- Ashley Blake
Ashley Blake is a
BBC televisionpresenter born (1971) and educated in theLozells area ofBirmingham ,England . He has had a varied career "from driving and renting out cars and trucks to working withyoung offenders in the care ofsocial services inBirmingham ." [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/westmidlands/presenter/ BBC Inside Out - Presenter profile: Ashley Blake ] ] After spending almost three years as an air steward forBritannia airways, [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/midlandstoday/ashleyblake.shtml BBC Online - Midlands Today - Ashley Blake ] ] , and then a post-graduate degree in journalism, in 1998 he moved toLondon as a TV presenter. He joined theBBC in 2001 [ [http://www.tvnewsroom.co.uk/profiles/profile.php?page=ashleyblake Ashley Blake - Biography and Images - TV Newsroom ] ] Since losing his mother to cancer in 2000, he has raised money for cancer research. [http://www.cancerlink.org/Get_Involved/In_your_area/England/Birmingham_Sandwell_and_Solihull/Local_news/Ashley_Blake_and_Jessica_Hayes.aspx]In 2007, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by
Staffordshire University for his contributions to television journalism. [http://www.staffs.ac.uk/aboutus/about_the_university/doctors/Ashley%20Blake/index.php]With his partner, Jessica Hayes, Ashley co-owns "The Place 2 B"
Thai restaurant and bar [ [http://www.theplace2buk.com/ thaitheplace2b ] ] [http://www.theplace2buk.com/#/reviews/4521048025] situated on Chester Road inSutton Coldfield , Birmingham.He has featured as a reporter for the consumer show "
Watchdog ", onBBC One , and appeared on the spoof news show "Broken News ." He currently presents news programme BBC "Midlands Today " and the Midlands current affairs show "Inside Out".References
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Pictures of Ashley Blake: [http://www.reddingtonsrarerecords.co.uk/danny_celeb_ashleyblake.jpg] [http://www.rileyphotos.co.uk/images/portrait-photography/ashley-blake.jpg] [http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/images/2006/12/04/g_ashley_blake_470x353.jpg] [http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/images/2005/02/22/ashley_blake_470x353.jpg]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/midlandstoday Midlands Today]
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