Nationality British Name Judi Spiers Years active 1977–present Role Radio presenter | Spouse Richard Donald Hacker Website Official website | |
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Full Name Judith Marilyn Spiers Occupation Television and radio presenter TV shows Daytime Live, Bazaar, Pebble Mill | ||
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Judith "Judi" Marilyn Spiers (born 15 March 1953) is a British radio and television presenter.
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Radio Interview: Joss Stone on Judi Spiers (BBC Radio 2) - 2013
Career
Initially training to be an actress at the Rose Bruford College, Spiers began her broadcasting career at Westward Television in 1977, then the ITV station for south-west England. She impressed in the birthday slot with Gus Honeybun with cheeky humour. In short order, she moved to the What's Ahead entertainment guide. She hosted local beauty contests Mr TSW and Miss TSW, reflecting the new south-west station TSW TSW produced a nationally-networked daytime chat show Judi!, which ran for six editions.
Eventually, Spiers moved to national television, as a presenter on BBC One's daily magazine programme Pebble Mill from October 1991 until April 1994. In 1995 she co-hosted 'The Alternative DJ with Peter Jeffrey and Oliver Senton. She also hosted a Saturday afternoon show on BBC Radio 2 between 1994 and 1998. Spiers continued to work for TVS, presenting the networked show Scavenger Hunt.
Spiers presented the morning show on BBC Radio Devon from 2005 until 2015.
