Julie Etchingham: Biography in Details
Who is Julie Etchingham?
Julie Etchingham is an English television newsreader and journalist with ITV News. She presented the children’s news program Newsround in 1994.
Julie joined Sky News in 2002, and also presented editions of Five News when Sky won the contract to produce news programming for Channel 5 in 2005.
Etchingham has been working as a Newscaster of ITV News at Ten since 2008. She has been the presenter of the current affairs program Tonight since 2010, having replaced Sir Trevor McDonald.
Who are the parents of Julie Etchingham?
Julie was born as Julie Anne Etchingham on 21 August 1969 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. Both her parents were teachers. She was raised as a Roman Catholic.
She attended Cambridge, as a first-ever girl to do so from her school.
Julie Etchingham got her first job in journalism with BBC Radio Leicester while still at school, and joined the BBC graduate program from the university. She belongs to the English ethnicity.
Education
Julie Etchingham went to English Martyrs Catholic School and attended the Newnham College at the University of Cambridge where she acquired a BA (Honours) degree in English.
Julie Etchingham: Professional Life, Career
Julie Etchingham began her journalism career by working for BBC Midlands. She went on to work on shows like Breakfast News and Newsround. She worked for the show from 1994 to 1997.
In 2002, she went on to work for Sky News. She worked there till 2007. Eventually, in 2008 she went on to work as a relief newscaster for ITV Evening News. Then she went on to work for ITV News at Ten as a newscaster.
Julie Etchingham has reported for The Royal wedding, in 2011. A year later she was the co-presenter for The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. In 2015, and 2017, she went on to chair the ITV Leaders’ debate. She is also noted for her work as a reporter on the show, On Assignment.
She is also noted for her work as a presenter in the online series Ask a Woman. Julie has been appearing in the series since 2018 and has been highly appreciated for her work.
She is currently working for ITV Evening News and ITV News at Ten as a relief newscaster and newscaster respectively. She is also working as a presenter for Tonight.
Along with Tom Bradby, Julie Etchingham co-hosted ITV’s Broadcast of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral on April 17, 2021.
Awards
Julie Etchingham became the first woman to win ” Presenter of the Year” at the Royal Television Society journalism awards in 2010.
In 2016, Julie was named “Broadcast Journalist of the Year” by London Press Club.
Julie Etchingham: Salary, Net Worth
Julie Etchingham’s net worth is estimated to be $2 million as of 2023. Julie’s salary is estimated to have been amassed from her work on BBC and ITV News.
The average salary of an ITV employee is more than $46267 per annum.
Is Julie Etchingham involved in any rumors and controversies?
Julie Etchingham was said to be unhappy about the announcement that Tom Bradby is taking over as anchor of ITV News at Ten, in 2015.
In 2007, she had stated that she had to accommodate having disturbed nights with the children on top. The only way to cope without going crazy was to be reasonably organized. But she didn’t think having a career made it any tougher than if we didn’t have one.
Body Measurements: Height, Weight
Julie Etchingham’s height is 5 feet 8 inches. Julie Etchingham has a well-maintained figure even after going through maternity twice.
She has blonde hair and blue eyes. She has a stern face and a perfect hourglass-shaped figure.
Social Media
Julie Etchingham isn’t active on social sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Julie Etchingham’s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | August | Wednesday |
| 2025 | August | Thursday |
| 2026 | August | Friday |
| 2027 | August | Saturday |
| 2028 | August | Monday |