Polly Evans is a journalist, broadcaster and producer and former

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regional news programme ''

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Career

Evans started broadcasting while studying at the

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, working early morning shifts on the campus radio station. She then went to Cardiff Journalism School to do a post-graduate diploma and later, travelled to post-war

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to make a film about a new impartial television station for the country. After working in

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as an English teacher during a gap year, Evans joined

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' features department, developing and producing networked programming for

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. She later joined the BBC Wales newsroom as a reporter and newsreader, before moving to

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in Plymouth a year later. She then transferred to television as a reporter and presenter for ''

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'' and ''The

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'' in the South West. Evans joined ''

'' before the 2005 general election. In September 2009, she became a main presenter alongside

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, replacing Geoff Clark and Beverley Thompson. The show was named Best Nations and Regions news programme twice at the national Royal Television Society Awards while Evans and Rob Smith were the anchors. In 2017, Evans transferred from presenting to producing ''South East Today'', joining the programme's editorial staff in a temporary attachment role, during which she oversaw TV news coverage of the General Election in the region. She also worked on attachment as Social Affairs Correspondent. Evans left the BBC in Autumn 2019. She is now the Head of Communications & Digital for The Access Project, a charity which helps bright students from disadvantaged backgrounds gain access to top Universities. In May 2023 she appeared on the

programme ''Life Changing'' and explained that her career change had been brought about by

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Personal life

Evans is married with two daughters. Aside from her broadcasting work, she has presented the Learn Direct Achievement Awards, The EDF Energy Awards for Journalism and the FSB’s Brexit debate. She has also been a guest presenter of Tunbridge Wells International Young Concert Artist competition and a guest judge for the Culture Awards. She is a Trustee of the charity Care for the Carers.

References

External links

Polly Evans twitter account
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