Fae Ellington, CD, OD, is a

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and lecturer best known for hosting the television series ''Morning Time'' on JBC for more than twelve years.

Background

Fae Audrey Ellington was born on 28 May 1950 in the district of Smithville in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica. She was the only child of Mary "Mae" Williams, and Exford Joseph Ellington, a school teacher. Her parents never married and Fae would not meet her father until she was 21 years old. In addition to growing up with the stigma of being a child of unwed parents, Ellington also had

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and dyslexia.

Career

In 1974, Ellington joined the

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(JBC), eventually hosting ''Morning Time'' for over a dozen years. She also served as one of the main news anchors on Jamaican radio and television for decades. In 2005, she made her directorial debut, when she staged the one-woman show ''Who Will Sing for Lena''. She currently hosts the programme ''Profile'' on

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, replacing the previous host Ian Boyne after his death.

Awards and recognition

*2015 –

Order of Distinction The Order of Distinction is a national order in the Jamaican honours system. It is the sixth in order of precedence of the Orders of Societies of Honour, which were instituted by an Act of Parliament (''The National Honours and Awards Act'') ...

, Commander Class *2005 – Best Director nomination, Actor Boy Awards for ''Who Will Sing for Lena'' *1998 – Order of Distinction, Officer Class *1992 – Distinguished Past Student of St. Hugh's High School, Kingston, Jamaica

References

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