Anna Cookson is a British radio presenter, working at BBC Radio Kent.
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]
Cookson likes travelling and running. She is married. [14]