Isabel Webster

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Isabel Webster
Alma materUniversity of Bristol
City, University of London
OccupationJournalist, presenter, newsreader
EmployerBBC News (until 2011)
Sky News (2011–2021)
GB News (2021–present)
TelevisionSky News Sunrise
Spouse(s)Liam Pearce (m. 2014)
Children2
WebsiteOfficial website

Isabel Webster is a British television presenter and newsreader, who is currently employed by GB News. Until December 2017, Webster co-hosted Sunrise on Sky News, alongside Stephen Dixon.[1] She continued to present on Sky News until May 2021 when she chose to move to GB News.

Early life and education[]

She attended St George's College, Weybridge in Surrey[2] before studying Politics and Theology at the University of Bristol, and gained a postgraduate diploma in Broadcast Journalism from City University.[3]

Career[]

Webster presented and reported on the radio, for local, regional and national BBC News, before joining Sky News in 2011.

Webster joined Sky News as their West of England correspondent in 2011, covering stories including the floods, the trials of Ian Watkins and Vincent Tabak as well as the horsemeat scandal.[4]

Webster began working with the national Sky News team in 2012.

In early 2014, Webster joined Sky News' breakfast programme Sunrise, replacing Charlotte Hawkins. Her first episode was broadcast on 10 March 2014.[5] She presented primarily on weekdays then transitioned to presenting Friday to Sunday until she left the programme in December 2017. She continued to work for Sky News, generally presenting Friday 2 pm till 5 pm plus Saturday and Sunday 5 pm till 8 pm, and various other shifts including Sky News at Ten and Sky News Today during holidays and absence. On 24 May 2021, Webster announced on her Instagram she had left Sky News. She joined GB News to co-host a weekly news review programme.[6]

Personal life[]

In 2014, she married Liam Pearce in Surrey. They have 2 children, William and Poppy.[citation needed][7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sky News Unveils New Schedule".
  2. ^ "St. George's Weybridge". stgeorgesweybridge.com. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  3. ^ "About Me". isabelwebster.com. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Isabel Webster". skypressoffice.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Isabel Webster replaces Charlotte Hawkins on Sky News Sunrise". featuresexec.com. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  6. ^ GB News [@GBNEWS] (11 June 2021). "Isabel Webster joins GB News" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 June 2021 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "About Me". isabelwebster.com. Retrieved 17 June 2014.

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