Amy Garcia

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Amy Garcia
Born
Amy Garcia

(1981-05-24) 24 May 1981 (age 44)
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Known forTelevision presenter, journalist
Spouse
Tim
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(m. 2010)​
Children2

Amy Garcia (born 24 May 1981) is an English journalist and broadcaster. Since 2020 she has been the main anchor of the BBC Yorkshire regional magazine programme Look North .

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Early life

Garcia was born in Wakefield; her mother is English and her father is Spanish. She attended Kettlethorpe High School and Wakefield College. [1] She also studied at the National Youth Music Theatre. [2] [3]

Career

Garcia moved to London aged 19, [1] working on interactive TV services Chase-It.TV and ITV Play's Play DJ . [2] She also worked on programmes for CBBC, CITV, and The Disney Channel. [1]

Garcia joined BBC Look North as a broadcast journalist in 2009, then moving to BBC South Today in 2012. [4] During this time, she was also a newsreader for 60 Seconds on BBC Three, before moving back to Yorkshire and re-joining BBC Look North, but as a presenter, replacing the then newly-dismissed Christa Ackroyd. [5] [4] She co-presented with Harry Gration until his retirement in 2020. [6] [7]

Personal life

Garcia married her husband Tim in 2010. They have two children, and currently reside in York. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Marshall, Lucy (6 April 2022). "BBC Look North Amy Garcia's life from cute family to cruise ship singer". LeedsLive. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 "The game is up for the ITV Play girls". Evening Standard. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "NYMT | Alumni". National Youth Music Theatre. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Look North names Amy Garcia as new presenter". BBC News. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "BBC One - Look North (Yorkshire) - Amy Garcia". BBC. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Former BBC presenter Harry Gration dies aged 71". ITV News. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  7. ↑ Walton, Simon (24 June 2022). "Tributes after sudden death of York and BBC legend Harry Gration". York Press. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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