Mary Rhodes

Mary Rhodes

Mary Rhodes is a regular sports presenter on BBC World throughout the week and often presents the sport on the BBC One Weekend Bulletins. She has held this role since 2000, but prior to this was with BBC News 24 since its 1997 launch. She hosted the daily magazine programme 110%.[1] Mary can now be found in BBC Birmingham where she presents Inside Out and has been seen covering for Suzanne Virdee on Midlands Today.

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Early life

Mary was educated at Hereford Sixth Form College taking A levels in Communication Studies, English, General Studies and Psychology.[2] She graduated in 1990 from Birmingham Polytechnic (now Birmingham City University), where she studied for a degree in media and communications (specialising in television).[3]

Broadcasting career

Before coming to News 24 she was a freelancer, working across the BBC's Radio stations. Her favourite sport is tennis and her break in sports reporting/presenting came when she was at Wimbledon, presenting on the local radio service, Radio Wimbledon. She has been covering the tournament since 1995.[2]

She also presented The Heaven and Earth Show on BBC1.[2]

References

  1. ^ TV Newsroom Profile
  2. ^ a b c Mary Rhodes Returns to College Hereford Sixth Form College, 24 April 2006
  3. ^ BCU Alumni List

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