Ayshah Tull Explained

Ayshah Tull
Birth Place:London, England
Alma Mater:King's College London
City, University of London
Years Active:2010–present
Presenter, journalist

Ayshah Tull is a British presenter and journalist at Channel 4 News.[1] Formerly, she was at the BBC working mainly for the children's news programme, Newsround.[2] Tull has also presented for BBC Sport along with having her reports appear on BBC Breakfast, World TV, and the Victoria Derbyshire programme.

Career

In 2010, she was one of 4000 applicants for 12 places on a BBC Production Trainee Scheme. After working as a producer on BBC Radio 5 Live (including BBC's coverage of the Olympics) and Sky News, she had a successful screentest as a presenter in 2013

Background

Born in London, Tull attended the Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls in Acton and took a degree in geography at King's College London London followed by a postgraduate certificate in broadcast journalism at City, University of London.[3]

Tull was an NUJ- administered recipient of an ethnic journalism George Viner Memorial Fund grant in 2009 [4] She was shortlisted for a Diversity in Media Award in the Journalist or Writer of the Year category in 2018.[5] In 2019, Tull was named an ambassador for the charity Mencap, which supports people with learning disabilities.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.channel4.com/news/by/ayshah-tull "Team"
  2. Web site: Ayshah Tull: Guardian visit made me realise I wanted to do journalism. Grace. Holliday. 24 May 2017. The Guardian.
  3. https://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/local-news/perivale-reporter-makes-bbc-newsround-6506867 "Perivale reporter makes it to BBC Newsround"
  4. https://www.societyofeditors.org/soe-news/25-march-2010/Ethnic-minority-journalism-students-receive-grants "Ethnic minority journalism students receive grants"
  5. http://www.diversityinmediaawards.com/2018-categories-229632.html "2018 Award Shortlist & Categories"
  6. https://www.mencap.org.uk/about-us/our-ambassadors "Our Ambassadors"