Ayshah Tull is a British presenter and journalist at Channel 4 News.[1] Formerly, she was at the BBC working mainly for the children's news programme, Newsround.[2] Tull has also presented for BBC Sport along with having her reports appear on BBC Breakfast, World TV, and the Victoria Derbyshire programme.
Ayshah Tull | |
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| Born | |
| Alma mater | King's College London City, University of London |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Title | Presenter, journalist |
Career edit
In 2010, she was one of 4000 applicants for 12 places on a BBC Production Trainee Scheme.[2] After working as a producer on BBC Radio 5 Live (including BBC's coverage of the Olympics) and Sky News, she had a successful screentest as a presenter in 2013
Background edit
Born in London, Tull attended the Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls in Acton and took a degree in geography at King's College London London followed by a postgraduate certificate in broadcast journalism at City, University of London.[3]
Tull was an NUJ- administered recipient of an ethnic journalism George Viner Memorial Fund grant in 2009 [4] She was shortlisted for a Diversity in Media Award in the Journalist or Writer of the Year category in 2018.[5] In 2019, Tull was named an ambassador for the charity Mencap, which supports people with learning disabilities.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Team" Channel 4 News. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
- ^ a b Holliday, Grace (24 May 2017). "Ayshah Tull: Guardian visit made me realise I wanted to do journalism". The Guardian.
- ^ "Perivale reporter makes it to BBC Newsround" Get West London. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
- ^ "Ethnic minority journalism students receive grants"[permanent dead link] Society of Editors. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
- ^ "2018 Award Shortlist & Categories" Diversity In Media Awards. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
- ^ "Our Ambassadors" Mencap. Retrieved 2019-08-18.