Sheila McClennon (born 13 May 1960) is a British radio presenter, notable for her work on
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC' ...
.
Early life
She was born in
Clatterbridge
Clatterbridge is a hamlet (place), hamlet on the Wirral Peninsula, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is to the south-west of Bebington and close to the M53 motorway. Clatterbridge is also the name of Clatterbridge (w ...
, in
Wirral (then in Cheshire).
You and Yours
/ref> She attended West Kirby Grammar School
West Kirby Grammar School (abbreviated to WKGS) is a non-denominational selective state grammar school, founded in 1913, with academy status in West Kirby on the Wirral Peninsula, England. The school admits girls from age 11 to 18 and, since ...
, where Jan Ravens
Janet "Jan" Ravens (born 14 May 1958) is an English actress and impressionist, known for her voice work on ''Spitting Image'' and '' Dead Ringers''.
Early life
Ravens grew up in Hoylake, then in Cheshire, on the west side of the Wirral with he ...
was two years above her. Ravens would later mercilessly impersonate many Radio 4 presenters of ''You and Yours'' and ''Woman's Hour'' on '' Dead Ringers''.
She gained a degree in English, Drama and American Studies from Manchester University
, mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity
, established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univer ...
.
Career
She worked in local radio and TV, and presented the Breakfast show on BBC Radio Shropshire
BBC Radio Shropshire is the BBC's local radio station serving Shropshire.
It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios on Boscobel Drive in Shrewsbury.
According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 61,00 ...
from 1985.
Radio 4
She has presented ''Woman's Hour
''Woman's Hour'' is a radio magazine programme broadcast in the United Kingdom on the BBC Light Programme, BBC Radio 2, and later BBC Radio 4. It has been on the air since 1946.
History
Created by Norman Collins and originally presented by A ...
'' (from 1994) and ''You and Yours
''You and Yours'' is a British radio consumer affairs programme, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and produced by BBC News.
History
''You and Yours'' began broadcasting in October 1970, when its first presenter was Joan York. In the 1980s it briefly ra ...
''.
Personal life
She married in September 1992 in Birkenhead
Birkenhead (; cy, Penbedw) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England; historically, it was part of Cheshire until 1974. The town is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the south bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liver ...
. She has a daughter (born April 1994) and a son (born February 1997).
References
External links
Woman's Hour
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1960 births
Living people
Alumni of the Victoria University of Manchester
BBC Radio 4 presenters
People educated at West Kirby Grammar School
People from Hoylake
Radio presenters from Liverpool
Women radio journalists