In 1998 she joined ITN as the Media and Arts Editor for ITV News and, at the age of 27, became the youngest newscaster on British national television since ITN’s creation in 1955.
For five years she covered showbiz events around the world and hosted the Classical Brit Awards four times. She then presented ITV Lunchtime News for six years and took a leading role as an anchor in the coverage of elections, royal weddings and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
This piece by Michael Hayman originally appeared in City A.M, see here “Cap’n, she can’nae take much more of this.” Who would have thought that the much loved Scotty would capture the scene not of star trekking but the more earthly matter of the mood......
Strava is providing cities with crucial mobility insights, including COVID-19’s impact on active transportation, to enable smarter urban planning and infrastructure decisions. This week Seven Hills supported Strava with its announcement that Strava Metro – the largest active dataset on the planet – is now......
This piece by Michael Hayman originally appeared in City A.M, see here “Energy is eternal delight.” Heed the words of William Blake, because entrepreneurial energy is the dynamo that has powered the UK economy and transformed the business scene in recent times. The worry has......
Gavin Poole is CEO of Here East, the Olympic Park home to some of the country’s most vibrant innovators, from leading universities to the most exciting and disruptive creative and technology start-ups around. Over the past eight years, Here East has grown under Gavin’s leadership......
This week, professional footballer Mathieu Flamini speaks to Michael about his career and co-founding GF Biochemicals, a fast-growing producer of levulinic acid. From growing up on the beaches of Marseille to a football career at the highest level, in this episode, Mathieu demonstrates he is......
Co-founder and CEO of IMAGINE, Valerie Keller joins Michael on this week’s Change Makers. Valerie’s journey began in a cult, growing up in the cornfields of Indiana and led her to her to become one of the world’s pre-eminent purpose leaders. With IMAGINE, she works......
Philanthropist, entrepreneur and chair of the new Business Action Council Maurice Ostro OBE joins Michael in this week’s Change Makers. Maurice explains the BAC’s role in working to stabilise the economy as business begins the recovery from lockdown, and what he believes organisations need to......
This piece by Michael Hayman originally appeared in City A.M, see here “A day without laughter is a day wasted.” Words of wisdom from the twentieth century comic genius that was Charlie Chaplin. But whatever 2020 is ultimately remembered for, it seems set to be......
This week on Change Makers, Michael is joined by Lord Matt Scheckner, founder and CEO of Advertising Week, the premier global gathering for the creative industries renowned for its flagship events in New York, London, Tokyo, Sydney, Mexico City and Johannesburg. Matt’s early career included......