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Helen Pearson
Born (1981-02-08) 8 February 1981 (age 43)
Cornwall, England
NationalityBritish
EducationJournalism
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham
University of Falmouth
Occupation(s)Presenter
Journalist
EmployerITV Breakfast
Notable credit(s)Daybreak
Good Morning Britain
ITV News Tyne Tees
Lookaround
Westcountry Live

Helen Pearson (born 8 February 1981) is an English presenter and journalist employed by ITV Tyne Tees & Border.

Background

She is originally from Cornwall and has resided in Carlisle, Newcastle and Streatham at her time with ITV.[1] Her interests as marathon running, solo travel, writing and textiles.[2]

Career

In 2003 she began her career with Westcountry Live on ITV Westcountry as a reporter based in Truro. She later became a newsreader of the opt-outs for the South of the region. In 2007 she moved to Lookaround on ITV Border based in Carlisle, initially as a newsreader and reporter, a year later she was promoted to co-presenter of the main programme.[2]

On 25 February 2009 she was reassigned with the creation of ITV Tyne Tees & Border and was the newsreader of news updates which air during GMTV (now Daybreak).[2][3][4] However, from January to October 2011 she was a news correspondent and weather presenter.

On 24 June 2013, Pearson joined Daybreak (now Good Morning Britain) on ITV Breakfast as a news producer and reporter. In February 2016, she left Good Morning Britain to return to ITV Tyne Tees & Border as a news correspondent.

References

  1. ^ ITV’s Helen Pearson to host CN Group Business Awards North West Evening Mail, 9 September 2011
  2. ^ a b c Helen Pearson Film and TV Pro, 2009
  3. ^ Presenters Armstrong, Pearson and Backshall survive Border TV axe, News & Star, 13 January 2009
  4. ^ Full Border TV Lookaround line-up revealed, News & Star, 17 January 2009