Moira Stuart

Moira Clare Ruby Stuart (born 2 September 1949) is a British presenter and broadcaster. She is best known as the first female newsreader of Caribbean heritage to appear on British national television, working for BBC News since 1981. With a career spanning over four decades, Stuart has hosted numerous television news and radio programmes for the BBC. From 2010 to 2019, she served as the newsreader for The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2, and also hosted her own music show on the station. In addition, Stuart has been a morning news presenter for Classic FM since February 2019 and a weekend presenter with her own Saturday show since July 2019. She has received several awards for her contributions to broadcasting, including being appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2001 and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2022 for services to media.