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| occupation = [[Journalist]], [[Presenter]], [[Author]] |
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'''Caroline Righton''' (born circa 1957/8), is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[TV]] [[presenter]], [[author]] and [[politician]] best known for appearing on the [[Breakfast Television]] station ''[[TV-am]]'' as a presenter for 6 months in 1987. |
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Righton is currently the [[Conservative]] [[Prospective Parliamentary Candidate]] for the new [[St_Austell_and_Newquay_(UK_Parliament_constituency)|St Austell and Newquay constituency]]. |
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== Early Career == |
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As a [[teenager]], Righton worked in several restaurants and hotels, however, she had always intended to become a [[journalist]]. <ref>http://www.conservatives.com/People/Prospective_Parliamentary_Candidates/Righton_Caroline.aspx</ref> This became a reality when she worked as a Junior reporter for [[The West Briton]] and [[The Cornish Guardian]]. This work enabled her to gain vital experience, and she became one of the founding presenters of [[BBC Radio Cornwall]] in [[1984]]. After presenting the "Duchy Today" programme with [[Ted Grundy]], Righton became a producer of Radio Cornwall. |
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==Media Career== |
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Caroline tranfered her skills as a radio presenter to televison. She and her husband Mark, their six year old son Ben and their dog and cat moved to [[Windsor, Berkshire]]. She started presenting the BBC London regional early morning television show [[London Plus]] from 1985-87. |
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In 1987, Caroline moved to the already successful [[ITV]] breakfast station, [[TV-am]], becoming a national television presenter for the first time, she presented the early part of TVam before handing over to the main Good Morning Britain show. The on air promotions at the time said that she was recruited "to get the early rising men tuning in to TV-am's first hour" <ref>http://tv-am.org.uk/presenters.asp</ref>. She joined in April 1987 and left in October the same year. The 4 - 10 April 1987 edition of [[TV Times]] magazine said "Windsor, she finds, has much in common with Cornwall 'lots of holidaymakers.'" |
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Righton occasionally wrote columns for [[The Times]] and [[The Guardian]],<ref>http://www.staustellnewquayconservatives.com/index.php?sectionid=103</ref> whilst she was presenting on TV-am. |
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After leaving TV-am she occassionally appeared as a stand in presenter on other news and Breakfast TV programmes reading the short BBC Daytime bulletins and BBC [[Breakfast Time]] bulletins in 1988. Next was BSB, Sky News, ITN and the occasional filling in on LWT News in 1990 <ref>http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/presenters/r.html</ref>. She occassionally presented on [[The Channel Four Daily]], where she was presenter for the last edition of the failed show in 1992 <ref>http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/channel4/news.html</ref>. |
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Righton moved into producing, and has produced television programmes for [[Sky (TV)|Sky]], ITV and [[Channel 4]]. She then started her own producing business, before being bought out by a larger company and becoming the Managering Director of their entertainment faction. |
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In 1999, after 14 years away, Righton returned to the [[Westcountry]], after becoming a regional controller for ITV company Carlton under her former TVam boss Clive Jones. It was from her base in [[Cornwall]] that Righton started her career as an author, with her first work, [[The Life Audit]], a [[self-help]] plan and guide that has become a [[best-seller]] in [[United States|America]], [[Asia]] and [[Australia]]. It has also been translated into [[Mandarin]], [[French (language)|French]] and [[Dutch (language)|Dutch]].<ref>{{citebook|title=The Life Audit|author=Caroline Righton|publisher=Hodder Mobius|ISBN=978-0340836781|date=2005-01-17}}</ref> |
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==Politician== |
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In January 2006, Righton put herself forward to the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] as a prospective [[Member of Parliament]].<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-466917/Revealed-What-takes-David-Camerons-chosen-few.html|title=Revealed: What it takes to be one of David Cameron's chosen few|author=Caroline Righton|publisher=Daily Mail|date=2007-07-07|accessdate=2009-10-10}}</ref> Placed on the party's A-List of female and ethnic minority applicants, it was announced in 2008 that Righton would become the Conservative Parlimentary Candidate for the newly created seat of [[St Austell and Newquay (UK Parliament constituency)|St Austell and Newquay]].<ref>http://conservativehome.blogs.com/goldlist/2006/12/caroline_righto.html</ref> As this is a new seat, there is not an incumbent [[Member of Parliament|MP]], however, the seat has been given a [[notional majority]] of 630 (1.6%) to the [[Liberal Democrats]]. <ref>http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/guide/seat-profiles/staustellandnewquay</ref> |
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==Personal Life== |
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Caroline moved to Cornwall when she was 19 <ref>http://www.staustellnewquayconservatives.com/index.php?sectionid=103</ref>. Moving to Windsor when she was 27 and back to the Westcountry when she was 41. Righton married her husband, Mark, in 1979 and they have two sons together, Ben and James. |
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The family currently live in [[St Columb Major]], [[Cornwall]]. |
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Righton is a keen [[surfer]] and is a campaigner for [[The Surf Life Saving Association]]. |
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==References and notes== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.staustellnewquayconservatives.com/ Bio at St Austell & Newquay Conservatives] |
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*[http://www.conservatives.com/People/Prospective_Parliamentary_Candidates/Righton_Caroline.aspx Bio at Conservatives.com] |
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[[Category:People from Cornwall]] |
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[[Category:British reporters and correspondents]] |
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[[Category:English television presenters]] |
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[[Category:Conservative Party politicians (UK)]] |
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Revision as of 00:34, 11 October 2009
{{Infobox journalist | name = Caroline Righton