Hunniford was the first woman to have her own daily radio show on BBC Radio 2, starting off with the lunchtime show before moving to the early afternoon slot in 1985 where she remained for 10 years. She also hosted Sounding Brass a music phone-in request programme with a live brass band, the idea devised by radio producer Owen Spencer-Thomas. As a television presenter and celebrity, Hunniford has appeared on numerous programmes including Gloria Live, Wogan, Holiday, Songs of Praise, That’s Showbusiness, Kilroy and Sunday, Sunday and Open House with Gloria Hunniford. She has won many prestigious awards including TV Personality of the Year and Best Dressed Female, and has made a highly successful health and exercise video called Fit for Life. In 2005 she appeared on the BBC’s pro-celebrity ballroom dancing show, Strictly Come Dancing, dancing with Darren Bennett. In August 2010 she appears as a panellist on ITV’s new show 3@Three.
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