Kylie Pentelow
| Kylie Pentelow | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Kylie Ann Pentelow 29 June 1979 Northampton, United Kingdom |
| Residence | South West England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Journalist, television presenter |
| Employer | ITN |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Kylie Ann Pentelow (born 29 June 1979) is an English journalist and television news presenter, currently working for ITV.
Education and career
Educated at the Sir Christopher Hatton School in Wellingborough, after graduating from the University of Sheffield with an MA in journalism,[1] her first post was as a reporter for the Bath Chronicle.[2] She then joined BBC Points West as a video journalist,[3] and after joining the BBC graduate training scheme undertook postings in BBC local radio in Oxford and Birmingham, before moving back to television with the BBC News Channel.[1] She then became a reporter/presenter for BBC East Midlands Today.[3]
Pentelow then moved to ITV in a £2.75m deal, becoming the North America news correspondent for the ITV Breakfast programme Daybreak based in New York,[1] before becoming a main presenter for ITV West Country from July 2013.[4] On 3 May 2014 she made her debut presenting the Saturday evening bulletins for both ITV News London and the national ITV News.
Personal life
She lives in the West Country, and has a rescued former racing Greyhound and a Chihuahua puppy. She owns a classic 1970 Carlight caravan, on which she created a self-produced YouTube-chronicled restoration series.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://www.noelgay.com/writers/item/180-kylie-pentelow
- ↑ http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/Chronicle-reporter-present-regional-TV-news/story-19483397-detail/story.html
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kylie Pentelow (17 June 2008). "East Midlands Today - Presenters - Kylie Pentelow". BBC. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ↑ "New presenter joins ITV News West Country | West Country (E) - ITV News". Itv.com. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/user/kyliecaravan