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Julie Etchingham
Politics
Communication
Economics
Gain valuable insights into the media industry and learn from a seasoned journalist with Julie Etchingham, speaker, TV presenter, and newsreader for ITV.
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Julie Etchingham is a newsreader, presenter, and broadcast journalist with over 30 years of experience at the BBC, Sky News, and ITV. She has chaired general election leaders' debates, reported on US Presidential elections, and co-presented major Royal events, including weddings, Jubilees, and funerals. Julie has led live coverage of significant news events, such as the 7/7 bombings and the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami.
Julie began her career at BBC Radio Leicester while still in school and co-presented a student programme at BBC Radio Cambridgeshire during university. After graduating, she joined the BBC as a trainee. Her first presenting role was with Midlands Today, followed by positions on Newsround, Breakfast News, and BBC Breakfast.
In 2002, she joined Sky News, where she presented various shows, including Sky News Today, and occasionally presented Five News. In 2008, she partnered with Sir Trevor McDonald to relaunch News At Ten on ITV, where she remains a newsreader for the flagship programme and also presents the current affairs show Tonight.
Since 2015, she has chaired leaders' debates for every general election and co-presented coverage of two Royal Weddings, the Diamond and Platinum Jubilees, and the funeral of HRH Prince Philip. Julie has also appeared as a newsreader in dramas such as The Detectives, Spooks, Chromophobia, and Scott & Bailey.
Julie received the Royal Television Society’s Presenter of the Year award in 2010, becoming the first woman to win it, and she won again in 2016. She was also named London Press Club Broadcast Journalist of the Year in 2016.
In her personal life, Julie is married and has two sons. She serves as President of Women of the Year and Vice-President of Abigail’s Footsteps, a charity focused on stillbirths.
Book Julie Etchingham as a speaker to gain unparalleled insights from a highly respected TV presenter and journalist with over 28 years of experience. Her expertise in politics, economics, and pivotal media events, combined with her award-winning career, makes her an invaluable resource for any event. Julie's compelling storytelling and advocacy for diversity and women's empowerment will inspire and engage your audience.
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Julie Etchingham draws on her experience as a live broadcast journalist and debate moderator to structure sessions around real-time questioning and fact-based interrogation, using the format of a moderated discussion or interview to guide audiences through complex political and current affairs topics.
Julie Etchingham's sessions cover broadcast journalism, political debate moderation, and major live news events. She has anchored ITV News at Ten since 2008 and has chaired every UK general election leaders' debate since 2015, winning the Royal Television Society's Presenter of the Year award twice, in 2010 and 2016.
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