Lisa I'Anson
Lisa I'Anson (born 31 May 1965)[1] is an English broadcaster and VJ. Her unusual surname is believed to be of Scandinavian origin.[2]
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[edit] Career
[edit] Radio Broadcaster
In 1985 I'Anson started her career as a broadcaster at London's pirate radio station, Kiss FM which went on to become Kiss 100. Later on from 1995 to 1999 she worked as a presenter on BBC Radio 1.[3] First hosting a weekday daytime show until 1999, she then moved to present at weekends. Between 2000-2003 I'Anson presented a weekday discussion program on BBC London 94.9.Till April 2008, she was hosting a Sunday afternoon show on London radio station Magic 105.4. I'Anson was a presenter on Radio 1 from 1995 until 1999. She hosted a weekday daytime show until 1999, after which she moved to present at the weekends.[4] She was sacked from Radio 1, after failing to show up for a show after going missing after clubbing in Ibiza.[5] Ian Parkinson, Radio 1's head of specialist music programmes,said "There had been tabloid accusations of us being closely linked to Manumission, where sex is openly promoted on stage...But then we lost Lisa I'Anson in Manumission - later found in a less than coherent state.".[6]
[edit] TV Presenter and VJ
I'Anson first found fame on MTV Europe reading the music news back in the 1990s. In the following years, her work included multiple programs and shows. On MTV I'Anson was a VJ (media personality) for 6 years presenting such shows as MTV News and the nightly live weekday show Hanging Out. Later on she was also presenting other live TV shows including the very first and subsequent MOBO awards (music of black origin), The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium and a live link from Ghana, West Africa direct to London with then British Prime Minister and U.S. President, Tony Blair and Bill Clinton. I'Anson also fronted her own agony aunt show Dear Dilemma for BBC 2 and also presented shows for Top of the Pops, the UK's longest running weekly music show. Furthermore I'Anson narrated numerous television shows including the notorious Ibiza Uncovered for Sky One.
In 2005, I'Anson took part in the third series of Celebrity Big Brother On January 19 she left the show as the third person being evicted.[7] In 2007 she took part in ITV2's Deadline with chief editor Janet Street Porter with followed ten celebrities as they aimed to write, edit and produce a celebrity based magazine, which was published as a supplement in Closer magazine.
[edit] Voice-Over Artist
Between 2002 and 2004, I'Anson was the narrator of the Uncovered series beginning with Ibiza Uncovered I ITV's Club Reps. In 2006, she was heard as the voice of Vernon Kay's revival of Family Fortunes. As an experienced voice-over artist, today I'Anson is frequently voicing in commercials and television documentaries. I'Anson formerly co-managed the girl band Honeyshot.
[edit] References
- ^ "Lisa I'Anson on IMDb". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0478269/. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ Ille, Maureen Lilian, ed. "The I'Anson name and its Variants". I'Anson international. Gainsborough. http://www.ianson-international.org.uk/name.html. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ Katie Sampson (1995-05-14). "So many DJs, but so few women". The Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/so-many-djs-but-so-few-women-1619498.html. Retrieved 1995-5-14.
- ^ "RDF Management - Lisa I'Anson". http://www.rdfmanagement.com/clients/lisa_ianson.html. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ "The Independent - Lisa I'Anson". London. 2007-10-26. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/the-5minute-interview-lisa-ianson-dj-and-television-presenter-397951.html. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
- ^ Day, Julia (2005-08-11). "Radio Daze". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2005/aug/11/radio.bbc. Retrieved 11-9-2006.
- ^ "I'Anson out of Big Brother". BBC News. 2005-01-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4186723.stm. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
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