Emma Crosby
| Emma Crosby | |
|---|---|
| Born | Emma Catherine Crosby 5 June 1977 |
| Occupation | Newsreader and television presenter |
| Notable credit(s) | BBC News CNBC Europe Sky News GMTV 5 News |
Emma Catherine Crosby (born 5 June 1977, St Albans, Hertfordshire), is a British television newsreader and journalist, currently presenting for 5 News.
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[edit] Early life
The only child of an English father who worked for Sainsbury's and Scottish mother who worked for Marks & Spencer;[1] Crosby was raised in Newbury, Berkshire. She studied drama, theatre, film and television at Leeds University, which included an internship at ITN, and undertook a post-graduate diploma in journalism at the University of Cardiff.[1]
[edit] Broadcasting career
After graduation Crosby joined the BBC becoming a producer on its rolling news channel, BBC News 24. Moving on from there, she worked for News Direct 97.3 and LBC before joining The Money Channel in 1999.[2]
In 2001, she joined CNBC Europe and became a presenter on European Market Wrap.[2] She also spent some time in the United States while with the network and reported for its early morning show Squawk Box, where her mentor was Maria Bartiromo.[3]
Crosby joined Sky News in 2003, presenting the early morning news programme Sunrise.[4] She also regularly co-presented the channel's weekday Sky News Today, and some weekend broadcasts. She latterly was also the channel's business correspondent, and in October 2007 became a London correspondent on the Fox Business Network.
In January 2009 Crosby moved to the ITV breakfast programme GMTV, on a reported salary of £120,000,[1][5] replacing departing presenter Fiona Phillips, who quit for family reasons after 16 years.[6] On 1 August 2010 it was announced that Emma was leaving GMTV,[7] with the impending launch of Daybreak which replaced GMTV.[8]
In October 2010, she confirmed that she would present on CNN, before returning to BBC News.[9] She began presenting on the BBC News Channel's weekend evening slot on 23 October 2010, before moving on to afternoons the following week.[10] On 5 November 2010, when the BBC News schedule was disrupted due to a 48 hour NUJ strike,[11] Crosby presented the BBC News at One, and the afternoon schedule on the BBC News Channel.[12]
In February 2011, she was appointed a presenter of 5 News as a replacement for Natasha Kaplinsky,[13] presenting 5 News at 7 from 14 February. The programme's slot moved to 6.30pm at the start of 2012.
[edit] Personal life
Crosby lives in Fulham, West London,[2] with her boyfriend, banker Leo Roubicek, a vice president at Morgan Stanley.[14][15] She also owns a two-bedroom flat in Cape Town, South Africa, which has views of Table Mountain.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Gordon, Jane (29 March 2009). "Early rising star: Meet Emma Crosby, the new queen of the sofa". Mail Online. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-1164825/Early-rising-star-Meet-Emma-Crosby-new-queen-sofa.html. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ^ a b c d Goss, Alexandra (17 January 2010). "Fame & Fortune: Emma Crosby". Times Online. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/consumer_affairs/article6990727.ece. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ^ Sophie Morris (14 August 2006). "My Mentor: Emma Crosby On Maria Bartiromo". The Independent. http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article1219013.ece. Retrieved 17 January 2008.
- ^ CNBC Europe's Emma Crosby joins Sky News Sky Press Office, 8 May 2003
- ^ Spratt, Charlotte (20 November 2008). "Emma is new girl on sofa at GMTV". The Sun. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/article1951363.ece.
- ^ Fiona Phillips quits GMTV The Guardian, 29 August 2008
- ^ Secrets of my sofa: As she leaves GMTV, Emma Crosby takes you behind the scenes Mail Online, 1 August 2010
- ^ New ITV Breakfast show to be called Daybreak BBC News, 9 July 2010
- ^ Fulton, Rick (7 October 2010). "I don't blame Christine Bleakley for taking my my job, says former GMTV host Emma Crosby". Daily Record (Trinity Mirror). http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/2010/10/07/i-don-t-blame-christine-bleakley-for-taking-my-job-says-former-gmtv-host-emma-crosby-86908-22615584/. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ "Emma Crosby Joins BBC News Channel". News on News. 4 November 2010. http://www.newsonnews.net/bbc/5340-emma-crosby-joins-bbc-news-channel.html. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ^ "BBC News staff strike over pensions". BBC News. 5 November 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11696026. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ^ Revoir, Paul (5 November 2010). "Ex-GMTV presenter given the boot when Christine Bleakley moved to ITV finds new role... replacing BBC strikers". Mail Online. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1327003/BBC-Strike-Former-GMTV-presenter-Emma-Crosby-breaks-BBC-strike.html. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ^ "Emma Crosby to front Five news". BBC News. 1 February 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12333022. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ Simpson, Richard; Revoir, Paul (19 January 2009). "GMTV's Emma Crosby and the man she can afford to rely on... her city banker boyfriend". Mail Online. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1121251/GMTVs-Emma-Crosby-man-afford-rely--city-banker-boyfriend.html. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ^ "Early starts are hard, bring on the botox!". Closer!. 13 April 2010. http://www.closeronline.co.uk/ShowbizNews/LatestNews/emma-crosby-on-botox-and-looking-good.aspx. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
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