Lizzie Greenwood-Hughes
British journalist and television presenter
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Elizabeth Greenwood-Hughes (née Greenwood) (born January 1973) is an English television presenter working for the BBC. She is currently a regular presenter of sports news on the BBC News Channel and the BBC Weekend News.
Education
She studied film and photography at Salisbury College of Art, which became Wiltshire College.[1]
Presenting career
After working on BBC South Today she presented Newsround, the children's current affairs show on BBC One between 2001 and 2008. She co-presented the show's 30th Anniversary edition with original presenter John Craven. She then went on to present Sportsround on BBC Two from 2005, with co-host Jake Humphrey.
Moving to sports presenting, she was part of the BBC's presenting line-up at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Paralympics and the 2006 Turin and 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.[2]
She then worked on The Football League Show, a highlights show covering all the lower English leagues on Saturday night.
Personal life
In 2005, Greenwood married Geraint Hughes, a former BBC News Sports Correspondent,[3] who later joined Sky Sports.[4] They have two children. They also have a rescue dog called Schafernaker, named after BBC weather colleague, Tomasz.[5]
She once played for the England mixed hockey team and plays for her local club. She regularly jogs with her dog, and has completed a London Marathon.[1]
