Debi Jones

Debi Jones - TV Presenter, Broadcaster, Entertainer, Speaker & Host Debi has been entertaining us on television and radio for the past 25 years. Her original aim was to be an opera singer after winning a national scholarship at the age of 18. She sang professionally for a number of years, both in Britain and abroad, and found she enjoyed the banter... with the audience as much as the singing! She was spotted by the Station Director of BBC Radio Merseyside, who offered her the afternoon show 2 5pm Monday to Friday. Her popularity increased by the month due to her unique tell it as it is style of presentation, and by the time she left to present on BBC 1 Television 5 years later, she had one of the largest audiences of any BBC local radio afternoon show in the country. During her time with BBC Radio, she sang and hosted shows for the El Alamein Reunion at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool with a 36 piece military band to an audience of over 2,000 veterans. She presented shows for BFBS (British Forces Broadcasting Service) in Belize, Central America, and also broadcast for the troops in Gibraltar. Debi went on to present People Today, the national morning show for BBC 1 television, for three years, which included her presenting the iconic Pebble Mill at One on a number of occasions. After having her daughter, she continued her career as a freelance broadcaster, working for Granada Television, Radio 5 Live, and Radio City Gold. She has interviewed a wide range of celebrities on live television and radio, from politicians to pop stars. In 2000, Debi was approached to head up the first all-British Shopping T.V. channel, Shop! It was a combination of Granada Television as the Production Company, and Littlewoods who were the suppliers. As main presenter, Debi quickly gained a reputation for humour mixed with honesty, which proved to be an ideal mix for this specialist niche. Her selling skills, approachability and sometimes naughty sense of humour gained her something of a cult following! Debi has been a presenter on ...Read More