Michelle Ayele Ackerley
(born 21 July 1984) is an English television presenter and journalist, best known for her work on
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programmes such as ''
Watchdog
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Animals
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* Portuguese Watch Dog, Cão de Castro Laboreiro, a dog breed
* Moscow Watchdog, a breed of dog that was bred in the Soviet U ...
'' and ''
The One Show
''The One Show'' is a British television magazine and chat show programme. Broadcast live on BBC One weeknights at 7:00 pm, it features topical stories and studio guests. It is currently co-hosted by Alex Jones, Jermaine Jenas, and Rona ...
''.
Early life
Ackerley grew up in Manchester. Her maternal grandfather was a chief of the
Ga people
The Ga-Dangbe, Gã-Daŋbɛ, Ga-Dangme, or GaDangme are an ethnic group in Ghana, Togo and Benin. The Ga and Dangbe people are grouped respectively as part of the Ga–Dangme ethnolinguistic group. The Ga-Dangmes are one ethnic group that live ...
in Ghana.
Ackerley was educated at
Alderley Edge School for Girls
Alderley Edge School for Girls is an independent day school for girls in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England.
The school caters for pupils aged three to eighteen, providing both secondary and primary school education, as well as a nursery and si ...
where she was Deputy Head Girl during her final year.
She graduated from the
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public university, public research university in Manchester, England. The main campus is south of Manchester city centre, Manchester City Centre on Wilmslow Road, Oxford Road. The university owns and operates majo ...
with a degree in psychology.
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Career
Ackerly gained radio experience at All FM 96.9 radio in Manchester and joined the BBC in 2005 as a programme maker.CBBC
CBBC (initialised as Children's BBC and also known as the CBBC Channel) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the bran ...
series ''