Biographies

Presenter, North West Tonight

Ranvir Singh co-presents the nightly news programme, BBC North West Tonight.

Ranvir was born and brought up in Preston and went to Lancaster University, where she undertook her Bachelor degree in Philosophy and Literature and Masters in Literature.

After her degrees she returned to Preston to complete a postgraduate qualification in Broadcast Journalism whilst presenting on BBC Asian Word, a live news and entertainment show for the North West.

After graduating she undertook work experience at BBC Radio Lancashire and was quickly offered a six–month contract to produce and read the station's news bulletins.

She subsequently moved on to BBC GMR (now BBC Radio Manchester) and worked as a newsreader, reporter and drive-time presenter during her time there. During the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, she fronted the station's flagship show at breakfast, leading the news updates, and undertook numerous outside broadcasts from the games.

In 2004, Ranvir moved to work in television, working as a reporter for North West Tonight and BBC News 24.

In 2006, she played a key role in presenting the BBC Three live programme, Manchester Passion, and reported from Blackburn for the Election Night Special with David Dimbleby on BBC One. Later that year she was appointed as the Education Reporter for North West Tonight.

Ranvir joined North West Tonight's Gordon Burns in 2007 as the programme's co-presenter and has become a familiar face on the award-winning show.