Margherita Taylor

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Margherita Taylor
MBE
Born
Margherita Taylor

London, England
Education Birmingham City University
Occupation(s) TV and radio presenter
Years active1993–present
Radio Stations Classic FM and Smooth London
Website Archived site

Margherita Taylor MBE is an English TV and radio presenter. She is a freelancer with Global Group and currently presents on stations Smooth Radio and Classic FM.

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She studied media and communications at the University of Central England (now Birmingham City University), majoring in video production for her degree. [1] [2]

Radio

Taylor started her career in broadcasting in 1993 when Birmingham based radio station BRMB offered her a slot as a DJ as part of a talent contest. She presented a weekend overnight show, but soon came to the attention of bosses at Capital London, BRMB's former sister station in London, and in 1994, was appointed presenter of weekend breakfast on the station, and provided cover for Capital's other presenters. She was the longest serving member of the on-air team. [3]

Taylor presented an evening show on The Jazz; a radio station available on satellite, DAB and online. She could be heard on the Capital nine-station network presenting early weekend breakfast from 8 January until 31 December 2011. She then hosted Sunday afternoons from 1200–1600 and provided supply cover on Heart London and The Heart Network until March 2017. In March 2017 Taylor moved to Smooth London to present Sunday afternoons 2–6pm show,

Taylor presented Smooth Classics on Classic FM each weeknight until April 2023, when she became Classic FM's Drivetime presenter. [4]

Television

In March 1999, Taylor became one of the original presenters of the Channel 4 daytime teen-aimed show, T4, alongside Dermot O'Leary and later Vernon Kay. She left in January 2002.

She has acted as a contributor for Good Morning Britain , Lorraine , Countryfile , and This Morning on ITV, presenting competitions.

She began presenting Escape to the Country in 2016 until departing in 2022. [5] She has presented on BBC One's Countryfile . [6]

Taylor has also done voiceover work for British television advertisements.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Taylor is of British, Trinidadian, Ghanaian and Danish heritage. [7]

Taylor was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to broadcasting and diversity. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ How to be ... Margherita Taylor The Guardian. 14 Feb 2005.
  2. ↑ Margherita Taylor Archived 5 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine jamesgrant.co.uk
  3. ↑ Margherita Taylor loses Capital 95.8 morning slot in shakeup The Guardian
  4. ↑ Collins, Steve (13 April 2023). "Ritula Shah joins Classic FM as Margherita Taylor is to host Drive". Radio Today. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "BBC Escape to the country" . Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "BBC Countryfile" . Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "Margherita Taylor: My Life In Travel". Independent.co.uk . 20 August 2005.
  8. ↑ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N25.
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