Harriet R M Cass (born 4 February 1952) is a freelance broadcaster, best known for her work on
BBC Radio 4
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as a senior announcer, with responsibility for newsreading and continuity.
Born in London NW10, at the Central Middlesex Hospital, the fourth daughter of Edward G Cass and Ruth M Cass, Cass was educated at
Queen's College, Harley Street, an independent day school for girls in
London
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in 1972 as a secretary, before becoming a studio manager and then announcer on Radio 4 in 1977. Later she became a sub-editor and Chief sub-editor in the BBC Radio Newsroom and then worked on the
''. In 1996, she re-joined Radio 4, after some years away from the network, and since 1998 has been working mainly as a
''. In 2003, with
stepped down. She has been the station's presentation editor.
In September 2012 it was announced that Cass would leave the BBC, having opted for
as the result of reorganisation.
She left Radio 4 on 21 March 2013, her final broadcast being the six o'clock news bulletin.