Anne-Marie Minhall
Anne-Marie Minhall is an English radio presenter who works for Classic FM. She presents the weekday afternoon show from 12noon–4pm.
Early life and education[edit]
Minhall was born in London and raised in a Nottinghamshire village.[1] She attended Clarendon College in Nottingham.[1]
Career[edit]
Her broadcasting career started by volunteering at Radio Trent Careline and then becoming a newsreader at Trent FM.[1] She presented the late-night show on the opening night of East Midlands regional station GEM-AM. She moved to Independent Radio News, in 1994.
Classic FM[edit]
Minhall joined Classic FM in 1996,[1] four years after its launch, as a regular newsreader and as the main presenter of the weekly arts and culture show, The Guest List,[2] which she hosted for just over three years.[3] She has remained with the station ever since,[4] and her work has included the Great Composers series featuring biographies and examples of music,[5] and work as the news editor for Classic FM.[6] In 2014 she became the weekday afternoon presenter, with a program consisting of Classic FM Requests between 12 noon to 2pm followed by her own show from 2pm to 4pm which includes the "Hall of Fame 3 at 3", a choice of three items from the Classic FM Hall of Fame.[7] She also presents two Christmas editions of Classic FM Requests, which are aired on Christmas Eve afternoon and on Christmas morning.[8] In 2018 it was reported that her show attracted 2.7 million listeners every week, out of the channel's 5.7 million weekly listeners.[9]
Other work[edit]
Minhall presented the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra's "Spring Classics in Reading" in 2017[10] and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra's "Classical Extravaganza" in 2021 in Poole.[4]
She has also worked as a voice-over artist for advertisers including Sport England and 20th Century Fox.[11]
Honours and awards[edit]
In 2016, Minhall was ranked 10th in the Radio Times Favourite Radio Voice Poll (women), which that year was won by Kirsty Young.[12][13]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d O'Hagan, Simon (2 March 2021). "Face behind the voice; BBC Local Radio Classic FM South of England and Midlands regions". Radio Times. ISSN 0033-8060. Retrieved 20 May 2022 – via Gale.
- ^ Sawyer, Miranda (6 August 2006). "Review: Critics: Radio: Full English broadcast: Indigestion beckons, with LBC's noisy Nick Ferrari running perilously close to spoof, Prince Edward boring Dad and country - and house music pumping first thing: Nick Ferrari LBC 97.3 The Guest List Classic FM Gaydar Radio". The Observer – via ProQuest.
- ^ Classic fm Radio: Anne-Marie Minhall
- ^ a b "In conversation with Classic FM's Anne-Marie Minhall". Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ Payne, Anthony (23 March 2001). "Music: On the Air". The Independent – via ProQuest.
- ^ Burell, Ian (7 May 2007). "Reinvention of a radio classic ; Derided by some music purists, Classic FM was the star performer at last week's national radio industry awards. Ian Burrell spent a day behind the scenes at the biggest classical music station in the world". The Independent – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Anne-Marie Minhall". Shows and presenters. Classic FM. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ Classic FM radio highlights Christmas 2023
- ^ Wright, Katy (8 February 2018). "Classic FM celebrates audience increase". Rhinegold. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Spring Classics in Reading". City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Anne-Marie Minhall". www.6thvision.com. 6th Vision. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Kirsty Young & Eddie Mair are favourite radio voices, poll finds". inews.co.uk. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ Burgess, Kaya (26 July 2016). "Radio listeners prefer comfortable brogues". The Times. Retrieved 20 May 2022 – via Gale.
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