Libby Potter is a
British
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reporter
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best known for her appearances on
BBC Three
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and
BBC Two's ''
The Money Programme
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''.
Biography
After gaining a degree in English literature from
St John's College, Cambridge
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, Potter's media career began in the BBC's
New York City
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news bureau
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, reviewing US film releases for ''
BBC News 24
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''. After a time teaching English in
Prague
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, she moved to BBC Three, presenting entertainment news programme ''
Liquid News
''Liquid News'' was a daily round up of entertainment news for BBC Three (and before that BBC Choice) running from 30 May 2000 to 1 April 2004. The show was also broadcast weekly on BBC One and internationally on BBC Prime and BBC America.
The p ...
'', and then ''
60 Seconds
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'' and the main ''
BBC Three News
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''. Subsequently, in a move away from reporting, she presented the celebrity stock market show ''
Celebdaq
Celebdaq was an online "celebrity stock exchange" game on the BBC's website which had its own television show on BBC Three. The television show was presented by Paddy O'Connell & Libby Potter. Later, the comedian Jenny Eclair was the presenter.
...
'' and hosted a behind the scenes show about BBC spy series, ''
Spooks''.
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Libby's Liquid news page
As a business and consumer affairs specialist, she fronted two presenter-led documentaries for BBC Three's ''Outrageous Fortunes'' series, reporting from Japan, Hawaii, Dubai, South Africa, and the US.
In 2006 she was appointed joint presenter of
BBC Two's forty-year-old ''Money Programme''.
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Forty years of The Money Programme
Outside of the BBC, Potter has worked as an entertainment news reporter for ''
The Sunday Times
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'', ''The Month DVD'',
Channel 4
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,
Channel Five, freelanced for ''
Channel 4 News
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Current productions
''Channel 4 News''
''Channel 4 News'' ...
'' and ''
Euronews
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The majority of Eurone ...
'' and made a series of short films for the charity
Christian Aid
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.
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Libby Potter
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British reporters and correspondents
Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)