Trish Adudu

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Trish Adudu
Born
Patricia Adudu

Bristol, England
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • television presenter
Years active1992-present
Television
Children2

Patricia "Trish" Adudu is a British freelance journalist and television presenter.

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Early life

Adudu's parents are Jamaican and Nigerian immigrants. [1]

Career

Adudu graduated from the University of Birmingham and has a Master's Degree from the University of Warwick. In the 1990s, Adudu was a regular contributor, reporter and presenter for BBC GLR 94.9fm. In 1992 she began training as a producer, working on Match of the Day and Grandstand . When Talk Radio UK launched in 1995, she appeared on a number of shows across the schedule, usually contributing to discussions on sport. In 1997, Adudu worked on the launch of Channel 5 and worked as their sports presenter until 2006. She was an original member of the Loose Women panel, appearing from 1999 to 2002. [2]

While her children were growing up, Adudu worked as a media teacher at Henley College in Coventry from 2001 until 2014. During this time she produced some TV shows such as Fighting Back: The Michael Watson Story and Child Snatchers. [3]

In 2014, Adudu returned to television, presenting on The One Show and some weekend editions of Midlands Today .

She joined BBC CWR in 2015 and currently presents the Weekday Afternoon programme from 14:00 to 18:00 on CWR and BBC Radio WM.

Personal life

Adudu has two adult sons and lives in Coventry with her partner Ezzie, a chef. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Harley, Nicola (30 June 2016). "BBC presenter subjected to racism and told to 'go home' days after Brexit vote". The Telegraph . ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  2. ↑ McGeorge, Alistair (4 September 2019). "Where the original Loose Women hosts are now". Digital Spy . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. ↑ Radio Times , 16-22 November 2024, page 126


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