Sally Taylor (TV presenter)
| Sally Taylor | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
24 February 1957 Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Ethnicity | English |
| Occupation | Journalist, Presenter |
| Notable credit(s) | BBC South Today |
| Religion | Christianity |
Sally Taylor MBE (born 24 February 1957 Reading) is an English journalist and presenter, best known for presenting BBC South Today.[1][2][3]
She attended The Abbey School, Reading, an independent school.[4]
Before beginning her career as a presenter and journalist, Sally was an English Teacher at Winstanley Community College, Leicester.
She has presented South Today, the flagship news programme of BBC South, since 1987.[2] Sally also writes a weekly column in the Southern Daily Echo. Sally had a Saturday morning show on Radio Solent for many years until February 2011.[1]
In 2003, Sally successfully filled in when weather presenter Dorcas Henry collapsed live on air.
Sally hosted The Spending Review, The South Today Debate on BBC One with Naga Munchetty on 9 September 2010.
She was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to Regional Broadcasting.[1] In October 2015, Sally was awarded Honorary Doctorate of Letters in recognition of her work in broadcasting and with local charities by the University of Winchester. She is described as a "top notch journalist and someone you can trust to tell you the news without fear or favour" [5]
Sally appeared in The Vagina Monologues during its UK run at Southampton's Mayflower Theatre in 2010, for which she received considerable critical acclaim.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 "Hampshire Life". Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- 1 2 "BBC". Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ "IMDB". Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ The Abbey School. "Abbey Old Girls". Retrieved 2006-09-05.
- ↑ http://dailyecho.co.uk/news/13883381.TV_anchor_honoured_by_Hampshire_university/
- ↑ "BBC South Today presenter Sally Taylor takes to the stage". Chichester Observer. Retrieved 24 July 2013.