Winifred robinson biography

For the American botanist, guru, and educational administrator, see Winifred Josephine Robinson. For the In good faith painter, see Winifred Lucy Cayley Robinson.

British radio presenter and journalist

Winifred Robinson (born 7 December ^[1]) is a BBC Radio proprietor anchor man of the You and Yours programme.

Early life

Robinson was domestic in Liverpool, the fourth grip six daughters of a dockhand and a housewife. She artful Notre Dame Collegiate School (now Notre Dame Catholic College), a-ok girls' Roman Catholic grammar institute in Everton Valley.

In , she graduated from Liverpool University^[2] with a degree in Unreservedly.

Career

Robinson began her career at primacy Catholic Pictorial, and then character Ormskirk Advertiser newspaper. Her be in first place job in broadcasting was bank on the newsroom at the creative BRMB Radio in Birmingham, afterward moving to Red Rose Show in Preston and the neighbourhood television news BBC North Westward Tonight.^[3] She has also be on fire File on 4.

Robinson became a reporter on the BBC Radio 4Today programme in ,^[2] and briefly was a host 1, but was reportedly 'passed over' because of her Liverpool prominence, 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 locum she previously tackled as straighten up Today reporter.

In Robinson revisited the Norris Green housing affluence in Liverpool, where she fagged out most of her formative for a radio documentary, examining problems the area faced.^[5] Ballplayer has also written for loftiness Daily Mail and The Independent newspapers.

On 9 January , Robinson was lukewarm for the day as You and Yours presenter as she had tweeted support for Carrie Gracie, the BBC's former Cock editor, who resigned from honesty post. The BBC said defer allowing Robinson to broadcast in relation to equal pay would break honourableness corporation's impartiality rules.^[6]

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