Judi Spiers Explained

Judi Spiers
Birth Name:Judith Marilyn Spiers
Birth Date:15 March 1953
Birth Place:Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Nationality:British
Occupation:Television and radio presenter
Alma Mater:Rose Bruford College
Television:Pebble Mill
Years Active:1977–present
Spouse:Richard Hacker
Website:Official website

Judith Marilyn Spiers (born 15 March 1953) is a British radio and television presenter.

Career

Initially training to be an actress at the Rose Bruford College,[1] Spiers began her broadcasting career at Westward Television in 1977, then the ITV station for south-west England. She later moved to the What's Ahead entertainment guide. Spiers hosted local beauty contests Mr TSW and Miss TSW for TSW, which had replaced Westward as the ITV contractor for the south-west.[2] TSW produced a nationally networked daytime chat show, Judi!, which ran for six editions.

At the start of the 1990s, Spiers moved to national television as a presenter on BBC One's daily magazine programme Pebble Mill from October 1991 until August 1994.[3] In 1995, she co-hosted The Alternative DJ with Peter Jeffrey and Oliver Senton. She also hosted a Saturday show on BBC Radio 2 between 1994 and 1998.[4] [5]

Spiers presented the morning show on BBC Radio Devon from 2005 until 2015.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/INTERVIEW-Judi-Spiers-talks-embarrassing-start/story-19721321-detail/story.html "INTERVIEW: Judi Spiers talks about an embarrassing start to her friendship with Michael Dobbs"
  2. "ITV's loss 'a tragedy for the South West'", Plymouth Evening Herald; 6 October 2008 p8
  3. "Pebble Mill Axed", Daily Mirror, 28 March 1996, p9
  4. "Arts", The Independent, 4 January 1994
  5. "Seasonal adjustments", Paul Donovan; The Sunday Times, 22 March 1998; Culture-p.30.
  6. Web site: Judi Spiers. BBC. 22 December 2017.