Mary Nightingale
Mary Nightingale at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards in 2011
Born
Mary Nightingale

(1963-05-26) 26 May 1963
Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England
EducationKing Edward VI School
Alma materBedford College, University of London
Occupation(s)Journalist and TV presenter
Years active1990–present
EmployerITV News
Notable creditITV Evening News (2001–present)
Spouse
Paul Fenwick
​
(m. 2000)​
Children2

Mary Nightingale (born 26 May 1963) is an English journalist and television presenter, best known for presenting the ITV Evening News since 2001.

Education and early career

Nightingale was educated at St Margaret's School, an independent school for girls, near the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital in Exeter, Devon,[1] and King Edward VI School in Totnes, Devon. She obtained a BA in English from Bedford College, University of London, now merged with Royal Holloway, University of London.[2][3]

Nightingale began her career in journalism as a presenter and writer on World Business Satellite for TV Tokyo.[4] She then went on to work for BBC World's World Business Report as a presenter and writer, covering economic and corporate news.[5]

Nightingale also worked for Reuters Financial Television in 1994 as a presenter on an early morning financial programme.[4][6][7]

TV career

1990s

She co-presented Carlton Country, a factual series about life in the countryside, as well as presenting the Holiday programme on BBC One.[8] In May 1994, she became the first presenter of After 5 the London News Network early-evening show. In 1991, she worked as co-presenter on ITV's coverage of the Rugby World Cup in Britain, France and Ireland, and in 1995, presented from the following tournament in South Africa on the regular evening highlights programme.[9] In 1996, Nightingale presented BBC Two's Ski Sunday.[6][10]

Until April 1999, Nightingale was co-presenter with Alastair Stewart of London News Network's flagship news programme London Tonight[9] and was the sole presenter of London Today, Carlton's lunchtime news bulletin.[9]

2000s

Nightingale anchored ITV's holiday programme Wish You Were Here...? from 1999 to 2001,[8][11] and also presented The Really Good Food Show.[8]

In 2001, Nightingale was promoted to the ITV Evening News. She was also part of the ITN team covering the 2001 general election.[11]

Nightingale has also fronted various ITV programmes including: Holidays Undercover in 2006,[9] The Girl Who Would Be Queen,[9] and Diana – A Service of Thanksgiving in 2007.[12]

2010s

Nightingale was an occasional presenter of the ITV Lunchtime News and ITV News weekend bulletins, and previously acted as a relief presenter on ITV News at Ten before the programme's restructure in October 2015.[13]

In April 2011, she took over from Mark Nicholas[14] as the host of the ITV daytime cookery programme Britain's Best Dish.[15]

On 23 September 2012, she presented William & Kate: The South Seas Tour on ITV.[16]

On 13 December 2016, it was announced Nightingale would become the sole presenter of the ITV Evening News from January 2017 onwards.[17]

Awards

In 2002 and 2004, she won TRIC Awards in the category "Newscaster of the Year".[18][19]

Personal life

Nightingale has been married since April 2000 to television producer Paul Fenwick, the former Human Resource director of Trailfinders.[20][21] The couple have two children.[22]

Filmography

Year Title Role
1991, 1995ITV SportPresenter
1994Reuters Financial TelevisionPresenter
1994–?After 5Presenter
1995Carlton CountryPresenter
1995ITN World News ServicePresenter
1995Soldier SoldierNewsreader (cameo)
1996Eye SpyPresenter
1996Ski SundayPresenter
1997Thursday Night LiveGuest
1998Holiday Presenter
1999London TonightPresenter
1999Really Good FoodPresenter
1999–2001Wish You Were Here...?Presenter
1999–2001ITV Nightly NewsPresenter
2000Aircraft EmergencyPresenter
2000Call My BluffGuest
2001–presentITV Evening NewsLead presenter
2001Find Your FamilyPresenter
2001–2015ITV Weekend NewsPresenter
2001TonightReporter
2002Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?Guest
2003Package Holiday UndercoverPresenter
2003–2004Real Bad GirlsNarrator
2003Today with Des & MelGuest
2004–2008ITV News at 10.30Presenter
2004–2005ITV News ChannelPresenter
2006Holidays UndercoverPresenter
2006Steve Irwin TributeNarrator
2006The Year of Weird WeatherPresenter
2007The Girl Who Would Be QueenPresenter
2007Diana – A Service of ThanksgivingPresenter
2008–2015ITV News at TenDeputy presenter
2009–2015ITV Lunchtime NewsPresenter
2011, 2018The Royal WeddingReporter
2011Britain's Best DishPresenter
2012The Queen's Diamond JubileeReporter
2012William & Kate: The South Seas TourPresenter
2013Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the WorldGuest
2014On AssignmentReporter
2014Maddie: A Global ObsessionGuest
2015And Here Is the News...Guest
2015Cameraman to the QueenGuest
2017Ant & Dec's Saturday Night TakeawayGuest
2019Years and YearsHerself
2021Prince Philip – A Royal FuneralReporter[23]
2022Queen Elizabeth IIPresenter[24]
2022Queen Elizabeth II – Lying at RestPresenter[25]
2022Queen Elizabeth II: The State FuneralPresenter[26]

References

  1. ↑ School details – St Margaret's (Exeter) Archived 4 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Guide to Independent Schools
  2. ↑ Toffs at the top Archived 16 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Press Gazette, 16 June 2006
  3. ↑ Royal Holloway and Bedford alumni Magazine "Higher" – Issue 14 – Summer 2011, p.35
  4. 1 2 Meet the Team ITV News
  5. ↑ Presenters – Mary Nightingale JLA
  6. 1 2 Biography – Mary Nightingale TV Newsroom
  7. ↑ Reuters axes financial TV BBC News, 29 November 2001
  8. 1 2 3 Nightingale ends her travels MediaGuardian, 28 June 2001
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 CV – Mary Nightingale Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Noel Gay
  10. ↑ 25 things about Ski Sunday... BBC Sport, 12 December 2003
  11. 1 2 ITV unveils election team BBC News, 24 April 2001
  12. ↑ Full guide to the Diana service London Evening Standard, 30 August 2007
  13. ↑ ITV News at Ten and Weather UK TV Guide, 21 March 2011
  14. ↑ Britain's Best Dish – ITV1, 5pm and Great British Menu – BBC2, 6.30pm Daily Mirror, 4 April 2011
  15. ↑ Britain's Best Dish Archived 15 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine ITV Press Centre, 24 March 2011
  16. ↑ "William & Kate: The South Seas Tour".
  17. ↑ Mary Nightingale to be sole anchor of ITV Evening News in 2017 Jasper Cox, Press Gazette, 13 December 2016
  18. ↑ Full list of winners for the Tric Awards MediaGuardian, 12 March 2002
  19. ↑ 2004 TRIC Award Winners Archived 14 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine Television and Radio Industries Club, 2004
  20. ↑ Here's the news: I'm pregnant; MARY'S JOY OVER BABY Daily Mirror, 25 July 2002
  21. ↑ It's a Wish come true for travel buff Mary Daily Mirror, 31 March 1999
  22. ↑ Confessions of a chalet girl The Daily Telegraph (London), 4 February 2011
  23. ↑ "Prince Philip's funeral: Tom Bradby – Meghan and Harry's confidant – to anchor ITV coverage". msn.com. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  24. ↑ "Queen Elizabeth II". tv.com. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  25. ↑ "Queen Elizabeth II – Lying at Rest". tv.com. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  26. ↑ "ITV has today announced its plans for the coverage of the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II". tv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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