Anna Cookson
Anna Cookson is a British radio presenter, working at BBC Radio Kent.
Background
[edit]Cookson was raised in Eltham, London.[1]
Career
[edit]Very early in her career, Cookson taught children in Tanzania for a short period. She attended university in Nottingham, staying in the city because she worked at the BBC there. In 2007, Cookson was a presenter at Passion Radio in Oxford.[2] While at Passion Radio, she was heard on the station's breakfast show.
From 2008 until 2010, Cookson was a broadcast journalist at radio stations owned by the Global media group, and in the early 2010s she spent brief periods as a presenter at local radio stations in the Home counties.[3]
Cookson was a presenter at QVC television in the UK from 2010 until 2013.[3] As of 2010, she stood in on the early breakfast show on BBC Radio Oxford.[4] She presented on Premier Radio in the 2010s. She also sat in for other presenters on BBC Radio London during the 2010s. Cookson presented programmes on BBC Radio London[5] during holiday periods, starting in 2015[6] and ending in 2017.[7] As of 2016, she was heard on LBC.[8] As of 2017, she was a reporter at BBC Radio 5 Live.[9]
In mid-2017, Cookson joined BBC Radio Kent to present the weekday breakfast show with John Warnett.[10]
In late 2018, she was joined by Ian Collins as co-presenter, who took over from John Warnett.[11] In 2020, as a result of changes to BBC Local Radio made in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the length of the show was extended, and the show was broadcast between 6am and 10am; Cookson also became the sole presenter of the show.
Cookson is the co-author, alongside her father Paul Cookson, of a play aimed at children that explores the parable of the Good Samaritan in a modern way.[12] She is also the author of two novels.[13] In November 2019, she began being a national ambassador for the Neighbourhood Prayer Network.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Cookson likes travelling and running. She is married.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Cookson, Anna. "(1) Anna Cookson on X: "@ShaunDonoghue11..." X. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
- ^ "FM107.9 for Oxford". 2007-02-08. Archived from the original on 8 February 2007. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
- ^ a b Cookson, Anna. "Experience | Anna Cookson | LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2025-01-02.[self-published]
- ^ "BBC Radio Oxford - Joel Hammer, 23/02/2010". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
- ^ "BBC Radio London - Anna Cookson - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
- ^ "BBC Radio London - Anna Cookson, Wealth gap and teachers". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
- ^ "BBC Radio London - Anna Cookson, Religion and politics". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
- ^ Cookson, Anna. "(1) Anna Cookson on X: "@Andrew_InStre..." X. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
- ^ Cookson, Anna. "(1) Anna Cookson on X: "Are girls with..." X. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
- ^ "(1) RadioToday UK on X: "Anna Cookson..." X. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
- ^ Morresi, Elena (2018-10-05). "New BBC Radio Kent breakfast show host confirmed". Kent Live. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
- ^ "The Shirt". The Little Musicals Company. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
- ^ "Amazon.co.uk: Anna Cookson: books, biography, latest update". Amazon. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
- ^ a b Network, Neighbourhood Prayer. "National Ambassadors - Neighbourhood Prayer Network". www.neighbourhoodprayer.net. Retrieved 2025-01-02.