Timeline 1955 First female news reader from itn Watch Video
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Description: Previously a freelance scriptwriter for the BBC’s Newsreel, Barbara joined ITN at its launch and presented the midday bulletin. Barbara recalled: “The midday news was aimed mainly at women so it was much lighter in content than the main evening news, and it was decided it was inappropriate for women to be associated with disasters and war reports, so we focused on stuff like fashion and cookery.”
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