Faye Barker
| Faye Barker | |
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| Born | 1976 (aged 35 or 36) |
| Occupation | Broadcast journalist |
Faye Barker is a British newsreader and journalist currently employed by ITN where she presents on ITV News and ITV London.
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[edit] Personal life
Faye Barker was Born in Devon In 1976. and is married. Her wedding took place at Bickleigh Castle, Devon, in 2007.[1] In February 2010, Barker went on maternity leave from ITN, later giving birth to her first child - A Daughter, as announced via her Twitter.
[edit] TV career
She began her career at London-based EBN (European Business News), an affiliate of CNBC, in October 1996.[2] After this she joined ITN as a production journalist before making her on-screen TV debut when she first presented and reported at Five News.
In 2001 she landed a presenting job for the regional evening news magazine Calendar for Yorkshire Television, which she did until 2005 before returning to London. Faye then appeared on ITV London and GMTV as well as the ITV News Channel, and was the last presenter to broadcast on the channel's final day on air in December 2005 alongside Owen Thomas.
Other than newsreading and reporting, Faye also appeared on the ITV programme Package Holiday Undercover from 2003 -2005 and narrated the documentary series St Jimmys in 2004.[3]
Faye has also done a certain amount of work for charity including presenting fashion shows for cancer charities. She was also part of the on-screen team at the International Broadcasting Convention in Amsterdam in 2006.[4]
In Autumn 2007 she made a cameo appearance playing a journalist in episode two of the ITV drama Whistleblowers.
Between 2005 and 2008 she worked freelance, appearing on BSkyB services Sky News and Five News.[5] Plus ITN produced programmes London Tonight and ITV Morning News and the now defunct Setanta Sports News channel.
On 8 January 2009 it was announced Barker would become main presenter of the ITV Morning News (now known as the ITV News at 5:30),[6] ending her freelancing with various news outlets from 12 January although she continues to present London Today bulletins during Daybreak. Both programmes are produced by ITN. Recently, she has shared duties as main presenter, presenting alternating weeks with Charlene White and also presents the ITV News 9:25am summary, ITV News Lunchtime bulletin and London Tonight bulletin each Saturday and Sunday on an alternating weekend basis.
[edit] References
- ^ "TV wedding in Exe Valley". The West Country. Archived from the original on 1 November 2008. http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20081101154036/http://archive.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/2007/9/5/112941.html.
- ^ Faye Barker - Q & As TV Newsroom
- ^ Speak Easy agency profile
- ^ International Broadcasting Convention 2006
- ^ Sky Press Office - Five News presenter profile
- ^ Faye Barker to front ITV's morning news bulletin, PressGazette.co.uk, 8 January 2009
[edit] External links
- Faye Barker on Twitter
- ITV News at itv.com
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