Penny Smith

For the Australian sport shooter, see Penny Smith (sport shooter).
Not to be confused with Pennie Smith.

Penny Smith
Born
Penelope Jane Smith

(1958-09-21) 21 September 1958 (age 66)
Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England,[1]
Occupation(s)Newsreader, television presenter
Notable credit(s)Sky News
GMTV (1993–2010)
BBC London 94.9 (2013–2015)
SpouseTony Birtley (1984–1987; divorced)
Websitepenny-smith.co.uk

Penelope Jane Smith (born 21 September 1958) is an English author,[2] television presenter, newsreader and radio presenter. She has presented for Sky News, GMTV, Classic FM, BBC Radio London, TalkRadio and is a regular contributor to TalkTV launched in April 2022. Smith is a current presenter of the weekday mid-morning show on Magic Classical and her favourite classical composer is Giacomo Puccini.

  1. ^ "Eastwood-born Penny Smith of GMTV on her new novel". This is Nottingham. 20 November 2008. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  2. ^ Smith, Penny (1 January 2008). Coming Up Next By Smith, Penny (Author)Paperback. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780007268894.