Gillian Angela Joseph (born 20 July 1969) is a British newscaster currently working for

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. Joseph is the anchor of weekend editions of '' Sky News at Ten''.

Early life

Joseph was born in 1969 in

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, England. Her parents originated from

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in the Caribbean. Her parents returned to Dominica, where her mother worked as a teacher, but the family later returned to England. She attended Wembley Manor Junior School, and in 1979, the school choir was selected to sing onstage with Swedish group

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, singing ''

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'', to celebrate UNICEF's Year of the Child. Joseph was an MA student at City University in London, studying Broadcast Journalism. She has two daughters and a son.

Journalism career

Joseph initially worked for the

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, as well as working as a radio reporter for BBC Radio Merseyside. She worked for '' Newsbeat'' on

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in 1994. In 1998, she moved to London and presented ''

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'', until it was cancelled in 2001. She then presented its replacement, '' BBC London News'', until 2005, when she moved to

. During her time at Sky, Joseph has presented various different slots, including '' Sky News at Ten'' and Sky News in the evening alongside Jeremy Thompson. From 2007 until October 2016, Joseph presented ''

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'' alongside Mark Longhurst, and then Stephen Dixon. From October 2016 until December 2017, Joseph hosted from 5 pm to 8 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. In December 2017 she began maternity cover for Isabel Webster. From October 2019 until summer 2021, Joseph co-anchored '' Sky News Breakfast'' at weekends on Sky News. She moved to present '' Sky News at Ten'' at weekends in summer 2021.

Other programmes

Joseph co-hosted the 2004 series called ''Evidence: Through My Experience'' with Pastor Dwight K. Nelson. She is also a former reporter for the BBC's ''

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'' programme. She also appeared on '' Celebrity Mastermind'' on the BBC in 2014, answering questions on her specialist subject "parables of the New Testament".

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Joseph, Gillian 1969 births Living people British television newsreaders and news presenters Sky News newsreaders and journalists Alumni of City, University of London Black British television personalities Mass media people from Coventry English people of Dominica descent