Angela Rippon

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Angela Rippon (1983)

Angela Rippon , CBE (born October 12, 1944 in Plymouth ) is an English news anchor and television presenter .

Rippon, who began her career as a BBC reporter, became the first regular news anchor for Nine O'Clock News on BBC One in 1975 . She stayed there until the early 1980s, and has since appeared in a variety of entertainment programs and television magazines. She hosted Top Gear , Come Dancing , The Big Breakfast and the Antiques Roadshow , among others . She moderated the Eurovision Song Contest in 1977 .

In 2011 she took part in the sixth season of the figure skating show Dancing on Ice .

In 2004, Queen Elizabeth II made her an officer in the Order of the British Empire . In the course of the New Year Honors 2017, Rippon was named Commander of the Order of the British Empire by the British Queen .

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  1. ^ ITV1's Dancing on Ice 2011 line-up revealed , Dec. 19, 2010, BBC News
  2. ↑ New Year Honors 2017: Anna Wintour, Ken Dodd and Ray Davies on list , BBC December 30, 2016, accessed January 13, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Rippon, Angela
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English television presenter and news anchor
DATE OF BIRTH October 12, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Plymouth