EULAC_6731 Dr Moira C.S. Stuart OBE "Moira Stuart\u2019s career in radio and television spans three decades. She started her BBC career as a production assistant in Radio\u2019s Talks and Documentaries department in the 1970\u2019s, before moving on to become a BBC Radio 4 announcer and newsreader, and a programme presenter. Moira moved to Television News in 1981 becoming the first female African-Caribbean national newsreader on British screens. She went on to present every type of BBC News bulletin, before leaving in 2007.\r\nMoira has presented many programmes on radio and television including \u201cBest Of Jazz\u201d and \u201d Kings of Cool\u201d on Radio 2, BBC1\u2019s \u201cThe Holiday Programme\u201d and \u201cHave 1 Got News For You\u201d in 2007. BBC One\u2019s successful documentary series \u201cWho Do You Think You Are?\u201d featured Moira in 2004. She made a memorable appearance as herself in \u201cExtras\u201d in 2006, and her 2007 documentary \u201cIn Search of Wilberforce\u201d offers a new perspective on the abolition of the trans Atlantic slave trade.\r\nHer career has been recognised in the industry with numerous awards including the TV and Radio Industries Club Best Newscaster award, and Women of Achievement Television Personality award. In 2001 she received an OBE for her services to broadcasting, and an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Edinburgh in 2006.Shealso received Honorary Doctorates from De Montfort University in 2012, and Canterbury Christ Church University at Canterbury Cathedral in January 2013.\r\nMoira has served on various boards and judging panels including Amnesty International, The Royal Television Society, BAFTA, United Nations Association , .the SONY Radio Awards, London Fair Play Consortium ,the Human Genetics Advisory Commission, the Orange Prize for Literature, the BUPA Communications Panel, the IVCA the Queen\u2019s Anniversary Prize, and the Grierson Trust." This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 693669. Person TEXT University of St Andrews EULAC "Moira Stuart\u2019s career in radio and television spans three decades. She started her BBC career as a production assistant in Radio\u2019s Talks and Documentaries department in the 1970\u2019s, before moving on to become a BBC Radio 4 announcer and newsreader, and a programme presenter. Moira moved to Television News in 1981 becoming the first female African-Caribbean national newsreader on British screens. She went on to present every type of BBC News bulletin, before leaving in 2007.\r\nMoira has presented many programmes on radio and television including \u201cBest Of Jazz\u201d and \u201d Kings of Cool\u201d on Radio 2, BBC1\u2019s \u201cThe Holiday Programme\u201d and \u201cHave 1 Got News For You\u201d in 2007. BBC One\u2019s successful documentary series \u201cWho Do You Think You Are?\u201d featured Moira in 2004. She made a memorable appearance as herself in \u201cExtras\u201d in 2006, and her 2007 documentary \u201cIn Search of Wilberforce\u201d offers a new perspective on the abolition of the trans Atlantic slave trade.\r\nHer career has been recognised in the industry with numerous awards including the TV and Radio Industries Club Best Newscaster award, and Women of Achievement Television Personality award. In 2001 she received an OBE for her services to broadcasting, and an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Edinburgh in 2006.Shealso received Honorary Doctorates from De Montfort University in 2012, and Canterbury Christ Church University at Canterbury Cathedral in January 2013.\r\nMoira has served on various boards and judging panels including Amnesty International, The Royal Television Society, BAFTA, United Nations Association , .the SONY Radio Awards, London Fair Play Consortium ,the Human Genetics Advisory Commission, the Orange Prize for Literature, the BUPA Communications Panel, the IVCA the Queen\u2019s Anniversary Prize, and the Grierson Trust."