Judi Spiers
{{short description|British radio and television presenter (born 1953)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Judi Spiers
| image =
| birth_name = Judith Marilyn Spiers
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|3|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
| nationality = British
| occupation = Television and radio presenter
| alma_mater = Rose Bruford College
| television = Pebble Mill
| title =
| years_active = 1977–present
| children =
| spouse = Richard Hacker
| website = [http://www.judispiers.biz/ Official website]
}}
Judith Marilyn Spiers (born 15 March 1953) is a British radio and television presenter.
Career
Spiers was born in Plymouth, Devon. Initially training to be an actress at the Rose Bruford College,[http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/INTERVIEW-Judi-Spiers-talks-embarrassing-start/story-19721321-detail/story.html "INTERVIEW: Judi Spiers talks about an embarrassing start to her friendship with Michael Dobbs"] (29 August 2013). North Devon Journal. Retrieved 4 May 2015. {{dead link|date=February 2024}} Spiers began her broadcasting career at Westward Television in 1977, then the ITV station for south-west England. She later moved to the What's Ahead entertainment guide. Spiers hosted local beauty contests Mr TSW and Miss TSW for TSW, which had replaced Westward as the ITV contractor for the south-west."ITV's loss 'a tragedy for the South West'", Plymouth Evening Herald; 6 October 2008 p8
At the start of the 1990s, Spiers moved to national television as a presenter on BBC One's daily magazine programme Pebble Mill from October 1991 until August 1994."Pebble Mill Axed", Daily Mirror, 28 March 1996, p9 In 1995 she co-hosted The Alternative DJ with Peter Jeffrey and Oliver Senton. She also hosted a Saturday show on BBC Radio 2 between 1994 and 1998."Arts", The Independent, 4 January 1994"Seasonal adjustments", Paul Donovan; The Sunday Times, 22 March 1998; Culture-p.30.
Spiers presented the morning show on BBC Radio Devon from 2005 until 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/articles/2005/09/29/judi_spiers_radio_devon_feature.shtml|title=Judi Spiers|accessdate=22 December 2017}} Since August 2021 Spiers has been a presenter on Boom Radio. She currently presents the Friday and Saturday afternoon shows from 2–4 pm on the station.{{cite web|url=https://www.boomradiouk.com/judi-spiers/|title=Judi Spiers|website=Boom Radio|access-date=5 May 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.judispiers.biz|Judi Spiers official website}}
- {{IMDb name|1439212}}
- [https://www.boomradiouk.com/judi-spiers/ Judi Spiers on Boom Radio]
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Category:English radio personalities
Category:English television personalities
Category:Alumni of Rose Bruford College
Category:Mass media people from Plymouth, Devon
Category:BBC Radio 2 presenters
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