Lizzie Greenwood-Hughes
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Elizabeth Greenwood-Hughes (née Greenwood) (born January 1973) is an English television presenter working for the BBC. She is currently a regular presenter of sports news on the BBC News Channel and the BBC Weekend News.
Education
She studied film and photography at Salisbury College of Art, which became Wiltshire College.{{cite web
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Presenting career
After working on BBC South Today she presented Newsround, the children's current affairs show on BBC One between 2001 and 2008. She co-presented the show's 30th Anniversary edition with original presenter John Craven. She then went on to present Sportsround on BBC Two from 2005, with co-host Jake Humphrey.
Moving to sports presenting, she was part of the BBC's presenting line-up at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Paralympics and the 2006 Turin and 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/03_march/29/grand.shtml 2010 Grand National in HD – a first for UK horse racing] BBC Press Office, 29 March 2010
She then worked on The Football League Show, a highlights show covering all the lower English leagues on Saturday night.
Personal life
In 2005, Greenwood married Geraint Hughes, a former BBC News Sports Correspondent,[http://www.worthingherald.co.uk/news/rum_tale_at_hen_party_1_232086 Rum tale at Hen Party] Worthing Herald, 5 May 2005 who later joined Sky Sports.[http://www.skysports.com/opinion/0,25219,15962,00.html Tackling the Recession] Blogs & Opinion, Sky Sports, 27 March 2009 They have two children. They also have a rescue dog called Schafernaker, named after BBC weather colleague, Tomasz.{{cite tweet|number=1303604186500792320|user=BBCBreakfast|title=🐶 @lghtv was slightly upstaged by her beautiful dog on #BBCBreakfast today.We then found out she's named after wea…|date=9 September 2020}}
She once played for the England mixed hockey team and plays for her local club. She regularly jogs with her dog, and has completed a London Marathon.
References
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External links
- [http://www.bbc.co.uk/southtoday/content/articles/2009/06/01/lizzie_greenwood_feature.shtml Lizzie Greenwood-Hughes] BBC South Today, 8 June 2009
- [https://tvnewsroom.org/biography-images/lizzie-greenwood-hughes-10663/ Lizzie Greenwood-Hughes: Biography and Images] TV Newsroom
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Category:BBC sports presenters and reporters
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