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Winifred Robinson (born 7 December 1957 [1] ) is a BBC Radio presenter of the You and Yours programme.

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Early life

Robinson was born in Liverpool, the fourth of six daughters of a docker and a housewife. She attended Notre Dame Collegiate School (now Notre Dame Catholic College), a girls' Roman Catholic grammar school in Everton Valley.

In 1979, she graduated from Liverpool University [2] with a degree in English.

Career

Robinson began her career at the Catholic Pictorial, and then the Ormskirk Advertiser newspaper. Her first job in broadcasting was in the newsroom at BRMB Radio in Birmingham, later moving to Red Rose Radio in Preston and the local television news Northwest Tonight . [3] She has also presented File on 4 . Robinson became a reporter on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme in 1995, [2] and briefly was a presenter, but was reportedly 'passed over' because of her Liverpool accent, an accusation the BBC has denied, and Sarah Montague was appointed. [4]

Robinson joined You and Yours , but continues to present documentaries on social issues, an area she previously tackled as a Today reporter. In 2007 Robinson revisited the Norris Green housing estate in Liverpool, where she spent most of her formative years, for a radio documentary, examining problems the area faced. [5] Robinson has also written for the Daily Mail and The Independent newspapers.

On 9 January 2018, Robinson was removed for the day as You and Yours presenter as she had tweeted support for Carrie Gracie, the BBC's former China editor, who resigned from the post. The BBC said that allowing Robinson to broadcast on equal pay would break the corporation's impartiality rules. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Winifred Robinson". Debrett's People of Today . Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 You and Yours, BBC presenter page
  3. ↑ You and Yours webpage, BBC site
  4. ↑ "Leader: Accentuate the positive", The Guardian, 19 February 2001
  5. ↑ Return to the Norris Green estate:, BBC News, 8 September 2007
  6. ↑ "Radio 4 host Winifred Robinson taken off air after tweet backing Carrie Gracie". BBC News. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.


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