Anna Raeburn
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Anna Raeburn | |
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![](#/media/File:Anna_Raeburn_appearing_on_"After_Dark",_23_September_1989.jpg) Anna Raeburn appearing on Channel 4 programme After Dark in 1989 | |
| Born | 3 April 1944 Middlesbrough, England |
| Occupation(s) | Broadcaster, journalist and author |
| Children | 1. |
| Website | annaraeburn |
Anna Raeburn (born 3 April 1944) is a British broadcaster, author and journalist who is best known for her role as a radio agony aunt, giving advice on relationships and more general life problems. As a broadcaster, she has worked for Capital Radio, LBC and the original Talk Radio. She has authored two books and currently writes her own weekly blog called "Annalog".[1]
Raeburn went to the all-girls Kirby Grammar School in Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, north Yorkshire. She moved to London aged 17 and at 19 was working in New York.[2] She worked for Penthouse, Forum and Cosmopolitan.[2][3]
Radio
Raeburn built her reputation in the 1970s and 1980s on a popular late night problem phone-in show on Capital Radio, called Anna And The Doc. The journalist Vincent Graff said of the show: “If you were a baffled teenager trying to find your way in the world, Anna and the Doc gave you the roadmap.”[4] Her celebrity status was such that in 1978 she was invited onto BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs choosing as her favourite track, "Amazing Grace" by Aretha Franklin.[5] She also had an afternoon advice show on Talk Radio in the late 1990s.[6]
In the early 1990s, Raeburn presented an afternoon show on LBC Crown FM. In 2006, she returned to the station's current incarnation – LBC 97.3 – in the same slot.[6] The show primarily featured listeners ringing in with everyday problems to which Raeburn, often with the assistance of a professional guest, applied her life philosophy in an effort to guide them to a solution.
Her show was usually in two parts; the first would be guest interviews on psychosocial issues and/or associated book reviewing, followed by a phone-in to advise and guide listeners as a "professional friend". Raeburn often took time after shows to further engage with those who e-mailed or called in, to ensure they had support information and were clear on what options were available to them.
From January 2007, as part of new year changes, Raeburn's show moved an hour later to 2–4pm as a new lifestyle, health and well-being show, presented by Jim Davis preceding her.
Raeburn presented her last show on LBC 97.3 on 3 August 2007. She had been expected to return in September, but the station announced that her afternoon slot would be rested. Her slot was reallocated, to Jeni Barnett[7] who was later replaced herself.[citation needed]
In February 2021, Raeburn returned to radio, with a Sunday evening programme on Boom Radio. She left the station shortly after.[8][9]