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Moira Stuart lands Radio 2 role | Moira Stuart lands Radio 2 role |
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Moira Stuart will read the news during the Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2, it has been announced. | Moira Stuart will read the news during the Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2, it has been announced. |
Stuart left the BBC in 2007, amid accusations of ageism, after she was axed from BBC Breakfast and Andrew Marr's Sunday AM programme. | Stuart left the BBC in 2007, amid accusations of ageism, after she was axed from BBC Breakfast and Andrew Marr's Sunday AM programme. |
The 60-year-old said she was "delighted" with her new role and said she was hoping to have "some fun". | The 60-year-old said she was "delighted" with her new role and said she was hoping to have "some fun". |
Evans, who begins the breakfast show next week, said: "It doesn't get any better than Moira Stuart." | Evans, who begins the breakfast show next week, said: "It doesn't get any better than Moira Stuart." |
He added: "The voice, the authority, the style, the class, plus a side of her the majority of people have never seen before. | He added: "The voice, the authority, the style, the class, plus a side of her the majority of people have never seen before. |
"She's funny, she's cheeky and dare I say it - ever such a little bit naughty. Always brilliant on the telly, I predict she's going to be even better on the radio. In fact, I know she will be." | "She's funny, she's cheeky and dare I say it - ever such a little bit naughty. Always brilliant on the telly, I predict she's going to be even better on the radio. In fact, I know she will be." |
Stuart started her BBC career as a production assistant in Radio's Talks and Documentaries department in the 1970s. | Stuart started her BBC career as a production assistant in Radio's Talks and Documentaries department in the 1970s. |
From there she moved to BBC Radio 4 as a newsreader and presenter and became the first UK's first female African-Caribbean newsreader. | |
BBC One's successful documentary series Who Do You Think You Are? featured Stuart in 2004 and she made a memorable appearance as herself in Extras in 2006. | BBC One's successful documentary series Who Do You Think You Are? featured Stuart in 2004 and she made a memorable appearance as herself in Extras in 2006. |
In 2008 she became the face for HM Revenue and Customs' self-assessment advertising campaign. | In 2008 she became the face for HM Revenue and Customs' self-assessment advertising campaign. |