Vivien Creegor

Vivien Creegor (born c. 1959) is an English television newscaster. From 1989 until 2006, she was one of the principal news readers on Sky News.[1]

Broadcasting career

Creegor started her career as a secretary with the BBC and eventually became a production assistant for BBC Radio Drama and an abridger for the BBC Radio 4 programme, A Book at Bedtime. She became a newsreader on British television on BBC1 and BBC2 and on radio on BBC Radio 4: she was a main presenter on Points West during much of the 1980s.[1]

In 1988, she joined the fledgling Sky News, eventually becoming the news anchor with Bob Friend. She remained at Sky until 2006, when she was released, according to the management, "to make way for new faces".[1]

Other activities

Creegor has written several articles for the London Evening Standard and the Daily Mail and also worked for many years with the United Nations, frequently as a Goodwill Ambassador. In addition, for several years, she presented the Millennium Child of Achievement Forum.

After leaving Sky News, Creegor had a cameo role as a news reporter in the 2006 British-made movie Stormbreaker.[1]

References
  1. Candice Krieger Vivien Creegor gets into the acting habit The Jewish Chronicle, 11 June 2009


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