the year[2].
[edit] Personal life
After meeting him in a London club, King is currently dating former G4 tenor Jonathan Ansell.[3]
She has nine GCSEs and four A Levels, and graduated from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne with a BA Honours Degree in History.
