Elizabeth Greenwood-Hughes (née Greenwood) (born January 1973) is an English television presenter working for the

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. She is currently a regular presenter of sports news on the

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and the ''

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''.

Education

She studied film and photography at Salisbury College of Art, which became

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Presenting career

After working on ''

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'' she presented ''

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'', the children's current affairs show on

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between 2001 and 2008. She co-presented the show's 30th Anniversary edition with original presenter

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. She then went on to present ''

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'' on

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from 2005, with co-host

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. Moving to sports presenting, she was part of the BBC's presenting line-up at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, the

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and

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and the 2006 Turin and 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. She then worked on ''

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'', a highlights show covering all the lower English leagues on Saturday night.

Personal life

In 2005, Greenwood married Geraint Hughes, a former BBC News Sports Correspondent, who later joined

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. They have two children. They also have a rescue dog called Schafernaker, named after BBC weather colleague,

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. She once played for the

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mixed hockey team and plays for her local club. She regularly jogs with her dog, and has completed a

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References

External links

Lizzie Greenwood-Hughes
BBC South Today, 8 June 2009
Lizzie Greenwood-Hughes: Biography and Images
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