Romana D'Annunzio

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Romana D'Annunzio
Born (1972-01-14) 14 January 1972 (age 50) [1]
Nationality British
Occupation Teacher
Known for Blue Peter

Romana D'Annunzio (born 14 January 1972) is an Italo-Scottish teacher and a former television presenter, who presented the children's programme Blue Peter from 1996 until 1998. [2] Her co-presenters on the show were Tim Vincent, Stuart Miles, Katy Hill, Richard Bacon and Konnie Huq.

From 2004, D'Annunzio studied English and Italian at the University of Edinburgh and graduated with a MA, having also worked as an English teacher in Rome. D'Annunzio completed her post-graduate diploma in education at the University of Glasgow. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "BBC – I Love Blue Peter – Romana D'Annunzio presenter biography".
  2. 1 2 "Former Blue Peter Presenter Graduates" (Press release). University of Glasgow. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. Edward, Rhiannon (23 June 2009). "Romana swaps Blue Peter fame for chalk face". The Scotsman . Retrieved 5 November 2022.
Preceded by Blue Peter Presenter No. 24
1996-98
Succeeded by