Kelly-Ann Woodland Explained

Kelly-Ann Woodland
Birth Name:Kelly-Ann Bishop [1]
Birth Date:5 November 1981
Birth Place:Bonhill, West Dumbartonshire, Scotland
Show:STV News (Central)
Station:STV
Style:Newsreader
Country:Scotland
Prevshow:Scotland Today (2005-2009)
Children:2
Alma Mater:University of Glasgow

Kelly-Ann Woodland[2] (née Bishop; 5 November 1981)[3] is a Scottish newsreader and journalist, who co-presents STV's central flag-ship STV News at Six, alongside John MacKay.[4] Woodland presented STV's breakfast bulletin on Daybreak, and later Good Morning Scotland. She also presented STV Edinburgh News and Scotland Tonight.

Early life

Kelly-Ann Bishop was born on 5 November 1981 in Bonhill[5] in the area of Vale of Leven, West Dunbartonshire. She has three siblings; Julie, Nikki and Brian. Woodland was educated at Jamestown Primary School and Vale of Leven Academy. She graduated from University of Glasgow in 2002 with an undergraduate degree in politics and sociology.[6]

Career

Career beginnings

While still at university Woodland had her first experience in the media industry as a researcher for STV's weekly politics programme Platform. After graduating, Woodland started work at Castle Rock FM in Dumbarton as a news reporter and bulletin reader. She joined STV in 2003 as a news assistant. Woodland was quickly promoted to production journalist and then finally reporter after a few years. From 2010 Woodland became the regular early morning presenter of the STV News on Daybreak and then Good Morning Britain. In recent years, Woodland has become one of STV's main reporters and the stand in presenter for all of their news programmes including the STV Glasgow and Edinburgh 6 o'clock news and also Scotland Tonight.

STV News at Six anchor

In September 2018, STV re-launched their flag-ship 6pm news programme for the Central Belt of Scotland.[4] The new format combined the existing Edinburgh and Glasgow programmes into one co-anchored programme that contained sections that opted out to east or west stories, mixed with sections that were co-anchored from both locations with links being shared by both presenters. Kelly-Ann was chosen to anchor from the Edinburgh studio with John MacKay anchoring from the Glasgow studio.

Personal life

Woodland has been married to Stuart Woodland, who is an STV cameraman, since 2012.[7] They both live in Bonhill with their two children, Mikey and Daniel.[8]

Lipstick Lounge

In 2013, Woodland paired up with celebrity make-up artist Annette Wiseman to launch a new website, Lipstick Lounge. The site features video tutorials on how to do make-up like a pro, while also having interviews with people to share tips and beauty secrets.[9] [10] [11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Greenaway . Heather . STV newsgirl Kelly-Ann Bishop finds love with man behind the camera . Daily Record . 6 May 2012. 2016-05-12.
  2. Web site: Kelly-Ann Woodland . 2022-08-22 . Twitter . en.
  3. garaoke1971 . 1059472910199480320 . Happy birthday x . 5 November 2018 . 2022-08-19 . Twitter . en.
  4. Web site: STV launches new co-anchored six o'clock news programme . 13 October 2018 . stv.tv.
  5. Web site: Weir . Lorraine . 2019-07-25 . Bonhill TV star credits English teacher for sparking her interest in journalism . 2022-08-19 . Daily Record . en.
  6. Web site: 2016-05-04 . Voting memories: Presenters talk about the first time they cast their vote . 2016-05-12 . Stv.tv.
  7. Web site: Greenaway . Heather . 2012-05-06 . STV newsgirl Kelly-Ann Bishop finds love with man behind the camera . 2022-08-19 . Daily Record . en.
  8. Web site: Gibb . Bill . My Favourite Holiday: I love the crazy coffee and cheesy music of Paris, says STV's Kelly-Ann Woodland . 2022-08-19 . The Sunday Post . en-US.
  9. Web site: Greenaway . Heather . STV presenter Kelly-Ann Woodland reveals how celebs put on a perfect face for the cameras . Daily Record . 2014-06-01 . 12 May 2016.
  10. Web site: i-on Glasgow | January/February 2015 by i-on Glasgow . Issuu.com . 12 May 2016.
  11. Web site: The Lipstick Lounge.tv . TheLipstickLounge.tv . 13 October 2018.