Debbie Thrower

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Debbie Thrower (born 17 November 1957) is a British television presenter currently working for ITV region Meridian on the Southern edition of its flagship programme Meridian Tonight. She was educated at Edgehill College, formerly a girls' independent school in Bideford, Devon.

Thrower's TV credits include newscasting for the BBC, BBC South Today and Songs of Praise. She and colleague Fred Dinenage were (and still are) presenters of Meridian Tonight (South) when it first aired in 1993. In addition, she was the first person seen after the changeover from TVS to Meridian, shortly after the stroke of midnight on New Years Day 1993, covering the celebrations at Winchester Cathedral, which was celebrating its 900th anniversary. More recently, Debbie was the final presenter for Channel 4s popular antiques programme Collectors Lot, which aired on weekday afternoons, gaining 2 million viewers a day.

She also had a BBC Radio 2 afternoon show between 1995 and 1997 replacing long-time presenter Gloria Hunniford.