Ranvir Singh
| Ranvir Singh | |
|---|---|
 Singh reporting outside the house of Michael Shields in 2009 | |
| Born |
1977 (age 37–38) Preston, Lancashire, England |
| Ethnicity | Indian |
| Occupation | Presenter, Newsreader |
| Employer | ITV |
| Notable credit(s) |
North West Tonight (2005-12) Daybreak (2012-14) Good Morning Britain (2014—) ITV News (2014—) Tonight (2014—) |
| Spouse(s) | Ranjeet Singh Dehal |
| Children | Tushaan Singh Dehal (b. 2012) |
Ranvir Singh (born 1977) is an English television presenter and journalist, freelancing with Good Morning Britain and ITV News.
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.
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.[1]
Singh joined the BBC North West regional news programme North West Tonight in 2005 as a journalist and bulletin presenter.[2][3] Her first national presenting role came in April 2006 when she co-presented a live BBC Three play on Good Friday, Manchester Passion, which retold the last hours of Jesus Christ.
On 10 September 2007, Singh joined long serving presenter Gordon Burns as the main female co-anchor on BBC North West Tonight. Former BBC South Today sports editor Roger Johnson became Singh's co-anchor in October 2011 following Burns' departure.[4] 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.[5] She made her first appearance on Daybreak on 3 September 2012.[6]
In 2012, Singh occasionally reviewed the newspapers with Matt Barbet on This Morning.
On 16 May 2014, Singh joined' Good Morning Britain as a features correspondent and news presenter with Susanna Reid, Sean Fletcher, Ben Shephard and Charlotte Hawkins.
On 24 May 2014, Singh made her ITV News debut as an occasional anchor.
On 25 September 2014, Singh joined the factual ITV programme Tonight as a reporter.
In March 2015, she presented one-off factual programme for ITV, Exposure: When Pregnant Women Drink
On 2 April 2015, for GMB she provided coverage for the ITV Leaders Debate, in which she came LIVE from the set, she did this again for the BBC Leaders Debate, where by she explained the position of each party leader.
Filmography
- Television
| Year | Title | Role | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-12 | North West Tonight | Presenter | |
| 2012-14 | Daybreak | Co-presenter and news presenter | Monday-Fridays (6 to 7am) |
| 2012 | This Morning | Newspaper reviewer | Occasionally |
| 2014— | Good Morning Britain | Co-presenter and Features correspondent | Fridays and School holidays (6 to 8.30am) |
| ITV News at 6:30 | Occasional anchor | Occasional episodes | |
| ITV News at Ten | |||
| ITV News weekend bulletins | |||
| 2014 | Tonight | Occasional reporter | Occasional episodes |
| 2015 | Exposure: When Pregnant Women Drink | Presenter | One-off episode |
- 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.[7]
Personal life
Singh is a Sikh. She is married to Ranjeet Singh Dehal. In 2012, she gave birth to their son, Tushaan.[8]
In July 2013, Singh received an Honorary Fellowship with the University of Central Lancashire.
References
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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
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