Mary Nightingale
Mary Nightingale | |
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 Nightingale in 2011 | |
| Born | Mary Louise Nightingale 26 May 1963 Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Alma mater | Bedford College, University of London |
| Occupations | Journalist and TV presenter |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Employer | ITV News |
| Notable credit | ITV Evening News (2001–present ) |
| Spouse |
Paul Fenwick (m. 2000) |
| Children | 2 |
Mary Louise Nightingale (born 26 May 1963)[1][2] is an English journalist and television presenter. She has presented the ITV Evening News since 2001.
Education and early career
Mary Nightingale was born in Scarborough, the third of four daughters. She moved to Marlow, Buckinghamshire, when she was four and ten years later she moved to Dartmouth, Devon.[3][4] She was privately educated at Danesfield School in Medmenham, Buckinghamshire,[5] St Margaret's School, an independent school for girls in Exeter,[6] and King Edward VI School in Totnes, Devon. She obtained a BA in English from Bedford College, University of London.[7][8]
She began her career in journalism as a presenter and writer on World Business Satellite for TV Tokyo.[9] She then went on to work for BBC World's World Business Report as a presenter and writer, covering economic and corporate news.[10] Nightingale also worked for Reuters Financial Television in 1994 as a presenter on an early morning financial programme.[9][11][12]
TV career
1990s
She co-presented Carlton Country, a factual series about life in the countryside, as well as presenting the Holiday programme on BBC One.[13] In May 1994, she became the first presenter of After 5 the London News Network early-evening show. She worked as co-presenter on ITV's coverage of the 1991 Rugby World Cup, and presented from the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa on the regular evening highlights programme.[14] In 1996, Nightingale presented BBC Two's Ski Sunday.[11][15]
Until April 1999, Nightingale was co-presenter with Alastair Stewart of London News Network's flagship news programme London Tonight[14] and was the sole presenter of London Today, Carlton's lunchtime news bulletin.[14]
2000s
Nightingale anchored ITV's holiday programme Wish You Were Here...? from 1999 to 2001,[13][16] and also presented The Really Good Food Show.[13]
In 2001, Nightingale was promoted to the ITV Evening News. She was also part of the ITN team covering the 2001 general election.[16]
Nightingale has also fronted various ITV programmes including: Holidays Undercover in 2006,[14] The Girl Who Would Be Queen,[14] and Diana – A Service of Thanksgiving in 2007.[17]
2010s
Nightingale was an occasional presenter of the ITV Lunchtime News and ITV News weekend bulletins, and previously acted as a relief presenter on ITV News at Ten before the programme's restructure in October 2015.[18]
In April 2011, she took over from Mark Nicholas[19] as the host of the ITV daytime cookery programme Britain's Best Dish.[20]
On 23 September 2012, she presented William & Kate: The South Seas Tour on ITV.[21]
On 13 December 2016, it was announced Nightingale would become the sole presenter of the ITV Evening News from January 2017 onwards.[22]
Awards
In 2002 and 2004, she won TRIC Awards in the category "Newscaster of the Year".[23][24]
Personal life
Nightingale married television producer Paul Fenwick, the former Human Resource director of Trailfinders in April 2000 in New York City.[25][26] The couple have two children and live in Hammersmith, west London.[27][28]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1991, 1995 | ITV Sport | Presenter |
| 1994 | Reuters Financial Television | Presenter |
| 1994–? | After 5 | Presenter |
| 1995 | Carlton Country | Presenter |
| 1995 | ITN World News Service | Presenter |
| 1995 | Soldier Soldier | Newsreader (cameo) |
| 1996 | Eye Spy | Presenter |
| 1996 | Ski Sunday | Presenter |
| 1997 | Thursday Night Live | Guest |
| 1998 | Holiday | Presenter |
| 1999 | London Tonight | Presenter |
| 1999 | Discovery Channel Eclipse 99 | Presenter |
| 1999 | Really Good Food | Presenter |
| 1999–2001 | Wish You Were Here...? | Presenter |
| 1999–2001 | ITV Nightly News | Presenter |
| 2000 | Aircraft Emergency | Presenter |
| 2000 | Call My Bluff | Guest |
| 2001–present | ITV Evening News | Lead presenter |
| 2001 | Find Your Family | Presenter |
| 2001–2015 | ITV Weekend News | Presenter |
| 2001 | Tonight | Reporter |
| 2002 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | Guest |
| 2003 | Package Holiday Undercover | Presenter |
| 2003–2004 | Real Bad Girls | Narrator |
| 2003 | Today with Des & Mel | Guest |
| 2004–2008 | ITV News at 10.30 | Presenter |
| 2004–2005 | ITV News Channel | Presenter |
| 2006 | Holidays Undercover | Presenter |
| 2006 | Steve Irwin Tribute | Narrator |
| 2006 | The Year of Weird Weather | Presenter |
| 2007 | The Girl Who Would Be Queen | Presenter |
| 2007 | Diana – A Service of Thanksgiving | Presenter |
| 2008–2015 | ITV News at Ten | Deputy presenter |
| 2009–2015 | ITV Lunchtime News | Presenter |
| 2011, 2018 | The Royal Wedding | Reporter |
| 2011 | Britain's Best Dish | Presenter |
| 2012 | The Queen's Diamond Jubilee | Reporter |
| 2012 | William & Kate: The South Seas Tour | Presenter |
| 2013 | Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World | Guest |
| 2014 | On Assignment | Reporter |
| 2014 | Maddie: A Global Obsession | Guest |
| 2015 | And Here Is the News... | Guest |
| 2015 | Cameraman to the Queen | Guest |
| 2017 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Guest |
| 2019 | Years and Years | Herself |
| 2021 | Prince Philip – A Royal Funeral | Reporter[29] |
| 2022 | Queen Elizabeth II | Presenter[30] |
| 2022 | Queen Elizabeth II – Lying at Rest | Presenter[31] |
| 2022 | Queen Elizabeth II: The State Funeral | Presenter[32] |
References
- ↑ "Mary Louise NIGHTINGALE personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ "Mary Nightingale".
- ↑ Scott, James (31 March 1999). "It's a Wish come true for travel buff Mary. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. The Mirror. Archived from the original on 17 February 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ↑ "We ask a celebrity a set of devilishly probing questions – and only accept THE definitive answer. This week it's ITV newsreader Mary Nightingale" (PDF).
- ↑ "Mary Nightingale to compere tonight's Marlow Choral Society Carol Concert". Bucks Free Press. 14 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ↑ School details – St Margaret's (Exeter) Archived 4 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Guide to Independent Schools
- ↑ Toffs at the top Archived 16 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Press Gazette, 16 June 2006
- ↑ Royal Holloway and Bedford alumni Magazine "Higher" – Issue 14 – Summer 2011, p.35
- 1 2 Meet the Team ITV News
- ↑ Presenters – Mary Nightingale Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine JLA
- 1 2 Biography – Mary Nightingale Archived 27 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine TV Newsroom
- ↑ Reuters axes financial TV Archived 16 April 2004 at the Wayback Machine BBC News, 29 November 2001
- 1 2 3 Nightingale ends her travels MediaGuardian, 28 June 2001
- 1 2 3 4 5 CV – Mary Nightingale Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Noel Gay
- ↑ 25 things about Ski Sunday... Archived 25 July 2004 at the Wayback Machine BBC Sport, 12 December 2003
- 1 2 ITV unveils election team Archived 4 November 2023 at the Wayback Machine BBC News, 24 April 2001
- ↑ Full guide to the Diana service London Evening Standard, 30 August 2007
- ↑ ITV News at Ten and Weather UK TV Guide, 21 March 2011
- ↑ Britain's Best Dish – ITV1, 5pm and Great British Menu – BBC2, 6.30pm Daily Mirror, 4 April 2011
- ↑ Britain's Best Dish Archived 15 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine ITV Press Centre, 24 March 2011
- ↑ "William & Kate: The South Seas Tour". Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ↑ Mary Nightingale to be sole anchor of ITV Evening News in 2017 Archived 20 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine Jasper Cox, Press Gazette, 13 December 2016
- ↑ Full list of winners for the Tric Awards MediaGuardian, 12 March 2002
- ↑ 2004 TRIC Award Winners Archived 14 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine Television and Radio Industries Club, 2004
- ↑ Here's the news: I'm pregnant; MARY'S JOY OVER BABY Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Daily Mirror, 25 July 2002
- ↑ It's a Wish come true for travel buff Mary Daily Mirror, 31 March 1999
- ↑ Confessions of a chalet girl Archived 11 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine The Daily Telegraph (London), 4 February 2011
- ↑ Prynn, Jonathan (14 May 2019). "Residents take on TfL and Sainsbury's over railway arch store plans". The Standard. Archived from the original on 18 August 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ↑ "Prince Philip's funeral: Tom Bradby – Meghan and Harry's confidant – to anchor ITV coverage". msn.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ↑ "Queen Elizabeth II". tv.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ↑ "Queen Elizabeth II – Lying at Rest". tv.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ↑ "ITV has today announced its plans for the coverage of the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II". tv.com/presscentre. Archived from the original on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.