Mary Louise Nightingale (born 26 May 1963) 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. She was privately educated at Danesfield School in Medmenham, Buckinghamshire, St Margaret's School, an independent school for girls in Exeter,School details – St Margaret's (Exeter) Guide to Independent Schools and King Edward VI School in Totnes, Devon. She obtained a BA in English from Bedford College, University of London.Toffs at the top Press Gazette, 16 June 2006Royal Holloway and Bedford alumni Magazine "Higher" – Issue 14 – Summer 2011, p.35
She began her career in journalism as a presenter and writer on World Business Satellite for TV Tokyo.Meet the Team ITV News She then went on to work for BBC World's World Business Report as a presenter and writer, covering economic and corporate news.Presenters – Mary Nightingale JLA Nightingale also worked for Reuters Financial Television in 1994 as a presenter on an early morning financial programme.Biography – Mary Nightingale TV NewsroomReuters axes financial TV BBC News, 29 November 2001
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. 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.CV – Mary Nightingale Noel Gay In 1996, Nightingale presented BBC Two's Ski Sunday.25 things about Ski Sunday... BBC Sport, 12 December 2003
Until April 1999, Nightingale was co-presenter with Alastair Stewart of London News Network's flagship news programme London Tonight and was the sole presenter of London Today, Carlton's lunchtime news bulletin.
2000s Nightingale anchored ITV's holiday programme Wish You Were Here...? from 1999 to 2001,Nightingale ends her travels MediaGuardian, 28 June 2001ITV unveils election team BBC News, 24 April 2001 and also presented The Really Good Food Show.
In 2001, Nightingale was promoted to the ITV Evening News. She was also part of the ITN team covering the 2001 general election.
Nightingale has also fronted various ITV programmes including: Holidays Undercover in 2006, The Girl Who Would Be Queen, and Diana – A Service of Thanksgiving in 2007.Full guide to the Diana service London Evening Standard, 30 August 2007
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.ITV News at Ten and Weather UK TV Guide, 21 March 2011
In April 2011, she took over from Mark NicholasBritain's Best Dish – ITV1, 5pm and Great British Menu – BBC2, 6.30pm Daily Mirror, 4 April 2011 as the host of the ITV daytime cookery programme Britain's Best Dish.Britain's Best Dish ITV Press Centre, 24 March 2011
On 23 September 2012, she presented William & Kate: The South Seas Tour on ITV.
On 13 December 2016, it was announced Nightingale would become the sole presenter of the ITV Evening News from January 2017 onwards.Mary Nightingale to be sole anchor of ITV Evening News in 2017 Jasper Cox, Press Gazette, 13 December 2016
Awards In 2002 and 2004, she won TRIC Awards in the category "Newscaster of the Year".Full list of winners for the Tric Awards MediaGuardian, 12 March 20022004 TRIC Award Winners Television and Radio Industries Club, 2004
Personal life Nightingale married television producer Paul Fenwick, the former Human Resource director of Trailfinders in April 2000 in New York City.Here's the news: I'm pregnant; MARY'S JOY OVER BABY Daily Mirror, 25 July 2002It's a Wish come true for travel buff Mary Daily Mirror, 31 March 1999 The couple have two children and live in Hammersmith, west London.Confessions of a chalet girl The Daily Telegraph (London), 4 February 2011
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 2022 Queen Elizabeth II Presenter 2022 Queen Elizabeth II – Lying at Rest Presenter 2022 Queen Elizabeth II: The State Funeral Presenter
References
External links Official website