Kylie Pentelow
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Kylie Ann Pentelow (born 29 June 1979) is an English journalist and television news presenter. She was a presenter of ITV News West Country and the ITV Weekend News until September 2023.
Kylie Pentelow | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kylie Ann Pentelow 29 June 1979 Northampton, Northamptonshire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, television presenter |
| Spouse | Brady Haran |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | Official website |
Education and career Edit
Pentelow was educated at the Sir Christopher Hatton School in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. After graduating from the University of Sheffield with an MA in journalism,[1] her first post was as a reporter for the Bath Chronicle.[2] She then joined BBC Points West as a video journalist,[3] and after joining the BBC graduate training scheme undertook postings in BBC local radio in Oxford and Birmingham, before moving back to television with the BBC News Channel.[1] She then became a reporter/presenter for BBC East Midlands Today.[3]
Pentelow then moved to ITV becoming the North America news correspondent for the ITV Breakfast programme Daybreak, where she was primarily based in New York City.[1]
In July 2013, she became a co-presenter of the ITV West Country regional news programme ITV News West Country.[4]
On 3 May 2014 she made her debut presenting the ITV Weekend News for ITN.
In August 2017, she presented How Safe is a Sun Tan?: Tonight on ITV.
On 4 February 2019 she began fronting Wales at Six for ITV Cymru Wales, on a year long secondment.[5]
From 3 March 2020 she co-presented a 4 part series Dr Ranj On Call on ITV.[6]
In April 2021 and May 2021 she made her debut presenting the ITV Lunchtime News and the ITV Evening News respectively.
Pentelow left ITV in September 2023.[7]
Personal life Edit
She lives in Bristol with her husband, YouTuber and podcaster Brady Haran. They have one son and a Chihuahua named Audrey.[8] She owns a classic 1970 Carlight caravan, on which she created a self-produced YouTube-chronicled restoration series.[9]
References Edit
- ^ a b c "Kylie Pentelow". Noelgay.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Kylie Pentelow to join ITV News West Country". Bath Chronicle. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ a b Kylie Pentelow (17 June 2008). "East Midlands Today – Presenters – Kylie Pentelow". BBC. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "New presenter joins ITV News West Country | West Country (E) – ITV News". Itv.com. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ Who is Kylie Pentelow, who's replaced Andrea Byrne on ITV Wales? Wales Online, 4 February 2019
- ^ Dr Ranj On Call: Who are Kylie Pentelow and Dr Ranj as they present new ITV series? Megan Nisbet, Wales Online, 3 March 2020
- ^ "Presenter Kylie Pentelow says goodbye to ITV West Country after 10 years". 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Is your dog acting strangely during the coronavirus lockdown?". itv.com. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "kyliecaravan". YouTube. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
External links Edit
- Kylie Pentelow at IMDb
- Official website