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Anna Cookson is a British radio presenter, working at BBC Radio Kent.

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Background

Cookson was raised in Eltham, London. [1]

Career

Very early in her career, Cookson taught children in Tanzania for a short period. She attended university in Nottingham, staying in the city because she worked at the BBC there. In 2007, Cookson was a presenter at Passion Radio in Oxford. [2] While at Passion Radio, she was heard on the station's breakfast show.

From 2008 until 2010, Cookson was a broadcast journalist at radio stations owned by the Global media group, and in the early 2010s she spent brief periods as a presenter at local radio stations in the Home counties. [3]

Cookson was a presenter at QVC television in the UK from 2010 until 2013. [3] As of 2010, she stood in on the early breakfast show on BBC Radio Oxford. [4] She presented on Premier Radio in the 2010s. She also sat in for other presenters on BBC Radio London during the 2010s. Cookson presented programmes on BBC Radio London [5] during holiday periods, starting in 2015 [6] and ending in 2017. [7] As of 2016, she was heard on LBC. [8] As of 2017, she was a reporter at BBC Radio 5 Live. [9]

In mid-2017, Cookson joined BBC Radio Kent to present the weekday breakfast show with John Warnett. [10]

In late 2018, she was joined by Ian Collins as co-presenter, who took over from John Warnett. [11] In 2020, as a result of changes to BBC Local Radio made in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the length of the show was extended, and the show was broadcast between 6am and 10am; Cookson also became the sole presenter of the show.

Cookson is the co-author, alongside her father Paul Cookson, of a play aimed at children that explores the parable of the Good Samaritan in a modern way. [12] She is also the author of two novels. [13] In November 2019, she began being a national ambassador for the Neighbourhood Prayer Network. [14]

Personal life

Cookson likes travelling and running. She is married. [14]

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  1. ↑ Cookson, Anna. "(1) Anna Cookson on X: "@ShaunDonoghue11..." X. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  2. ↑ "FM107.9 for Oxford". 2007-02-08. Archived from the original on 8 February 2007. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  3. 1 2 Cookson, Anna. "Experience | Anna Cookson | LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2025-01-02. [self-published]
  4. ↑ "BBC Radio Oxford - Joel Hammer, 23/02/2010". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  5. ↑ "BBC Radio London - Anna Cookson - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  6. ↑ "BBC Radio London - Anna Cookson, Wealth gap and teachers". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  7. ↑ "BBC Radio London - Anna Cookson, Religion and politics". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  8. ↑ Cookson, Anna. "(1) Anna Cookson on X: "@Andrew_InStre..." X. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  9. ↑ Cookson, Anna. "(1) Anna Cookson on X: "Are girls with..." X. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  10. ↑ "(1) RadioToday UK on X: "Anna Cookson..." X. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  11. ↑ Morresi, Elena (2018-10-05). "New BBC Radio Kent breakfast show host confirmed". Kent Live. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  12. ↑ "The Shirt". The Little Musicals Company. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  13. ↑ "Amazon.co.uk: Anna Cookson: books, biography, latest update". Amazon. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  14. 1 2 Network, Neighbourhood Prayer. "National Ambassadors - Neighbourhood Prayer Network". www.neighbourhoodprayer.net. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
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